AUN regardless of his position he died in Ramadan, may Allah give him his mercy & strength to his family..

Alma mater Somali National University- BS- Economics Vanderbilt University - Masters Economics Harvard University - Certificate in Taxation & Masters- Public Adminstration (MPA) George Mason University- PhD- Economics

Awards 2005-2006 Excellence in Research Award, College of Business Administration, Niagara University, May 2006. Best Paper Award, European Applied Business Research Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, June 2004. 2003-2004 Excellence in Research Award, College of Business Administration, Niagara University, May 2004. 2001 Best Article Award, Atlantic Economic Journal, October 2002.

Ali is originally from the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia.[1] He holds both Somali and American citizenship.[2] He is multilingual, being fluent in Somali, Arabic, Italian and English.[3] Ali is married to Dr. Hodan Isse, a University at Buffalo Economics professor and founder of HEAL, a Buffalo-based NGO. The couple have four children.

It seems that your main argument is that Abdiweli with all his education, capability experience and proven success is the wrong candidate because he happens to be the Duke's cousin. Adeer that's your problem and not mine. The main thing here is that Somalia has never had a more capable individual at the helm, and I am confident that he would do a great job as the head of state. Look even the man's wife is a Professor of Economics, a woman who is engaged in Somalia's issue and who champions the rights of our better halves. So unlike any other candidate with Abdiweli Somalia will get a first lady who is more educated than most Somali politicians. So again don't get angry and froth from the mouth that Abdiweli is from a certain clan and so on. He is more qualified, has what it takes and is the favorite thus far.

She is alive and well, most of those who died in the accident are Puntland troops escorting the delegation to Garowe. She was there to join the women conference taking place in the capital of Puntland. AUN the dead and wish fir a speedy recover to the injured.

One is confident about ones position and again only some folk are obsessed with telling me which clan I belong to. It's more than amusing. Again This is my prediction taking into account the various very reliable sources one has gathered.

Somalia needs a fair government that will not abuse it's civilians and enrich some ******. Insha Allah a federal satem hay gives powers to all Somali's will be the new reality and posperitu to the people of Somalia.

Say what you want, Abdiweli is the favorite as we speak...

Mr. Guled bless his heart is a candidate and a man who would be a great Presidnet, however we are talking about who is likely to win, not who I want to win and my prediction regardless is Abdiweli. Oba Sharif Ahmed event yesterday was a clownish affair... how one would vote for that joker is beyond me..

In a professional capacity, Ali served as a Director in the Excise Tax Department of Somalia's federal Ministry of Finance and Revenue in the mid-to-late 1980s. Between 1988 and 1991, he was an Assistant Director in Research and Statistics at the Ministry of Finance and Revenue.[3] From 1993 to 1998, Ali was an Adjunct Professor of Economics in the Department of Social Science and Public Service of Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Virginia.[3] Between 1998 and 1999, he was a Teaching Fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and the Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID) .[5][3] In the 2000s, Ali worked as a Research and Forecast Manager for the Commonwealth of Virginia. [5] He later moved to Niagara County in New York state, where he was an Associate Professor of Economics in the Department of Commerce of Niagara University,[3][1] having joined the school in 2003.[5] Ali also served as a consultant for various international organizations, including the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program.[5] His main academic areas of concentration have been in public finance, public choice and international trade.[2] Ali's current research endeavors have centered around the impact that institutions have on economic growth.[5] A prolific author, Ali has written articles for many peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Business and Economics Research, International Advances in Economic Research, and the Journal of Public Choice. In 2001, a paper of his titled Political stability, stable economic policies and growth: An empirical investigation that was published in the Atlantic Economic Journal was awarded the year's Best Article Award .[5] Ali is also an active member of various economic organizations, including the International Atlantic Economic Society, the American Economic Association and the Southern Economic Association. His career background..

Carafaat;851945 wrote: Duke, I think Abdiwali is capable as well. But have you even considered the other candidates, or can you see beyond your little sub-clan? Its not what I considered, or my sub clan which everyone is as usual obsessed with.. Envy is a terrible thing. Its just that the man has the capacity and education to do really well.

