Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi

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| office = 7th Vice President of Somaliland

| president = Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi

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| term_start = 12 December 2024

| predecessor = Abdirahman Saylici

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| alt = Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi, wearing an orange hat, pumping his fist as he speaks into the microphone

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Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi{{efn|Also spelt Mohamed Ali Aw Abdi{{Cite twitter |number=1867235678683074682 |user=Presidencysl_ |title=H.E. President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi (Cirro) & VP Mohamed Ali Aw Abdi take office today... |date=December 12, 2024 |access-date=December 14, 2024}}}} (Somali: Maxamed Cali Aw Cabdi) is a Somaliland politician who is the Vice President of Somaliland. A member of the political party Waddani, he contested the 2024 presidential election with presidential nominee Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi and won in a political upset.

Mohamed ran for vice president as the running mate of presidential challenger Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi in the 2017 election.{{Cite web |date=31 October 2016 |title=Qabanqaabada Soo Dhaweynta Musharaxa Madaxweyne Ku Xigeen Ee Xisbiga Waddani Amb.Maxamed Cali Aw Cabdi |url=https://www.gabileynewsonline.com/2016/10/qabanqaabada-soo-dhaweynta-musharaxa-madaxweyne-ku-xigeen-ee-xisbiga-waddani-amb-maxamed-cali-aw-cabdi/wararka/admin/29116/ |website=Gabiley News}} In November 2016, he led a large delegation of Waddani politicians to Borama for a campaign event.{{Cite web |date=2 November 2016 |title=Tageerayaasha Musharax Amb.Maxamed Cali Aw-cabdi Oo u Diyaar-garoobaya Soo Dhawaynta Musharaxa ee Boorama – WARSOOR |url=https://www.warsoor.net/tageerayaasha-musharax-amb-maxamed-cali-aw-cabdi-oo-u-diyaar-garoobaya-soo-dhawaynta-musharaxa-ee-boorama/ |access-date=26 November 2024 |website=Warsoor |language=en-US}} Later that same month, he held a campaign event in Birmingham, United Kingdom.{{Cite web |last=Boocame |first=Maxamuud |date=21 November 2016 |title=Xaflad balaadhan oo lagu soo dhawaynayay Musharaxa Madaxweyne Kuxigeenka Xisbiga Waddani Amb Maxamed Cali Aw Cabdi iyo Xoghayaha Warfaafinta Aqoonyahan Cabdirashiid Xasan Mataan oo lagu qabtay Magaalada Birmingham ee caasimadda Labaad ee dalka Ingiriiska+Sawiro |url=https://www.gabileynewsonline.com/2016/11/xaflad-balaadhan-oo-lagu-soo-dhawaynayay-musharaxa-madaxweyne-kuxigeenka-xisbiga-waddani-amb-maxamed-cali-aw-cabdi-iyo-xoghayaha-warfaafinta-aqoonyahan-cabdirashiid-xasan-mataan-oo-lagu-qabtay-magaala/wararka/admin/29833/ |website=Gabiley News}} In April 2017, he also led a Waddani delegation to Switzerland to meet the Somalilander diaspora and Waddani supporters there.{{Cite web |date=17 April 2017 |title=Wafti Uu Hogaaminayo Murrashaxa Madaxwayne Ku Xigeenka Xisbiga WADDANI Oo Gaadhay Dalka Switzerland+Sawiro |url=https://gabiley.net/2017/04/wafti-uu-hogaaminayo-murrashaxa-madaxwayne-ku-xigeenka-xisbiga-waddani-oo-gaadhay-dalka-switzerlandsawiro/ |access-date=26 November 2024 |website=Gabiley.net |language=en-US}} Ultimately, incumbent president Muse Bihi Abdi won re-election.{{Cite web |last=Maruf |first=Harun |date=19 November 2024 |title=Opposition leader wins Somaliland presidential contest |url=https://www.voanews.com/amp/opposition-leader-wins-somaliland-presidential-contest/7868957.html |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=VOA News}}

In March 2021, ahead of the scheduled presidential election in 2022, Mohamed and Abdirahman were elected near-unanimously to be the Waddani vice-presidential and presidential nominee, respectively.{{Cite web |date=30 March 2021 |title=Cabdiraxmaan Ciro Iyo Maxamed Cali Awcabdi Oo Markale Loo Doortay Musharixiinta Madaxweynaha Iyo Kuxigeenka Ee Doorashada Madaxtinimada Ee 2022 |url=https://berberatoday.com/2021/03/30/cabdiraxmaan-ciro-iyo-maxamed-cali-awcabdi-oo-markale-loo-doortay-musharixiinta-madaxweynaha-iyo-kuxigeenka-ee-doorashada-madaxtinimada-ee-november-2022/ |access-date=26 November 2024 |website=Berbera Today |language=en-US}} The general election was later delayed until 2024. In June 2022, Mohamed visited the house of Hersi Ali Haji Hassan with other national-level Waddani politicians after Hersi's house was targeted by an allegedly pro-government vehicular attack. Delivering remarks at the scene, Hersi alleged that the incumbent government had orchestrated a separate, failed vehicular attack against other national-level Waddani politicians, including Mohamed.{{Cite web |date=11 June 2022 |title=Daawo Muuqaal: Guddoomiye Xirsi "Gurigayga ayaa gaari si qorshaysan loo geliyey waana markii labaad" |url=https://www.puntlandes.com/?p=90173 |access-date=26 November 2024 |website=Puntlandes.com |language=en-US}} A month before the November 2024 election, Mohamed promised that a new presidential administration would build an airport at Borama and a highway between Borama and Baki District.{{Cite twitter |number=1842591839095754847 |user=VoiceofHorn |title=...Of which include the completion of the #Borama #Baki highway within the first 100 days in office. Other pledges within the first term include the construction of an airport for the city of #Borama... |author=Voice of Horn |date=5 October 2024}} Mohamed and Abdirahman won{{Cite news |date=20 November 2024 |title=Somalia: Somali President Congratulates New Somaliland Leadership, Reaffirms Unity Talks |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/202411200067.html |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=Shabelle Media Network |language=en}} in a political upset.{{Cite web |last=Kenyon |first=Matt |date=24 November 2024 |title=Somaliland's race for recognition |url=https://engelsbergideas.com/notebook/somalilands-race-for-recognition/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Engelsberg Ideas |language=sv}}

The new administration was sworn in on 12 December 2024.{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/somaliland-inauguration-abdirahman-mohamed-abdullahi-736f65dc3c4a4474ede1db990e57db7f |title=Somaliland's new president is sworn in after elections that boosted region's drive for recognition |first=Omar |last=Faruk |work=AP News |date= 13 December 2024 |access-date=13 December 2024}}