Inauguration May 29, 2017, Galmudug's president is officially inaugurated into office at a ceremony in the state capital
Adado. The event was attended by the president of the
Federal Republic of Somalia,
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed,
Jubaland president
Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Madobe),
Puntland president
Abdiweli Mohamed Ali,
South West State of Somalia president
Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden,
Hirshabelle vice president Cali Cabdulaahi Xuseen (Guudlaawe), governor of
Banadir region, UN Special Representative for Somalia
Michael Keating, Federal MP's, representatives from
Turkey,
Djibouti,
U.S., EU, AU,
Ethiopia and IGAD. It was also attended by Galmudug's public and members of the Somali expatriate community. Representatives of the international community urged Gelle to hold meetings with
Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a (a Galmudug-based paramilitary group consisting of moderate Sufis opposed to Islamist groups such as Al-Shabaab) although reconciliation meetings were held before Galmudug's election and despite the first round of talks being successful, it was curtailed by the presidential campaign of Galmudug State. Gelle promised to find solutions and hold meetings with
Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a and he also promised to find solutions for
Galkayo conflicts between
Puntland and
Galmudug before he selects his cabinet. ==See also==