President · Somalia
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
198 recorded engagements, 2012–2025: 190 visits, 6 phone calls, 2 video conferences and 19 signed agreements.
198Engagements
190Visits
6Phone calls
2Video conferences
19Signed agreements
35Destination countries
85Multilateral summits
2012–2025Years in LEAD
Biography
Somali politician (born 1955)
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (Somali: Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud; Arabic: حسن شيخ محمود, romanized: Ḥasan Shaykh Muḥamūd; born 29 November 1955) is a Somali politician who is serving as president of Somalia since 2022, his presidency being disputed since 2026. He previously held the office from 2012 to 2017.
Hassan was previously a university professor and dean at SIMAD University, which he co-founded. During 2012 he was elected President of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). Time magazine placed him on an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2013. During 2014 he controversially welcomed the entry of Ethiopian troops into the African Union mission in the wake of the 2006 invasion. His first administration faced serious criticism for rampant corruption, media restrictions and abuse of power.
After losing power in 2017, he became the founder and current chairman of the Union for Peace and Development Party. He was indirectly elected to a non-consecutive term as President of the Federal Republic of Somalia in 2022.
== Early life and education ==
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was born in the Hiiran region. His father is from the Caligaaf Subclan of the Wecesle Clan of the...
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Where they travelled
Somalia Visited or called (darker = more often)
Most-visited countries
Discussion topics
Activity by year
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-27 | United Arab Emirates | Economics |
| 2013-09-16 | Belgium | The Somali Compact (New Deal for Somalia) |
| 2013-09-17 | Italy | Functional cooperation |
| 2014-01-29 | Ethiopia | Functional cooperation |
| 2022-07-06 | Turkey | Türkiye–Somalia agreement on trade and security cooperation (2022) |
| 2022-07-15 | Kenya | Trade Agreement |
| 2022-08-08 | Uganda | Memorandum of Understanding |
| 2023-11-15 | Burundi | High-level politics |
| 2023-11-19 | United Kingdom | Functional cooperation |
| 2023-12-15 | Uganda | Treaty of Accession of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the East African Community |
| 2023-12-28 | Djibouti | Functional cooperation |
| 2024-08-14 | Egypt | Egypt–Somalia Military Cooperation Protocol (2024) |
| 2024-09-04 | China | China–Somalia Strategic Partnership (FOCAC 2024 joint statement) |
| 2024-11-05 | Germany | Somalia–Germany migration / repatriation cooperation (2024) |
| 2025-01-22 | Egypt | Functional cooperation |
| 2025-01-27 | Tanzania | Economics |
| 2025-02-11 | Azerbaijan | Economics |
| 2025-02-24 | Libya | Memorandum of Understanding |
| 2025-11-11 | Algeria | Somalia-Algeria Education and Scholarship Cooperation Agreement Somalia-Algeria Memoranda of Understanding on Energy and Livestock Cooperation |
Every recorded engagement
| Date | Type | Destination | Agreements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-10 – 2012-10-11 | Visit | Uganda · Kampala | |
| 2012-11-26 – 2012-11-28 | Visit | Djibouti · Djibouti City | |
