Abdi Farah Shirdon is a Somali businessman, politician and economist.
He served as the PM of Somalia between October 2012 and December 2013. Shirdon is credited with having overseen huge development in social services and the national budget, in addition to improving local security.
Farah Shirdon was born in 1958 withinside the town of Dhusamareb. He is coming from a middle-class family. He is married to Asha Haji Elmi, a Member of the Federal Parliament of Somalia and a prominent peace activist. The couple has 4 children.
He is multilingual, speaking Somali, Italian and English.
After completing high school, Shirdon relocated to Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, to attend college. He studied at the Somali National University, where he earned a bachelor's diploma in economics, graduating with honours in 1983. Furthering his schooling, Abdi Farah Shirdoon attended the University of Oxford, where he finished his Masters in Diplomatic Studies.
Shirdon worked as an economist withinside the national Ministry of Finance from 1983 to 1985, during the Siad Barre administration. He eventually left the government to pursue an entrepreneurial career. He set up Shirdon International, serving as the company's CEO.
After the civil war broke out, Farah Shirdon moved to Kenya, and there he opened up another business, running an outstanding import-export firm.
In March 2012, Shirdon was named Chairman of the Rajo Forum, a Somali civil society organization he co-founded composed of intellectuals, professionals, business people and politicians.
On 6 October 2012, Farah Shirdon has appointed the new PM of Somalia.
His choice was greeted with rallies of help in several cities throughout the country, along with his hometown of Dhusamareb and Buuhoodle. The autonomous Puntland regional management in northeastern Somalia welcomed Shirdon's appointment and indicated that it might partner with the central government.
If endorsed, Shirdon pledged that he might name an in a position and cohesive Cabinet with no tolerance for corruption. He vowed in a statement that he could perform his duties according to with the national Constitution.
On 17 October 2012, the Federal Parliament permitted Shirdon as Prime Minister through a huge majority.
