Hassan Ali Khaire

Hassan Ali Khaire was born in the central Somalia town of El Buur.{{cite web|url=https://ar.haberler.com/arabic-news-1028416/|title=حسن خيري.. "دفة التوازن" القبلي تقود الحكومة الصومالية|language=ar|date=25 February 2017|publisher=AR.HABERLER.COM}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.net/encyclopedia/icons/2017/2/24/%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%88-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86-%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A|title=من هو رئيس وزراء الصومال الجديد حسن خيري؟|language=ar|date=24 February 2017|publisher=Al Jazeera}} He graduated from primary and secondary school in Mogadishu.{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/who-hassan-ali-khaire-somalias-new-prime-minister-1608354|title=Who is Hassan Ali Khaire, Somalia's new Prime Minister?|publisher=IB Times|date=24 February 2017}} At the onset of the civil war, Khaire moved as a refugee to Norway in 1991,{{cite web|url=http://mogadishucenter.com/2017/02/%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%88-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%9F/|title=من هو رئيس الوزراء الجديد حسن علي خيري ؟|language=ar|date=23 February 2017|publisher=Mogadishu Center for Research and Studies|access-date=7 September 2017|archive-date=20 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920234749/http://mogadishucenter.com/2017/02/%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%88-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%9F/|url-status=dead}} where he enrolled at the University of Oslo in 1994.

After graduating in 1998 with a degree in political science and minor in sociology, Khaire went on to complete his MBA at Edinburgh Business School, the graduate school of business of Heriot-Watt University, in 2001."[https://ethioexplorer.com/የኦስሎ-ዩንቨርሲቲ-ምሩቁ-የሱማሊያው-አዲ/ የኦስሎ ዩንቨርሲቲ ምሩቁ የሱማሊያው አዲሱ ጠቅላይ ሚንስትር ማናቸው? ጠ/ሚሩ የካቢኔ አባሎቻቸውን ትናንት አስተዋውቀዋል። Somalian PM announced his cabinet ministers]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}" (22 March 2017) at Ethio Explorer

Khaire is a dual citizen of Norway and Somalia.{{Cite news|first1=Kari Aarstad |last1=Aase |first2=Magnus |last2=Braaten |url=http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/afrika/norske-hassan-ny-statsminister-i-somalia/a/23932541/|title=Norske Hassan ny statsminister i Somalia|newspaper=Verdens Gang|access-date=2017-02-24|language=no}}

After graduation, Khaire returned to Oslo where he began working with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in 2002{{cite web|url=https://m.aawsat.com/home/article/862166/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%88-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A8%D8%AA%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9|title=الصومال: فرماجو يعين رئيسا للوزراء بتغريدة|language=ar|date=24 February 2017|publisher=Aawsat}} at their headquarters as a coordinator for their readiness forces.{{cite web|url=http://somaliembassyuae.com/the-embassy/somalia-prime-minister/|title=Prime Minister|publisher=Somali Embassy in the United Arab Emirates|access-date=7 September 2017}}

Khaire briefly left the NGO for a few years to pursue business endeavors but in 2006 he returned to the NRC as an area manager. He remained at the NRC for another nine years as he worked his way up to County Director and eventually the Regional Director for the Horn of Africa.

Khaire joined Soma Oil & Gas as an executive director for Africa; he started in the company at the time of its inception (2013), according to the company's website.{{Cite news|url=http://www.somaoilandgas.com/resignation-hassan-khaire-appointment-prime-minister-somalia/|title=Resignation of Hassan Khaire on his appointment as Prime Minister of Somalia – Soma Oil & Gas|date=2017-02-23|newspaper=Soma Oil & Gas|access-date=2017-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224214313/http://www.somaoilandgas.com/resignation-hassan-khaire-appointment-prime-minister-somalia/|archive-date=2017-02-24|url-status=dead}}

In February 2016, a leaked memo, sent by a United Nations watchdog to diplomats in the United Kingdom and Norway, revealed that the executive director for Africa at Soma Oil and Gas was under investigation by the United Nations Monitoring group for Somalia and Eritrea for possible ties to extremist groups in East Africa, including al-Shabaab, which had claimed responsibility for a series of deadly terrorist attacks in Somalia.{{cite web|url=https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2754729-Somalia-amp-Eritrea-Monitoring-Group|title=Somalia-amp-Eritrea-Monitoring-Group|last=(BuzzFeed)|first=Siraj Datoo|website=DocumentCloud|access-date=2017-02-24}} The UN letter, dated 17 February 2016, showed investigators raised concerns over Khaire's possible links to extremist groups after obtaining his "electronic contact list", which it analysed with the cooperation of an unidentified UN member state. They all maintained their innocence from the beginning and were eventually cleared by their accusers after rigorous scrutiny. The UN Somalia Eritrea Monitoring Group (SEMG) said that it "has not found credible evidence of such links and that, in the absence of any new information received by the SEMG clearly demonstrating such links, we now consider this line of inquiry to have reached a conclusion."{{Cite news|first=James |last=Ball |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jamesball/soma-oil-executive-cleared-of-extremist-links-by-un-investig|title=Soma Oil Executive Cleared Of "Extremist Links" By UN Investigation|newspaper=BuzzFeed|access-date=2017-02-24}}

