Abdullahi Hamud

Deputy Chairman @Xisbigaxaqsoor | Executive Director @mindsomalia, Former State Minister @somaliPm | development Economics | @SOAS | @LondonU| Indefatigable

[Abdullahi Hamud @AbdullahiHamud]

My welcoming speech (In Italian) on the occasion of the Italian Defence Minister's official visit to Somalia.
@SMMOFA @AbdurahmanShar

[Abdullahi Hamud @AbdullahiHamud]

"Somalia requires not only a change of the occupant of Villa Somalia, but a transformative change of creed: politics that treats the rule of law, justice and good governance not as slogans for donor conferences but as the standard operating procedure of the state"

[Abdi Aynte @Aynte]

For nearly two decades, Somalia’s state-building project has rested on a seemingly simple but a profound bargain: The African Union would provide the security guarantees — first as AMISOM, deployed in March 2007, later ATMIS and now AUSSOM — while the nascent Somali government builds inclusive and credible state institutions, chief among them a security apparatus that is capable of containing Al-Shabaab. The international community would underwrite the enterprise, financing roughly 70% of Somalia’s national budget year after year. However, the bargain was never meant to be permanent. It was a scaffold, erected so we Somalis could build something that would stand on its own.

That scaffold faces its moment of reckoning this week as the AUSSOM troop contributing countries discuss the future of the peacekeeping mission amid mounting diplomatic challenges and a burgeoning domestic political crisis.

My OP-ED piece 👇🏾

[Abdullahi Hamud @AbdullahiHamud]

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[Dr. Abdurahman Baadiyow @DrBaadiyow]

Ma la gaaray waqtigii la nidaamin lahaa isticmaalka makarafoonnada codka dheer ee masaajidda?
Waxaan ku arkay arrintaan magaalada Muqdisho, halkaas oo codadka makarafoonnada masaajidda ay is dul saaraan, gaaraan meelo fog, mararka qaarna bilaabmaan saacadaha hore ee waaberiga, 3:00 am. Kor u qaadista codka sida xad-dhaafka ah waxay dhib iyo carqalad ku keeni kartaa carruurta, waayeelka, dadka buka, iyo qof kasta oo leh hawlo iyo masuuliyado u baahan deganaansho iyo feejignaan.

Waxyaabaha kale ee dhibka keena waxaa ka mid ah duruusta iyo muxaadarooyinka masaajidda lagu bixiyo oo lagu sii daayo makarafoonnada dibadda, gaar ahaan salaadda maqrib ka dib, taas oo saameyn karta xasilloonida bulshada. Ujeeddada cibaadooyinka Islaamku waa in dadka la hanuuniyo oo diinta loo soo dhoweeyo, ee ma aha in dhib loo geysto; haddii codka dheer ee aan nidaamsanayn uu dadka ka caraysiiyo, waxaa dhici karta in halkii uu Islaamka dadka ugu soo dhoweyn lahaa uu qaar ka fogeeyo.

Ma habboon tahay in makarafoonnada dibadda lagu koobo aadaanka oo keliya, halka iqaamada, salaadda iyo duruustaba lagu qabto gudaha masaajidka iyadoo la adeegsanayo makarafoonnada gudaha? Sidee loo heli karaa isu-dheellitir u dhexeeya xurmeynta shacaa'irta Islaamka iyo ilaalinta raaxada iyo xuquuqda dadka? Arrintan waxay u baahan tahay dood deggan oo ay yeeshaan culimada, hay’adaha awqaafta, imaamyada masaajidda iyo bulshada si loo dejiyo nidaam dan guud ah oo waafaqsan ujeeddooyinka shareecada.

[Abdullahi Hamud @AbdullahiHamud]

The Horn of Africa’s growing strategic importance, and #Somalia's strategic role to the discussions shaping Bab-Al-Mandab and the Red Sea maritime security.

Who is driving diplomacy in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, and why? | News | Al Jazeera https://t.co/0TTmNlIv7G

[Abdullahi Hamud @AbdullahiHamud]

"Muslims occupy a sweet spot that makes them convenient subjects for the forces of reaction"

Has the @spectator, one of the oldest British political magazines become a platform to propagate islamophobia?
Read article by @NesrineMalik .

https://t.co/4ubW8r1WRD

[ISBAHEYSIGA XAQSOOR & HAYBAD QARAN @Xaqsoor_HaybadQ]

Qaar ka mid ah hoggaanka iyo xubnaha Isbaheysiga Xaqsoor iyo Haybad Qaran ayaa maanta kulan ku yeeshay magaalada Muqdisho.

Kulanka ayaa ujeedkiisu ahaa in xubnaha Isbaheysiga iska xog-waraystaan, isla markaana ay is dhaafsadaan aragtiyo ku saabsan xaaladda siyaasadeed ee dalka.

[Arlaadi Media @ArlaadiMnetwork]

⚡️LATEST: #Somalia's @Xaqsoor_HaybadQ reaffirmed its bid to shape the country's political transition after senior leaders, members, and youth representatives met in #Mogadishu on Saturday evening, endorsing the alliance's role in ongoing talks between the #Somali Future Council, an opposition coalition, and the federal government led by embattled president @HassanSMohamud while calling for broader youth participation in shaping the nation's political future.

[Abdullahi Hamud @AbdullahiHamud]

"Every additional day without an agreed political settlement deepens institutional paralysis, widens governance vacuum & distracts national attention from the country’s far more pressing security, economic & humanitarian challenges" the author argues.
https://t.co/iXF8UgmdG8

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Most leaders spend their lives trying to become irreplaceable, but greatest leaders spend their lives making sure they aren't irreplaceable, and build/create new leaders to carry the torch and their legacy.

