Hamza Abdi Barre

Hamza Abdi Barre (Somali: Xamse Cabdi Barre, Arabic: حمزة عبد بري; born 1972 or 1973) is a Somali politician who has served as the prime minister of Somalia since 2022. He was nominated on 15 June 2022, by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and he was endorsed by parliament on 25 June 2022 (229 in favour, 7 opposed, 1 abstention). Hamza is also a parliamentarian elected to the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia on 28 December 2021, representing the Afmadow constituency of Middle Juba.

== Early life and education ==

Hamza was born in Nogob, Somali Region, to the Ogaden branch of the Darod clan.

Hamza completed his primary education in the country, and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Science and Technology in Yemen in 2001. From 2003 to 2004, Hamza was the Executive Director of the Formal Private Education Network in Somalia (FPENS), a school in Mogadishu. In August 2005, Hamza became a co-founder of Kismayo University. In 2009, Hamza received his Master's degree from the International Islamic University in Malaysia. After obtaining his Master's degree and before entering into his political career, Hamza spent many years as an educator in Kismayo...