Omar Finnish

Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Somali: Cumar Maxamuud Maxamed) is a Somali politician and former warlord known as Omar Finnish (sometimes spelled Filish). He is the former Mayor of Mogadishu and Governor of Banaadir. He was appointed on 22 August 2019 by Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed.^[1][2] He stepped down on 7 September 2022 after the new president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, reappointed Yusuf Hussein Jimaale as the new mayor of Mogadishu and Governor of Banaadir.^[3][4][5]

Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Finnish) (عمر محمود محمد (فنش
38th Mayor of Mogadishu
In office 22 August 2019 – 7 September 2022
Prime Minister	Hassan Ali Kheyre Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid Mohamed Hussein Roble Hamza Abdi Barre
Preceded by	Abdirahman Omar Osman
Succeeded by	Yusuf Hussein Jimaale
Member of Somalia Parliament
In office 2004–2016
Personal details
Born	1965 Jowhar District

United Somali Congress/Somali Salvation Alliance (USC/SSA)

He is the leader of a splinter movement of the United Somali Congress/Somali Salvation Alliance (USC/SSA), which had been initially loyal to Ali Mahdi Mohammed during the Somali Civil War. He was also once the loyal deputy of Musa Sudi Yalahow, but the two split and fought over control of Mogadishu.^[6]

ARPCT

Main articles: ARPCT and Second Battle of Mogadishu

In early 2006, he was a member of the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism (ARPCT), a CIA-backed alliance which fought against the Islamic Courts Union (ICU). His forces were defeated by the ICU militia in the Second Battle of Mogadishu and he surrendered his military assets to the Islamist group after some negotiations.^[7]

Transitional Federal Government

Main articles: Fall of Mogadishu and Disarmament in Somalia

When the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) was organized in 2004, he was one of the 275 selected members of the Transitional Federal Parliament enumerated in the official list of August 29, 2004, listed as the Hon. Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Filish). His term expired in 2009.^[8]

After the defeat of the ICU by the alliance of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), the autonomous states of Puntland and Galmudug, various rebel leaders and, most importantly, the army of Ethiopia, he returned to Mogadishu and was present on January 12, 2007, at Villa Somalia where an agreement was reached between the Mogadishu warlords and the TFG to disarm the militias and to direct members to join the national army and police.^[9]

References

1. M. "Somali President appoints Omar Filish as the new Governor of Banadir and the Mayor of Mogadishu". jowhar.com. Retrieved 22 August 2019. ^{[dead link‍]}
2. "Somali president replaces security chiefs and Mogadishu mayor". Reuters. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
3. Nor, Omar (7 September 2022). "Mogadishu gets a mayor not new to its people". Shabelle Media Network. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
4. "Somali president fires Mogadishu mayor, reinstates Madale". KEYDMEDIA ONLINE. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
5. "Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh oo guddoomiye cusub u magacaabay gobolka Banaadir". www.hiiraan.com. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
6. "HORN OF AFRICA IRIN-HOA Weekly Round-up 69 22 - 28 December 2001". IRIN. 28 December 2001. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
7. "BBCSomali.com". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
8. "Selected Members of the Transitional Federal Parliament of Somalia (275) 29.08.2004 - 2009" (PDF). Somali-CivilSociety.org. 29 August 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
9. "Somalia leaders, ex-warlords reach deal as fighting kills 7". Garowe Online. 12 January 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2007. ^{[dead link‍]}