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SOMALIA: Galmudug lawmakers elect former Aideed right-hand man

August 2, 2012 · 329497 Comments2012-08-02+11%3A59%3A35Hassan+Ali

Aideed's former strongman elected president of Galmudug State in Somalia's central regions

LAS ANOD — Somalia’s central semi-autonomous region of Galmudug State elected an army colonel as the new president on Wednesday during a special sitting of parliament in Galkayo.

Col. Abdi Hassan Awale Qeybadeed, the former Somali minister of mining, energy and water resources, was elected 22 votes to 2 by members of the 25-seat parliament – one MP abstained in Wednesday’s vote.

The election took place in southern Galkayo, which serves as the administrative capital of Galmudug State.

Mr. Qeybadeed challenged the acting president Abdisamad Nur Guled, who took up the post last month after president Mohamed Ahmed Alin was hospitalised in a Kenyan hospital. Mr. Alin underwent a successful heart procedure but was advised to retire from politics.

Born in the central province of Mudug, Col. Qeybadeed was also the former Somali police commissioner. He is best known for his role in the Somali civil war having served under General Farah Aideed as his interior minister.

Galmudug State was formed in 2006 and Qeybadeed becomes its third president and despite the current disruption Abdisamad Nur Guled will remain the vice president. The state is one of many semi-autonomous regions dotted all over Somalia.

Somalilandpress

August 2, 2012

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By Hassan Ali

Tags: Galmudug, Mudug, Qeybadeed, Somalia

Nuuridiin says:

Acually galmudug have two persons claiming They are president mr Alin & mr Qeybdiid before you known it fighting will irrupt between The rival gang. south east of galkayo where most of galmudug small parliament resides very impervious area.

6:30 am on August 2, 2012

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misslovely says:

congratulations to reer gal mudug from somaliland do i care what habar gidir did to faqash absolutely no viva gal mudug and somaliland

6:34 am on August 2, 2012

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- Tr says:
  
  my lord,mislovey you need help see counselling.
  
  8:03 am on August 2, 2012
  
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- kaboon says:
  
  keep going miss lovely, always saying what everyone is thinking. that is why I prefer my iss@q bloodied women as they are more feisty and straight forward
  
  10:59 am on August 2, 2012
  
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Hamze says:

Nuuridiin is clearly from Baqbaqland and we all know how much they fear Qaybdiid. Relax the civil war is over.

Welcome on board mr Qaybdiid.

6:43 am on August 2, 2012

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- Nuuridiin says:
  
  kkkkk,There is no fear or Threat here They are very minority live ghetto area small part of galkayo. i am half habergidir, i am just curious know when is@@q folks hear about habergidir They jump up and down like crazy impala why? if you Think habergidir get rid of barre regime your wrong infact abgal and other opposition tribes took The full brunt.
  
  7:50 am on August 2, 2012
  
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Abdi2 says:

Good Luck to Galmudug and well done using ur vote rather than the bullet as has been customar y in Somaliland. Also well done in fighting and ridding alshebabe and pirates in your area, we wish that we shared borders with your state rather than the Pirateland north of you, because our southern border would have been peaceful and well developed like the rest of the nation by now.

My condolence to the family of the inocent man who was shot and killed by armed terrorist and criminals (Khaatumo Seeg) in LasAanod in this blessed month of Ramadan, may God bless his soul.

2:05 pm on August 3, 2012

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