Abdi Farah Shirdon

Abdi Farah Shirdon (Somali: Cabdi Faarax Shirdoon; Arabic: عبدي فارح شردون; born 1958) is a Somali businessman, economist and politician. He served as the prime minister of Somalia between October 2012 and December 2013. Shirdon is credited with having overseen significant development in social services and the national budget, as well as improving local security.

== Background ==

=== Personal life ===

Shirdon was born in 1958 in Dusmareeb, Somalia. He comes from a middle-class background, and belongs to the Marehan Darod clan.

Shirdon is married to Asha Haji Elmi a prominent peace activist and former Member of the Federal Parliament of Somalia. The couple have four children.

He is also multilingual, speaking Somali, Italian and English.

=== Education ===

After finishing high school, Shirdon relocated to Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, to attend college. He studied at the Somali National University (SNU), where he earned a bachelor's degree in economics, graduating with honours in 1983. Furthering his education Abdi Farah Shirdoon attended the University of Oxford, where he completed his master's degree in diplomatic studies.

=== Early career ===

Shirdon briefly worked as an economist in the...