Aden Mohamed Nuur Madobe (Somali: Aaden Maxamed Nuur Madoobe, Arabic: آدم محمد نور مادوبي, Maay: Sheeg Ethyng Mothoowy, born 15 April 1956), popularly known as Aden Madobe,[1] is a Somali politician who is the current Speaker of the Lower House of the Federal Parliament of Somalia since April 2022. He previously served as the First Deputy Chairman of the Rahanweyn Resistance Army, before later joining the newly formed Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia as Minister of Justice and Speaker of the Transitional Federal Parliament. From 29 December 2008 to 31 January 2009, Madobe briefly served as acting president of Somalia. In January 2014, he was appointed Minister of Industry and Commerce.[2]
Aden Madobe | |
|---|---|
ادم مادوبي | |
 Madobe in 2005 | |
| 14th Speaker of the House of the People of Somalia | |
| Assumed office 30 April 2022 | |
| President | Hassan Sheikh Mohamud |
| Prime Minister | Hamza Abdi Barre |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdurahman |
| 10th Speaker of the House of the People of Somalia | |
| In office 31 January 2007 – 25 May 2010 | |
| President | Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed Sharif Sheikh Ahmed |
| Prime Minister | Ali Mohammed Ghedi Salim Aliyow Ibrow Nur Hassan Hussein Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke |
| Preceded by | Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden |
| Succeeded by | Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden |
| Acting President of Somalia | |
| In office 29 December 2008 – 31 January 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Sharif Sheikh Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 April 1956 Hudur, Trust Territory of Somaliland |
| Occupation | Politician |
Personal life
editMadobe was born in Hudur, the capital of Bakool region of Somalia. He belongs to the Hadame subclan of the Rahanweyn (Digil and Mirifle).[3]
Career
editRahanweyn Resistance Army (RRA)
editMadobe served as the First Deputy Chairman of the Rahanweyn Resistance Army (RRA), one of the factions of the Somali Civil War.[4][5][6] According to Adan Madobe, beginning in 1996, the RRA accepted the assistance of Ethiopia in the training of its troops. In 2003, he temporarily split with his fellow RRA leader Hassan Mohamed Nur "Shatigadud", though they later reconciled and both served as ministers in the Transitional Federal Government (TFG).[7]
Transitional Federal Government
editIn January 2005, Madobe was appointed Minister of Justice of the nascent Transitional Federal Government, part of Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Ghedi's second cabinet lineup.[3]
In May 2005, rival parliamentarian and faction leader Muhammad Ibrahim Habsade accused Madobe and Agriculture Minister Hassan Mohamed Nuur "Shatigudud" of attacking Baidoa to take the city on behalf of President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed's TFG. The TFG later used the town as a temporary capital. Nineteen were killed in the ensuing fight for control over the city.[8]
Speaker of the Transitional Federal Parliament
editOn 31 January 2007, Madobe was elected Speaker by the Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP). His predecessor at the position Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan was voted out by the legislature on January 17, 2007 due to his alleged support for the Islamic Courts Union (ICU).[9] Madobe was later sworn into office on February 3.[10]
Madobe later briefly served as acting TFG president, after the incumbent President of Somalia Yusuf resigned from office on 29 December 2008.[11] On 31 January 2009, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed was voted in as the new president.[12]
In April and May 2010, a rift developed between Madobe and Prime Minister of Somalia, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke. The row culminated in Madobe's resignation after parliament later voted to remove him from office.[13]
On May 25, 2010, Sharif Hassan was re-elected Speaker of the Transitional Federal Parliament in place of Madobe.[14]
Minister of Industry and Commerce
editOn 17 January 2014, Madobe was appointed Minister of Industry and Commerce by Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed.[2]
Speaker of the Federal Parliament
editMadobe again became Speaker of House of the People (Lower House of the Parliament of Somalia) on 27 April 2022.[15][16]
References
edit- ^ "Somalia: Govt deploys troops to Baidoa, raising doubt on fair election".
- ^ a b "SOMALIA PM Said "Cabinet will work tirelessly for the people of Somalia"". Midnimo. 17 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Prime Minister Geedi announced his second cabinet line up" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 13, 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2007.
- ^ "Adan Madobe oo is casilay iyo xukuumad cusub oo lasoo dhisayo. « Shabakada Alshahid". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Xildhibaanada DKMG oo isku qilaafsan xil ka dhicista Adan Madobe". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ^ "Report of the Panel of Experts on Somalia pursuant to Security Council resolution 1425 (2002)" (PDF). United Nations Security Council. 24 February 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 7, 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2007.
- ^ "Somali factions fight for key town, 19 killed". SABC News. 30 May 2005. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2007.
- ^ "Somalia's parliament elects new speaker". Reuters. 31 January 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2007.
- ^ "Somali parliament gets new speaker". Aljazeera. 23 February 2007. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2007.
- ^ "Somali President Yusuf resigns", Reuters (FT.com), 29 December 2008.
- ^ "Somalia swears in new president", Sapa-AFP (IOL), 31 January 2009.
- ^ Somalia stand-off as PM defies president's sacking order
- ^ Somalia parliament elects new speaker
- ^ "Somalia's parliament elects new speaker". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Somalia's parliament picks speaker in step towards presidential election". The National. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.