Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid

Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid "Khadar" Is a Somali politician. He is the former deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, from 2017 to 2022 and briefly served as the acting Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia from 25 July 2020 to 23 September 2020. He is of the Eidagale subdivision of Garhajis, a sub-clan of the wider Isaaq clan. Career Early career Prior to taking office, he practised law in Somaliland and has worked with the second Electoral Commission of Somaliland as legal advisor. Deputy Prime Minister As a Deputy Prime Minister, Gulaid chaired Somalia’s National Security Architecture including the prevention and countering of violent extremism. Most recently, he co-chaired the Somalia Partnership Forum in Brussels which concluded with resounding success.