Ali was educated in various universities around the world, but initially studied in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital. In 1984, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the Somali National University, graduating with highest honors.[3] Ali later relocated to the United States for post-graduate studies. In 1988, he obtained a Master's degree from Vanderbilt University as an AFGRAD Fellow of Economics . Between 1994-1995 and 1995-1998, he was a Bradley Fellow in George Mason University's Department of Economics and Center for Study of Public Choice, respectively. In 1998-1999, Ali was a Joel Fellow of Political Economy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, where he earned a Certificate of Taxation from Harvard Law School in 1999 and a Master's degree in Public administration the same year. In 2000, he also obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University . He has the right education and temperament..

Che -Guevara;851937 wrote: Come on Duke, don't be predictable. Che, at least rise above your clan hate.. Its not about what I want but the facts on the ground. My prediction is Abdiweli is the most likely winner this coming August and he is the most capable candidate in running the country.

Somalia's president has shielded a top pirate leader from arrest by issuing him a diplomatic passport, according to a United Nations investigation which criticises the "climate of impunity" enjoyed by pirate kingpins in Somalia and abroad. The UN Monitoring Group on Somalia said in a report to the Security Council that senior pirate leaders were benefitting from high level protection from Somali authorities and were not being sufficiently targeted for arrest or sanction by international authorities. The Group said it had obtained evidence a diplomatic passport had been provided "with the authorization of Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed" to pirate leader Mohamed Abdi Hassan "Afweyne", who presented it to authorities in Malaysia on a trip there in April. Questioned by Malaysian immigration, Afweyne provided a document issued by the Somali presidency stating he was involved in counter-piracy activities, the report said. It said that Somalia's President Ahmed had told the Group the passport was "one of several inducements" for Afweyne aimed at obtaining the dismantling of his pirate network. In a July 12 letter to the Chairman of the Security Council's Sanctions Committee, obtained by Reuters, Ahmed called the contents of the Monitoring Group's report "one-sided". The letter said the principal author of the UN report, whom it did not name, "seems hell bent on soiling the good names of private members of the Somali people by throwing at them unsubstantiated allegations". Somali government officials in Mogadishu could not be reached for comment. The UN report has also riled the authorities in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, who are criticised for failing to arrest well-known senior pirate leaders, in spite of a counter-piracy campaign that has reportedly resulted in the arrest of hundreds of low-level pirates. The report said that only one Puntland based pirate leader, Abshir Boyah, had been arrested by the Puntland authorities but said his jail sentence of only five years contrasted sharply with terms of up to 20 years given to junior pirate figures. Successful Somali pirate hijackings have been declining steadily since 2010, partly the result of intensive international naval operations and the use of private security on maritime vessels, but pirate leaders are adapting and diversifying into new businesses, the UN report said. Confirming this trend, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said on Monday that tougher action by international navies and the use of private armed guards on ships have more than halved the number of Somali pirate attacks in the first half of 2012.

Mr ambassador;851913 wrote: after the monitoring groups report, I don't think so. plus this guy has no self-confidence he is scared from Faroole he fears him for some reason. The monitoring group has killed off Sharif Ahmed delusions and the timeline in question Abdiweli was not even PM. As for fearing Faroole, not sure what you mean by that, Abdiweli was attacked by a suicide bomber and yet continued with his job regardless, that is the sort of toughness the Somali nation needs. Also the greatest progress politically has taken place in his tenure. Again read the Monitoring groups report and like I said this man is the front runner...

Prof. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali From talking to influential individuals inside Somalia and throughout the Diaspora and also by following the current political maneuvers of the international community. I can at last with good confidence state that Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, will more than likely be elected President of Somalia. Aside from my own prediction he has proven beyond a shred of any doubt that he is capable, has the right mindset and what it takes to lead the shattered nation out of its current situation.

He is looking like a real leader.

Wlc to Balcad indeed

Jigjiga-Garowe-Garisa-Kismayu, a great step for Somaliweyn unity.. 21st Century solutions.

It's growing fast. Well designed City.

Garowe is the capital of Puntland State & that's that.

Great news. Alhamdulilah, everything has gone to plan...

I am as calm as Faroole walking around the Jigjiga campus... you on the other hand are comfortable with the secessionist clowns who's ancestors used to make poems about your clans intelligence. At ease soldier..

Not sure why people are foaming from re mouth, Jigjiga is an important city and one that should be supported and utilized by those who can milk the cow. Those who fear an alliance and say there is no such thing ah well we have pictures and all you have is a prisoner complex. Let the sea farers set you free lad..