Defense Minister · Somalia
Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur
4 recorded engagements, 2024–2025: 4 visits and 2 signed agreements.
Biography
Somali politician
Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur Jama (Somali: Cabdulqaadir Maxamed Nuur Jaamac) is a Somali politician who serves as the Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia since 10 August 2026. He previously served as the Minister of Ports and Maritime Transport from March 2025 to August 2026, and as the Minister of Defense from 2021 to 2025.
== Life ==
Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur is a Somali politician and diplomat who currently serves as the Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, having been elected on 10 August 2026. Prior to his election as Speaker, he served as the Minister of Ports and Maritime Transport from March 2025 to August 2026, and as the Minister of Defense in the Federal Government of Somalia from December 2021 to March 2025. During his tenure as Defense Minister, he was particularly noted for his firm commitment to the fight against the terrorist group Al-Shabaab, aiming to strengthen the country's security forces and weaken the group's influence. Prior to these roles, he served as the Minister of Justice from September 2020 to December 2021.
Nur has also held several key positions in the Somali government, including as the Senior...
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Where they travelled
Somalia Visited or called (darker = more often)
Most-visited countries
Discussion topics
Signed agreements
Where the agreement's title was not recorded, its type or category is shown, as coded in the dataset.
| Date | Partner | What was signed |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-08 | Turkey | Framework Agreement on Defence and Economic Cooperation between the Republic of Türkiye and the Federal Republic of Somalia |
| 2024-11-08 | Uganda | Somalia-Uganda Implementation Agreement (defence deployment under AUSSOM) |
Every recorded engagement
| Date | Type | Destination | Agreements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-08 | Visit | Turkey · Ankara | Agreement signedFramework Agreement on Defence and Economic Cooperation between the Republic of Türkiye and the Federal Republic of Somalia |
| 2024-11-05 | Visit | Djibouti · Djibouti City | |
| 2024-11-08 | Visit | Uganda · Kampala | Agreement signedSomalia-Uganda Implementation Agreement (defence deployment under AUSSOM) |
| 2025-01-23 | Visit | Qatar · Doha |
Cite this profile
Ozturk, Y., Atabas, H., Guler, E., Duyar, B., & Yucel, R. (2026). Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database [Data set]. Africa Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22898778 [Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/abdulkadir-mohamed-nur.html]