Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur Explained

Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur
Birth Date:1970
Birth Place:Somalia
Office1:Director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency
Term Start1:18 February 2020
Term End1:22 August 2022
Primeminister1:Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
Predecessor1:Abdullahi Aden Kulane
Successor1:Mahad Mohamed Salad
Office:State Minister for Defence
Term Start:25 August 2022
Term End:Incumbent
President:Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Primeminister:Hamza Abdi Barre
Office3:Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia
Term Start3:17 January 2014
Term End3:5 February 2015
Primeminister3:Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
Successor3:Abdirahman Abdi Mohamed
Party:Union for Peace and Development Party

Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur aka 'Jama' is the current Minister of Defence of Somalia.[1]

Life

Previously, Nur served as the Acting and the Deputy Director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency. Prior to this, Nur has served as both the First Counsellor and Chargé d’Affaires,[2] in the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Somalia in Turkey and the Senior Advisor to the Speaker of the House of the People.[3] His main role was to provide expert advice to the Speaker of the House of the People and also identify and analyze technical issues or challenges that may face the speaker of the House and provide recommendations accordingly.[4]

During his tenure in Ankara, he served as the First Secretary [5] at Somali Embassy in Ankara, Turkey (2012-2016) and Second Secretary at Somali Embassy in Ankara, Turkey (2009-2012). Prior to joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,[6] Nur worked as the Head of Security in Villa Somalia (the Presidential Palace).

Nur holds his Bachelor's Degree in International Relations at Political Science Department from Ankara University which is known as, Mekteb-i Mülkiye, the most reputed political science university in Turkey. He is fluent in Somali, English, and Turkish.[7] Nur is married and has 2 children.

Notes and References

  1. News: New Somali justice minister-a- Turkish university graduate. Anadolu Agency.
  2. Web site: caqiil. 2018-08-18. Guddoomiyaha Golaha Shacabka oo maanta C/qaadir Maxamed Nuur "Jaamac" u magacaabay la-taliye sare oo ka tirsan Xafiiska Guddoomiyaha. 2020-10-23. Codka Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya. en-US.
  3. Web site: SABAH. DAILY. 2020-04-01. Somali politician donates month's salary to Turkey's coronavirus fundraising campaign. 2020-10-23. Daily Sabah. en.
  4. Web site: 2017-07-05. NISA convenes second workshop on screening disengaged al-Shabaab combatants in Mogadishu. 2020-10-23. UNSOM. en.
  5. Web site: WAREYSI QUNSULKA SAFAARADA SOOMAALIYA EE TURKIGA MR ABDULKADIR M.NUUR JAAMAC - YouTube. www.youtube.com. Jan 4, 2021.
  6. Web site: Somali Turkey Relations Since 16th Century - YouTube. www.youtube.com. Jan 4, 2021.
  7. Web site: Guddoomiyaha Golaha Shacabka oo maanta C/qaadir Maxamed Nuur "Jaamac" u magacaabay la-taliye sare oo ka tirsan Xafiiska Guddoomiyaha. Aug 18, 2018. Jan 4, 2021.