| 2012-11-28 – 2012-11-30 | Visit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2012-11-30 | Visit | Kenya · Nairobi | |
| 2012-12-04 – 2012-12-07 | Visit | Turkey · Ankara | |
| 2012-12-16 | Visit | Djibouti · Djibouti City | |
| 2013-01-01 | Visit | Sudan · Khartoum | |
| 2013-01-13 – 2013-01-19 | Visit | United States of America · Washington | |
| 2013-01-27 | Visit Summit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2013-01-29 – 2013-01-31 | Visit | Belgium · Brussels | |
| 2013-02-04 – 2013-02-05 | Visit | United Kingdom · London | |
| 2013-02-07 – 2013-02-11 | Visit Summit | Egypt · Cairo | |
| 2013-03-25 – 2013-03-27 | Visit Summit | Qatar · Doha | |
| 2013-03-27 – 2013-03-31 | Visit | United Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi | Agreement signedEconomics |
| 2013-04-09 – 2013-04-10 | Visit | Kenya · Nairobi | |
| 2013-04-21 | Visit Summit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2013-05-07 | Visit Summit | United Kingdom · London | |
| 2013-05-24 – 2013-05-25 | Visit Summit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2013-06-06 – 2013-06-08 | Visit | Kenya · Nairobi | |
| 2013-06-16 – 2013-06-18 | Visit Summit | United Kingdom · Lough Erne | |
| 2013-07-09 | Visit | South Sudan · Juba | |
| 2013-08-04 – 2013-08-05 | Visit Summit | Uganda · Kampala | |
| 2013-09-11 – 2013-09-12 | Visit Summit | United Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi | |
| 2013-09-16 | Visit Summit | Belgium · Brussels | Agreement signedThe Somali Compact (New Deal for Somalia) |
| 2013-09-17 – 2013-09-19 | Visit | Italy · Rome | Agreement signedFunctional cooperation |
| 2013-09-19 – 2013-09-27 | Visit Summit | United States of America · New York | |
| 2013-10-11 – 2013-10-13 | Visit Summit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2013-11-19 – 2013-11-20 | Visit Summit | Kuwait · Kuwait City | |
| 2013-12-27 | Visit Summit | Kenya · Nairobi | |
| 2014-01-29 – 2014-02-01 | Visit Summit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | Agreement signedFunctional cooperation |
| 2014-02-10 – 2014-02-16 | Visit | Turkey · Ankara | |
| 2014-03-12 – 2014-03-15 | Visit | Japan · Tokyo | |
| 2014-03-24 – 2014-03-25 | Visit Summit | Kuwait · Kuwait City | |
| 2014-05-03 | Visit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2014-05-12 | Visit | Uganda · Kampala | |
| 2014-08-04 – 2014-08-10 | Visit Summit | United States of America · Washington | |
| 2014-09-04 | Visit Summit | Kenya · Nairobi | |
| 2014-09-26 | Visit Summit | United States of America · New York | |
| 2014-10-06 | Visit | Saudi Arabia · Riyadh | |
| 2014-10-15 | Visit | France · Paris |
Show all 198 engagements
| Date | Type | Destination | Agreements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-11-06 – 2014-11-07 | Visit Summit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2014-11-19 – 2014-11-20 | Visit Summit | Denmark · Copenhagen | |
| 2014-12-29 – 2014-12-30 | Visit | Egypt · Cairo | |
| 2015-01-03 | Visit | Egypt · Cairo | |
| 2015-02-18 – 2015-02-19 | Visit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2015-03-15 | Visit Summit | Egypt · Cairo | |
| 2015-03-28 – 2015-03-29 | Visit Summit | Egypt · Sharm el-Sheikh | |
| 2015-04-19 | Visit Summit | Jordan · Amman | |
| 2015-05-29 – 2015-05-31 | Visit | Nigeria · Abuja | |
