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Abdikarim Ali Mahamed is currently the head of quality assurance and learning enhancement office (QALEO) at Civil Service Institute of Somaliland. He also teaches undergraduates courses on Social Research, sociology, gender, community development and populations studies (Demography) mostly at center for public and development management, Civil Service Institute. Prior to that, Ali has worked with the institute at various capacities; Head of information, Dean of Students Affairs and cancelling  and a researcher at Center for research and knowledge management. Mr. Ali has BA in Sociology and Social anthropology from Unity University, the first full-fledged private university in Ethiopia. He is currently planning to pursue a postgraduate course in peace and development studies. He has a good experience on social research and has conducted and participated several researches .Mr Ali is a member and affiliate of several professional bodies both national and regional including Ethiopian Society of Sociologist, Social workers and anthropologist (ESSSWA) and Professional Social Workers Association (PSWA). Before joining CSI, Ali worked with several reputable institutions at various positions such as Logistic officer with MEDAIR International in Burao and head of communication and documentation for Tesfa Mender in Ethiopia. Apart from academics,  Ali actively participates with private sector and several community based organization works, closely works and holds positions at different companies offering consultancy, research and training services such as SAAB Consultancy Firm, DELTA Consultancy Company and Candlelight for health and education where he acts as communication specialist at FGM Programme. In his free time, Ali enjoys his passion which is photography, social media, swimming, body building and reading Qoran and  historical books particularly biographies. .