Musa Kassim Omar

Dr. Musa Kasim Omar
موسى قاسم عمر
Minister of Commerce
In office 20 May 2014 – 15 August 2016
President	Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
Preceded by	Mohammad Abdullahi Omar
Succeeded by	Omar Shoaib Mohamed
Executive Director of Somaliland National AIDS Commission
In office 2005–2007
WHO Emergency and Humanitarian Officer for Somalia and Somaliland
In office 2003–2005
Personal details
Born	Gabiley, British Somaliland
Political party	Peace, Unity, and Development Party
Alma mater	Somali National University
Profession	Politician, Surgeon

Musa Kassim Omer (Somali: Muuse Qasim Cumar, Arabic: موسى قاسم عمر) is a Somali Surgeon and politician. He was the Minister of Commerce, Industries and Tourism of Somaliland between May 2014 and August 2016.

Personal life

Omer was born in Gabiley, situated in the former British Somaliland protectorate. He spent his childhood in the town and Djibouti. He hails from the Isaaq clan.

In 1980, Omer earned a Doctor of Medicine from the Somali National University in Mogadishu.

Career

Omer previously served as the WHO Emergency and Humanitarian Officer for Somalia. He was also the Executive Director of the Somaliland National AIDS Commission (SOLNAC).[1] In May 2014, Omer was appointed Minister of Commerce and International Investment of the northwestern Somaliland region of Somalia and he has been sacked in early 2016, after the Kulmiye Conference in the late of 2015.[2]

References

1. "Country Progress Report 2006 Somalia" (PDF). UNAIDS. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
2. "Somalia: Wrangle Splits Somaliland Ruling Party As President Siilaanyo Seeks Re-Election". Garowe Online. Retrieved 24 January 2015.