Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid

Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid "Khadar" (Mahdi Maxamed Guleed "Khadar", مهدي محمد جوليد خضر) was the former deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, from 2017 to 2022 and briefly served as the acting Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia from 25 July 2020 to 23 September 2020.

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.