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Rabbi Salli Calal Xabiibi Muxammad...

Allahuma Salli Calla Sayiddinaa wa Nabiyyuna Muxammad Wacalaa Ahlihi Wa Ascaabihi WaSallam

[Amb Mohamed Ali Nur (Americo) @AmbAmerico]

Soo dhowaada walaalayaal @NuradinDirie , @fardowsaegal , @AbdullahiHamud iyo @ahmedgarmaqate .

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@HIPSINSTITUTE Happy Islamic New Year!

[Southwest Watch @SouthwestWatch]

RECAP: In our recent discussion on @XSpaces, titled "SWS Coup & The Time-bomb of Rigged Elections in #Somalia," @@AbdullahiHamud, the Deputy Chairman of @XisbigaXaqsoor and former State Minister under @SomaliPM, outlined the essential principles that have united #Somalis over the past decades.

[Abdullahi Hamud @AbdullahiHamud]

Thank you @UEFA for the honour you've extended to the best Male African Referee of 2025, @OmarArtan to officiate the finals best teams in Europe.
@FIFAWorldCup failed to defend this outstanding referee.

[UEFA @UEFA]

🏆 Referee announced for 2026 #SuperCup!

We're pleased to share that Somali referee Omar Artan will officiate the highly anticipated match between PSG and Aston Villa in Salzburg.

[Abdullahi Hamud @AbdullahiHamud]

It is a shame denying one of the young, upcoming and best referees in the world to fulfill his duties refereeing the @worldcup.
@FIFAWorldCup should intervene and demand end to this discriminatory practice. Referee Omar should be allowed to come to the US to do his job.

[Daily Mail @DailyMail]

World Cup referee - Africa's best - is denied entry to United States and sent back after landing at Miami Airport, despite having a diplomatic passport https://t.co/2JPP5NpJpT

[Abdullahi Hamud @AbdullahiHamud]

Indeed!

[Mohamed Abdi Ware @MAWareSO]

‘Actions taken in the coming hours and days may have lasting consequences for Somalia’s security, unity, and future.’- US Embassy, Mogadishu.

With our sad and difficult history, How unfortunately true! Cessation of hostilities and reducing the tension urgently needed.

Name-calling and demonization of political rivals must stop. Dialogue is the only acceptable option.

[Xisbiga Xaqsoor @XisbigaXaqsoor]

Xisbiga Xaqsoor waxa uu hambalyo iyo bogaadin ku aaddan Maalinta Dhallinyarada Soomaaliyeed ee 15-ka May u dirayaa dhammaan dhallinyarada Soomaaliyeed meel kasta oo ay joogaan.

Dhallinyaradu waa laf-dhabarta qaranka, rajada mustaqbalka, iyo xoogga horseedi kara xaqsoor, caddaalad, horumar iyo isbeddel dhab ah. Waxa aan ku boorrinaynaa dhallinyarada Soomaaliyeed inay door muuqda ka qaataan dib-u-dhiska dalka, ilaalinta midnimada, iyo horumarinta bulshada.

Xisbiga Xaqsoor waxa uu aaminsan yahay in Soomaaliya cusub lagu dhisi karo karti, aqoon, hufnaan iyo waddaniyad ay hormuud ka yihiin dhalinyarada.

#15May
#MaalintaDhallinyarada
#XisbigaXaqsoor

[Abdullahi Hamud @AbdullahiHamud]

This is a sad reality!

#Somalia

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

Somalia didn’t cause the climate crisis – yet it is among the countries hit hardest by it.

Maryama is just one person trying to survive that reality.

[Abdullahi Hamud @AbdullahiHamud]

Worthwhile read.

Thank you @SaneyMursal and @HIPSINSTITUTE

[Heritage Institute @HIPSINSTITUTE]

Somalia’s Mandate in the UN Security Council 2025–2026 🇺🇳

While a significant milestone, Somalia’s return to the UN Security Council is not, on its own, a measure of influence.

Our latest report explores the “sovereign paradox” at the heart of Somalia’s engagement: the challenge of projecting authority on the global stage while the state’s core governing institutions remain an unfinished project. This is, at its core, a test of building while performing.

Somalia has regained visibility on the world stage 🌍, but translating that presence into consistent strategic agency remains uneven. Institutional constraints, including leadership churn, politicized appointments, and limited technical depth, have often left its diplomacy reactive rather than shaping the agenda.

The report sets out practical priorities for the final year, including the creation of an Independent Expert Task Force, merit-based appointments, and a more disciplined use of UN processes as a “Shield of Process” to defend sovereignty under growing regional pressures.

📄 Read the full report
https://t.co/vaXNn7HwDg

🌐 Somali and Arabic versions of the report will be available soon

#Somalia #UNSC #Diplomacy #Statebuilding #ForeignPolicy #InternationalRelations

[Xisbiga Xaqsoor @XisbigaXaqsoor]

“After six months of negotiations and evaluation, we [Xaqsoor] concluded that Haybad Qaran Union is the most suitable partner with which to form a political alliance, given our shared vision and common aspirations.”

Mr. Abdullahi Hamud, Deputy Chairman of the Xaqsoor Party.

[Xisbiga Xaqsoor @XisbigaXaqsoor]

Mr. @AbdullahiHamud, Deputy Chairman of the Xaqsoor Party, delivered remarks at the launch ceremony of the Xaqsoor and Haybad Qaran Alliance, formally welcoming distinguished guests and outlining in detail the negotiations and formation process between the two parties.