Said Abdullahi Deni

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Said Abdullahi Mohamed Deni (Somali: Siciid Cabdullaahi Maxamed Deni; born 2 July 1967), also known as Said Deni, is a Somali politician who serves as the current and 6th president of Puntland, a semi-autonomous state of Somalia. He was first elected on 8 January 2019 and served as a president for 5 years. He was re-elected for a second term on 8 January 2024. Said was born in Mogadishu, Somalia. His family hails from the (Bah-Dhulbahante) Osman Mohamoud sub of the larger Harti Majeerteen. Previously, he served as the minister of planning of Somalia, after having been appointed to the position on 17 January 2014 by the prime minister, Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed. He was also a presidential candidate in the 2017 and 2022 elections for the Somali presidency. Since 2020, he represents the Kaah political association.

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