Oil Mogul Named New Somali Prime Minister

Hassan Ali Khaire will face the task of strengthening the shaky central government and stabilizing a country struggling with severe drought and Islamist militancy.

Hassan Ali Khaire

  • Somalia:   Oil Executive Chosen as New Prime Minister

    VOA, 23 February 2017

    Somalia's new president has picked an oil executive and former aid agency director to be the country's next prime minister. Hassan Ali Khaire will face the task of strengthening… Read more »

  • Somalia:   Somali President Appoints New PM

    Shabelle, 23 February 2017

    The newly elected president of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has appointed former humanitarian worker and businessman Hassan Ali Khaire as his new PM on Thursday. Khaire is a… Read more »

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