Mussa Hassan Sheikh Abdulle موسى حسن شيخ عبد الله |
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Ambassador to Italy | |
Assumed office 20 June 2013 |
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President of Somalia Acting |
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In office 20 August 2012 – 28 August 2012 |
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Prime Minister | Abdiweli Mohamed Ali |
Preceded by | Sharif Sheikh Ahmed |
Succeeded by | Mohamed Osman Jawari (Acting) |
Interim speaker of Parliament | |
In office 20 August 2012 – 28 August 2012 |
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Preceded by | Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden |
Succeeded by | Mohamed Osman Jawari |
Personal details | |
Political party | Independent |
Religion | Islam |
Muse Hassan Sheikh Abdulle (Somali: Muuse Xasan Sheekh Cabdulleh, Arabic: موسى حسن الشيخ سعيد عبد الله), also known as Musa Hassan Abdulle, is a senior Somali military figure and politician. He has been the acting president of Somalia and interim speaker of the Federal Parliament. Abdulle is Somalia's ambassador to Italy.
Abdulle hails from the Darod clan.
Abdulle is a Sunni Muslim. He speaks fluent Somali, Arabic, Italian and English.
Abdulle is the nephew of Al-Sayyīd Muhammad `Abd Allāh al-Hasan ("Mad Mullah"), the Somali religious and patriotic leader of the Dervish State.
Abdulle was a prominent member of the Somali National Army. He was among the first three Somali cadets to graduate from the Military Academy of Modena (Accademia Militare di Modena), located in Modena, northern Italy.
In 1985, Abdulle received a fellowship to attend the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.. He graduated from the institution the following year.