Ahmed is originally from the autonomous
Puntland region in northeastern Somalia. He was born in the coastal town of
Kandala, situated in the northeastern
Bari region of
Somalia. Ahmed from upper-class life, his father was one of the Somali millionaires from 1960s to 1991. His father
Ibrahim Artan Ismail, nicknamed "Haaji Bakiin", served as minister of interior and security of Puntland.
Education For his secondary education, Ahmed attended a local school in Bosaso, Somalia. Between 2000 and 2004, he completed a
Bachelor's degree in
Management accounting from the a local University at Bosaso, Somalia in
Nairobi, Kenya. He followed that in 2009 with a
Master's degree in
project management from the
Kenyatta University.
Career In an administrative capacity, Ahmed worked at the adviser of the Somali president. ==References==