Abdisalam Abdi Ali

H.E. Abdisalam Abdi Ali is the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Government of Somalia. He was appointed to this position on 27 April 2025. As Minister, he leads the ministry's work on bilateral and multilateral diplomacy, international cooperation and Somalia's embassies and missions abroad.

Before his appointment, Minister Abdisalam served as Deputy Prime Minister, with responsibility for governance, infrastructure and socioeconomic development. He also held the position of Minister of Public Works, Reconstruction and Housing. He was elected to the 11th Federal Parliament, where he served on the Committee for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.

Minister Abdisalam has more than 15 years of experience in government, business and institutional development. Before entering public service, he founded a healthcare company with a multimillion-dollar annual budget and a logistics company. He led both firms in strategic planning, financial management and corporate governance, and kept both compliant with regulatory standards.

Minister Abdisalam holds a Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Business Administration from the University of Toledo, United States. He also completed an executive course in Global Business and Politics at the Yale School of Management, United States.

His areas of expertise include public administration, infrastructure development and public-private partnerships. As Minister, he focuses on expanding visa-free travel for Somali diplomatic and service passports and widening Somalia's diplomatic presence. Since 2025, Somalia has signed such agreements with seven countries, and Oman and Algeria have reopened their embassies in Mogadishu.

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