Mayor of Mogadishu

The first mayor of Mogadishu was Romeo Campani, an Italian expatriate who was appointed by General Rodolfo Graziani, the Governor of Italian Somaliland. Beginning in 1956 with the appointment of Mohamed Sheekh Jamaal also known as Jamaal Jabiye, the office of mayor has been held by native Somalis. After Somalian independence from Italy in 1960, the mayor has been appointed by the President of Somalia. == List of mayors ==

Colonial mayors and first Somali mayor in colonial era The following mayors of Mogadishu were appointed by the Governor of Italian Somaliland. From 1941 to 1949, resulting from World War II, the British occupied the territory and appointed the mayors, who remained Italians. Beginning in 1953, native Somalis were appointed to the office. Post-independence mayors Since Somalia's independence on 1 July 1960, mayors of Mogadishu have been appointed by the President of Somalia: == Vice mayors ==

The mayor of Mogadishu is assisted by a vice mayor or deputy mayor. The current vice mayor is Iman Nur Ikar. Notable former vice mayors • Hassan Haji Mohamoud (1982–1991) == In popular culture ==

Towards the end of the Somali Rebellion, President Siad Barre was sometimes mockingly referred to by many as the "Mayor of Mogadishu," based on the fact that Barre controlled little territory outside the capital. By 1989, when the United Somali Congress had captured most surrounding towns and villages, this had become a common saying in Somalia, and on 29 September 1990, the British newspaper The Economist used the phrase in reference to Barre. During the early 1990s, after the collapsed central government of the Siad regime and during the Somali famine, Dan Eldon, a British photojournalist who covered the famine and civil war, became popular among Mogadishans and was nicknamed the "Mayor of Mogadishu." == See also ==