The first major time Mohamud introduced himself into the Somali political landscape was in 2017, when he ran to be
President of Somalia, in which he did not succeed. and on 25 November was officially sworn in.
China,
Kenya,
Kuwait,
Qatar,
Turkey, the
United Nations, and the
United States. On 20 November 2021, Mohamud was replaced as minister with
Abdisaid Muse Ali in a cabinet reshuffle by PM Roble. Mohamud remarked that the unannounced dismissal was a "surprise to me, as much as everyone else" but also stated that he had already submitted his resignation from the office earlier. It was reported by MTV Somali that the issues may have stemmed from Mohamud being too close to President
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed who PM Roble often disagreed with.
Post Foreign Minister career Campaigning In January 2022, Mohamud campaigned to be elected to a seat in the
House of the People in the
Somali Parliament, especially in the
Puntland region, in which he had good relationships with. When this did not succeed, Mohamud in May 2022 announced he would be running to be the President of Somalia again, but quickly withdrew his application after stating that his campaign did "not have the potential to win". Mohamud further discussed that with the race for Somali Presidency being indirect in nature, as long as his campaign focus was on speaking directly to the Somali people, he would not have a great chance at success. == References ==