Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid

Early career Prior to taking office, he practised law in Somaliland and has worked with the second Electoral Commission of Somaliland as legal advisor. Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia As a deputy prime minister Gulaid also chaired Strand 4 of Somalia's National Security Architecture including the prevention and countering of violent extremism. Most recently, he co-chaired the Somalia Partnership Forum in Brussels which concluded with resounding success. == References ==