Ali Mohammed Ghedi

Ali Mohammed Gedi (Somali: Cali Maxamed Geeddi, Arabic: علي محمد جيدي) (born 2 October 1952), popularly known as Ali Gedi, is a Somali politician who served as Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) from 2004 to 2007.

A former academic and veterinary doctor based in Addis Ababa, Gedi was a little-known figure prior to his appointment in November 2004, the result of intensive lobbying by the Ethiopian government. Widely viewed as corrupt and an impediment to reconciliation, he resigned in October 2007 was replaced by Nur Hassan Hussein as PM.

== Early life ==

Ali Mohamed Gedi was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1952. He is from the Abgaal sub-clan of the Hawiye. Gedi was raised by his paternal grandmother and later by his stepmother. Gedi's father was an officer in the military and in 1978 joined the National Security Service (NSS) under the reign of Siad Barre at the rank of Colonel. Gedi was recruited by the NSS during high school and college, tasked with surveilling and reporting on fellow students.

He went on to the University of Pisa, graduating in 1978 and was subsequently employed by the Somali National University as an assistant lecturer. From 1980 to 1983...