Musa Kassim Omar
{{Short description|Somali Surgeon and politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dr. Musa Kasim Omar
| native_name = موسى قاسم عمر
| native_name_lang = ar
| image =
| order = Minister of Commerce
| term_start = 20 May 2014
| term_end = 15 August 2016
| president =Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
| successor = Omar Shoaib Mohamed
| predecessor = Mohammad Abdullahi Omar
| office1 = Executive Director of Somaliland National AIDS Commission
| term_start1 = 2005
| term_end1 = 2007
| office2 = WHO Emergency and Humanitarian Officer for Somalia and Somaliland
| term_start2 = 2003
| term_end2 = 2005
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Gabiley, British Somaliland
| profession = Politician, Surgeon
| signature =
| party = Peace, Unity, and Development Party
| alma_mater = Somali National University
}}
Musa Kassim Omer ({{langx|so|Muuse Qasim Cumar}}, {{langx|ar|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).{{Cite web|url=http://data.unaids.org/Pub/report/2006/2006_country_progress_report_somalia_en.pdf|title=Country Progress Report 2006 Somalia|format=PDF|website=UNAIDS|access-date=10 February 2015}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201405270406.html|title=Somalia: Wrangle Splits Somaliland Ruling Party As President Siilaanyo Seeks Re-Election|website=Garowe Online|access-date=24 January 2015}}
References
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Category:Somali National University alumni
Category:People from Maroodi Jeex