Mogadishu — Somalia's newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud appointed political newcomer Abdi Farah Shirdon, also known as Sa'id Shirdon, as the troubled Horn of Africa country's new Prime Minister, Garowe Online reports.
President Hassan held a press conference in the presidential headquarters Villa Somalia on Saturday and announced Mr. Shirdon as the new Prime Minister. The President's office stated that Mr. Shirdon is a successful businessman based in Kenya since the civil war erupted in 1991.
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