Appointment On 4 November 2012, Adam was named Foreign Minister and deputy Prime Minister of Somalia by Prime Minister
Abdi Farah Shirdon. She is the first woman to have been selected for the position. Adan was also appointed Deputy Prime Minister.
Memorandum of Understanding In late May 2013, Adan and Foreign Minister of the
United Arab Emirates Sheikh
Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan signed a
Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral cooperation. The agreement re-establishes formal diplomatic ties between Somalia and the UAE, and also focuses on the political, security, economic, investment and development sectors. Additionally, the
Emirati government announced that it would re-open its embassy in Mogadishu.
Cooperation agreement In August 2013, follow a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier
Wang Yang, Adan announced that the Somali authorities looked forward to cooperation with the Chinese government in the energy, infrastructure, national security and agriculture sectors, among others. Wang also praised the traditional friendship between both nations and re-affirmed
China's commitment to the Somali peace process. In September 2013, both governments signed an official cooperation agreement in
Mogadishu as part of a five-year national recovery plan in Somalia. The pact will see the Chinese authorities reconstruct several major infrastructural landmarks in the Somali capital and elsewhere, including the National Theatre, a hospital, and the Mogadishu Stadium. Additionally, Chinese ambassador Liu Guangyoun indicated that
China would re-open its embassy in
Mogadishu on land that had been donated for the purpose by the Somali government.
End of term Adan's term as Somalia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister ended on 17 January 2014, when new Prime Minister
Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed appointed
Abdirahman Duale Beyle as Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Ridwan Hirsi Mohamed as Deputy Prime Minister.
2022 presidential election Adam is running for the presidency of Somalia in the
2022 Somali presidential election. ==References==