Soma has also been under investigation for corruption, but the investigation was dropped because of lack of evidence, although the investigators maintained that there were still reasons for suspicions.{{cite web|date=15 December 2016|title=Serious Fraud Office Closes Corruption Investigation of Soma Oil|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2016/12/15/serious-fraud-office-closes-corruption-investigation-of-soma-oil/|url-access=subscription|publisher=The Wall Street Journal}}{{cite news|date=2016-03-10|title=Executive of oil company chaired by Michael Howard investigated by UN over links to al-Shabaab|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/executive-of-oil-company-chaired-by-michael-howard-investigated-by-un-over-possible-links-to-al-a6923881.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/executive-of-oil-company-chaired-by-michael-howard-investigated-by-un-over-possible-links-to-al-a6923881.html |archive-date=2022-05-09 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=2020-07-26|website=The Independent|language=en}}

On 23 February 2017, Soma Oil & Gas announced on their website the resignation of Khaire as the executive director for Africa.

On 23 February 2017, President Mohamed announced on Twitter the appointment of Khaire as the new prime minister of Somalia.{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/M_Farmaajo/status/834613741266296834|title=Mohamed A. Farmaajo on Twitter|publisher=Twitter|access-date=2017-02-24}} Prior to his appointment, Khaire had never held public office, although over the course of his career he has worked with a range of high-level executives and government officials in various capacities.

In a session held on 1 March 2017, Members of Parliament overwhelmingly approved Khaire's appointment as prime minister, 231 of the MPs endorsed the selection.{{cite news|title=Hassan Ali Khaire confirmed as Prime Minister by Parliament, vows to tackle corruption|url=https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2017/Mar/140778/hassan_ali_khaire_confirmed_as_prime_minister_by_parliament_vows_to_tackle_corruption.aspx|access-date=1 March 2017|agency=Hiiraan Online}}

On 21 March 2017, Khaire thanked lawmakers for their overwhelming support and submitted his nomination for the Cabinet Ministers Somalia, on 29 March 2017 it was approved by parliament.{{cite news|title= PM Khaire announces 27 member cabinet

|url=https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2017/Mar/141153/pm_khaire_announces_27_member_cabinet.aspx|agency=Hiiraan Online|date=21 March 2017}}

He also vowed to tackle corruption by prosecuting individuals involved, regardless of their position, and chaired his first official Cabinet meeting, he reminded the gathered Ministers of his and their duties as statesmen, noting that the administration's focus should be on strengthening the security sector, accelerating institutional reform. Some regional governments, however, have accused Mr. Khaire for disregarding the Federal constitution.

On 25 July 2020, the Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament, Mohamed Mursal, announced in a press statement that 170 MPs had withdrawn confidence in Khaire's government, accusing the Prime Minister of failing to deliver promises including improving the national security and implementing a timely one person, one vote election.{{cite news |title=Somalia's parliament votes to remove PM Hassan Ali Khaire |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/07/somalia-parliament-votes-remove-pm-hassan-ali-khaire-report-200725111034313.html |access-date=30 August 2020 |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=25 July 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Sheikh |first1=Abdi |title=Somalia's parliament ousts prime minister in no-confidence vote |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-politics/somalias-parliament-ousts-prime-minister-in-no-confidence-vote-idUSKCN24Q0EW |access-date=30 August 2020 |publisher=Reuters |date=25 July 2020}} Members of the cabinet, however, disputed the legality of the motion and accused the Speaker of failing to respect the parliamentary rule of procedure.{{cite news |last1=Hassan |first1=Mohamed | title=Somalia's Parliament Votes Out Prime Minister |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/africa_somalias-parliament-votes-out-prime-minister/6193424.html |access-date=30 August 2020 |publisher=VOA |date=25 July 2020}} The Embassy of the United States in Somalia has expressed concern over the "irregularities" of the voting process{{cite web |title=United States Concerned Over Irregularities of No-confidence Vote; Somalia's Future Elections Process |url=https://so.usembassy.gov/united-states-concerned-over-irregularities-of-no-confidence-vote-somalias-future-elections-process/ |website=USEmbassy.gov |publisher=U.S. Embassy in Somalia |access-date=30 August 2020 |date=25 July 2020}} and the High Representative of the European Union, Josep Borrell, has released a statement regretting that the motion of no-confidence did not meet the constitutional requirements.{{cite web |title=Somalia: Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell on the recent developments in the House of people |url=https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/83408/somalia-statement-high-representativevice-president-josep-borrell-recent-developments-house_en |website=Europa.eu |publisher= European External Action Service |access-date=30 August 2020 |date=26 July 2020}}

At the time of the parliament motion, the Prime Minister was away to Dhuusamareeb, Galmudug, where he attended a Federal Government and Federal Member States talks over national elections.{{cite web |last1=Jamal |first1=Mohamed |title=FGS, FMS Conference Concludes In Dhusamareb |url=https://sonna.so/en/fgs-fms-conference-concludes-in-dhusamareb/ |publisher=Somali National News Agency |website=SONNA.so |access-date=30 August 2020 |date=23 July 2020}} After his return to Mogadishu, he released a short statement calling the process of the motion of no-confidence unconstitutional and offering his resignation to "set a good example in leadership" and to ease the tensions.{{cite news |last1=Khalif |first1=Abdulkadir |title=Somalia PM Hassan Khaire resigns after no-confidence vote |url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/somalia-pm-hassan-khaire-resigns-after-no-confidence-vote--1906268 |access-date=30 August 2020 |publisher=The East African |date=28 July 2020}}

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