Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed

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Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed عبدالولي الشيخ أحمد
17th Prime Minister of Somalia
In office 21 December 2013 – 24 December 2014
President	Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Preceded by	Abdi Farah Shirdon
Succeeded by	Omar Sharmarke
Personal details
Born	1959 (age 64–65) Bardera, Somalia
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	Somali National University Algonquin College University of Ottawa

Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed (Somali: Cabdiweli Sheekh Axmed, Arabic: عبدالولي الشيخ أحمد; born 1959), also known as Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Mohammad,^[1] is a Somali economist and politician. He has held leadership positions with various international organizations, including the World Bank, USAID, African Union/IBAR, the European Union, the Bank of Canada, COMESA, and the Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah.

From December 2013 to December 2014, Ahmed served as the Prime Minister of Somalia. During his tenure, he enacted several domestic reforms as part of the local post-conflict development process. Among these initiatives were the development of a Work Plan within the framework of Vision 2016 and in line with the New Deal Compact and the Peace and Stabilisation Goals. He also established a new security task force and committees, approved a new Anti-terrorism law, initiated stabilization efforts in liberated areas, launched national reconciliation talks, established new educational and training institutions in the capital Mogadishu, conducted a Population Estimation Survey for Somalia (PESS) in conjunction with the federal Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, enacted a new Media Law, restructured ministerial subcommittees within the Federal Cabinet, and established commissions for Constitutional Review and Implementation, as well as for Electoral Commission and Boundary and Federalization Commission.

Ahmed worked to strengthen bilateral cooperation with the United Arab Emirates in the areas of capacity building and the rehabilitation of government institutions. He also ratified three core International Labour Organization conventions on behalf of the Federal Republic of Somalia, adopted the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and signed the first National Indicative Programme (NIP) between Somalia and the European Union in 25 years.

As of February 2015, Ahmed serves as the Chairman of the Somali Forum for Unity and Democracy.