| 2015-07-14 | Visit Summit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2015-08-29 – 2015-08-30 | Visit | United Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi | |
| 2015-09-02 | Visit | Djibouti · Djibouti City | |
| 2015-09-26 – 2015-09-28 | Visit Summit | United States of America · New York | |
| 2015-10-26 – 2015-10-27 | Visit | Saudi Arabia · Riyadh | |
| 2015-10-30 – 2015-10-31 | Visit Summit | India · New Delhi | |
| 2015-11-08 – 2015-11-09 | Visit | Uganda · Kampala | |
| 2015-11-09 – 2015-11-10 | Visit | Djibouti · Djibouti City | |
| 2015-11-10 – 2015-11-12 | Visit Summit | Saudi Arabia · Riyadh | |
| 2015-11-17 – 2015-11-18 | Visit Summit | United Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi | |
| 2015-12-04 – 2015-12-06 | Visit Summit | South Africa · Johannesburg | |
| 2016-01-27 | Visit | Kenya · Nairobi | |
| 2016-01-29 – 2016-02-01 | Visit Summit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2016-02-15 – 2016-02-17 | Visit Summit | Germany · Berlin | |
| 2016-02-23 – 2016-02-24 | Visit Summit | Turkey · Ankara | |
| 2016-02-28 | Visit Summit | Djibouti · Djibouti City | |
| 2016-04-13 – 2016-04-14 | Visit | Sudan · Khartoum | |
| 2016-04-18 | Visit Summit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2016-04-19 – 2016-04-20 | Visit Summit | United States of America · Washington | |
| 2016-05-08 | Visit | Djibouti · Djibouti City | |
| 2016-05-22 – 2016-05-24 | Visit Summit | Turkey · Ankara | |
| 2016-06-06 – 2016-06-08 | Visit | Kenya · Nairobi | |
| 2016-07-17 – 2016-07-18 | Visit Summit | Rwanda · Kigali | |
| 2016-08-05 – 2016-08-07 | Visit Summit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2016-08-22 – 2016-08-23 | Visit | United Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi | |
| 2016-12-09 – 2016-12-10 | Visit Summit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2017-02-15 – 2017-02-17 | Visit | Germany · Berlin | |
| 2022-05-25 | Phone call | United States of America · Washington | |
| 2022-06-19 – 2022-06-24 | Visit | United Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi | |
| 2022-07-06 – 2022-07-07 | Visit | Turkey · Ankara | Agreement signedTürkiye–Somalia agreement on trade and security cooperation (2022) |
| 2022-07-09 – 2022-07-12 | Visit | Eritrea · Asmara | |
| 2022-07-15 – 2022-07-16 | Visit | Kenya · Nairobi | Agreement signedTrade Agreement |
| 2022-07-16 – 2022-07-17 | Visit | Djibouti · Djibouti City | |
| 2022-07-21 – 2022-07-23 | Visit Summit | Tanzania · Dar es Salaam | |
| 2022-07-24 – 2022-07-27 | Visit | Egypt · Cairo | |
| 2022-08-08 – 2022-08-11 | Visit | Uganda · Kampala | Agreement signedMemorandum of Understanding |
| 2022-09-12 – 2022-09-14 | Visit | Kenya · Nairobi | |
| 2022-09-15 – 2022-09-18 | Visit | United States of America · Washington | |
| 2022-09-18 – 2022-09-19 | Visit | United Kingdom · London | |
| 2022-09-19 – 2022-09-26 | Visit Summit | United States of America · New York | |
| 2022-09-28 – 2022-09-29 | Visit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2022-10-08 – 2022-10-10 | Visit | Uganda · Kampala | |
| 2022-10-23 – 2022-10-24 | Visit | Djibouti · Djibouti City | |
| 2022-11-01 – 2022-11-04 | Visit Summit | Algeria · Algiers | |
| 2022-11-07 – 2022-11-09 | Visit Summit | Egypt · Sharm el-Sheikh | |
| 2022-11-10 – 2022-11-13 | Visit | Eritrea · Asmara | |
| 2022-12-09 – 2022-12-11 | Visit Summit | Saudi Arabia · Riyadh | |
