Ali Abdi Aware

Ali Abdi Aware (Cali Cabdi Awaare, علي عبدي أواري; born 15 May 1957 in Bayla, Bari, Somalia) is a Somali politician and Advisor of Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre for reconciliation affairs. A former state minister of the Puntland Presidency for International Relations and Social Affairs, he has also been a candidate for the Puntland presidential elections in 2009, 2014, and 2019.

Biography
Awaare has over the years held various positions in the government of Puntland, including State Minister of the Presidency for International Relations and Social Affairs. In 2008, he ran for president in that year's Puntland elections. He was eliminated in the first round of voting, receiving 4.55% of votes.

In 2013, Aware presented himself as a candidate in the 2014 Puntland presidential election, which took place on 8 January 2014 in Garowe. He was eliminated in the first round of voting, with former Prime Minister of Somalia Abdiweli Mohamed Ali declared the winner.