Our Board Members

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    Dr. Abdinur Sheikh Mohamed Ph.D.

    President & CEO

    Former Minister of Education, Higher Education and Culture of Somalia.

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    Abdiweli Mohamed Ali

    Ph.D. Chairman of the Board

    Former PM, Minister of Planning & President of Puntland.

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    Prof. Hassan Abdi Keynan

    Prof. Hassan Abdi Keynan is an educationist and a former official with UNESCO. Prof. Keynan represented Somalia at the UNESCO before the civil war and continues to work on Somalia education and development issues.

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    Dr Hodan Iise

    Board member

    Dr Hodan Iise is a clinical assistant professor emeritus at the University at Buffalo School of Management. Isse is a co-founder and former board member of the United States–based Somali Mental Health Foundation, a former member of the board of directors for the Central Bank of Somalia and a founder of H.E.A.L., a not-for-profit based in Buffalo, New York, that helps refugees settle into their new lives.

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    Dr. Abdinasir Abdille Mohamed

    is the Founder and Leader of the Gurmad (‘Rescue’) Party for Somalia (GPS). He ran a hard-fought campaign in 2016/2017 for the Somali Presidency, where he gained valuable political experience and attracted extensive grassroots support for his policy platform.

Meet the Team

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    Prof. Liban A Egal

    Liban A Egal, is an academic from George Mason University, Faculty of Digital Forensic. Former Regional Manager at Mobily Telecom, as well as Senior Technology Development Engineer from Nextel/Sprint Carriers. Currently engaged in business and education development.

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    Abdulkadir Abdi Mohamed

    Technical Expert

    Abdulkadir Abdi Mohamed is an educational specialist with a focus on training. Mohamed is the operations manager of World Wide Education Program limited (WWEP) which is an organization that works in collaboration with the Somali Federal Government, Somali National University and universities in Norway to facilitate and execute education and training programs in Somalia.

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    Amina Abdi

    Strategic Communications Director

    Amina Abdi is an independent media consultant and a strategic communications specialist.

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    Abdullahi Abdirahman

    Web Developer

    Abdullahi knows as AbdallaWay is entrepreneur and Author. He is very active in our community by motivating the youth and young entrepreneurs

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    Caisha Osman Hilowle

    Graphic Designer

    Caisha Osman Hilowle is a graphic designer and visual communicator.