| 2022-12-13 – 2022-12-15 | Visit Summit | United States of America · Washington | |
| 2023-02-08 | Visit | Italy · Rome | |
| 2023-02-17 – 2023-02-19 | Visit Summit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2023-02-23 | Visit | United Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi | |
| 2023-03-04 – 2023-03-08 | Visit Summit | Qatar · Doha | |
| 2023-03-13 – 2023-03-14 | Visit | Eritrea · Asmara | |
| 2023-03-18 – 2023-03-20 | Visit | Uganda · Kampala | |
| 2023-04-14 – 2023-04-16 | Visit Summit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2023-04-16 | Video conference Summit | Djibouti · (virtual session) | |
| 2023-04-26 – 2023-04-27 | Visit Summit | Uganda · Entebbe | |
| 2023-05-16 – 2023-05-18 | Visit | Qatar · Doha | |
| 2023-05-18 – 2023-05-20 | Visit Summit | Saudi Arabia · Jeddah | |
| 2023-06-02 – 2023-06-03 | Visit | Turkey · Ankara | |
| 2023-06-12 | Visit Summit | Djibouti · Djibouti City | |
| 2023-06-21 – 2023-06-24 | Visit Summit | United States of America · New York | |
| 2023-07-23 – 2023-07-24 | Visit Summit | Italy · Rome | |
| 2023-10-08 – 2023-10-10 | Visit | Eritrea · Asmara | |
| 2023-10-24 – 2023-10-26 | Visit Summit | Belgium · Brussels | |
| 2023-10-27 – 2023-10-28 | Visit | Turkey · Ankara | |
| 2023-11-09 – 2023-11-12 | Visit Summit | Saudi Arabia · Riyadh | |
| 2023-11-15 | Visit | Burundi · Bujumbura | Agreement signedHigh-level politics |
| 2023-11-19 – 2023-11-22 | Visit | United Kingdom · London | Agreement signedFunctional cooperation |
| 2023-11-23 – 2023-11-24 | Visit Summit | Tanzania · Dar es Salaam | |
| 2023-11-30 – 2023-12-03 | Visit Summit | United Arab Emirates · Dubai | |
| 2023-12-09 | Visit Summit | Djibouti · Djibouti City | |
| 2023-12-11 – 2023-12-13 | Visit | United States of America · Washington | |
| 2023-12-15 – 2023-12-16 | Visit Summit | Uganda · Entebbe | Agreement signedTreaty of Accession of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the East African Community |
| 2023-12-18 | Visit | Kuwait · Kuwait City | |
| 2023-12-28 – 2023-12-29 | Visit | Djibouti · Djibouti City | Agreement signedFunctional cooperation |
| 2024-01-08 – 2024-01-09 | Visit | Eritrea · Asmara | |
| 2024-01-17 – 2024-01-19 | Visit Summit | Uganda · Entebbe | |
| 2024-01-20 – 2024-01-21 | Visit | Egypt · Cairo | |
| 2024-01-22 – 2024-01-24 | Visit | Qatar · Doha | |
| 2024-01-28 – 2024-01-29 | Visit Summit | Italy · Rome | |
| 2024-01-31 | Visit | United Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi | |
| 2024-02-16 – 2024-02-17 | Visit Summit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2024-02-28 – 2024-02-29 | Visit Summit | Kenya · Nairobi | |
| 2024-02-29 – 2024-03-03 | Visit Summit | Turkey · Ankara | |
| 2024-03-17 – 2024-03-18 | Visit | Eritrea · Asmara | |
| 2024-04-02 – 2024-04-07 | Visit | Saudi Arabia · Makkah | |
| 2024-04-11 – 2024-04-12 | Visit | Kenya · Nairobi | |
| 2024-04-25 – 2024-04-28 | Visit | Tanzania · Dar es Salaam | |
| 2024-04-28 – 2024-04-29 | Visit Summit | Kenya · Nairobi | |
| 2024-05-18 | Visit | Kenya · Nairobi | |
| 2024-05-28 – 2024-05-31 | Visit Summit | Kenya · Nairobi | |
| 2024-06-01 | Phone call | United States of America · Washington | |
| 2024-06-09 – 2024-06-11 | Visit | Norway · Oslo | |
| 2024-06-11 – 2024-06-14 | Visit | Switzerland · Geneva | |
| 2024-06-12 | Phone call | Qatar · Doha | |
| 2024-06-16 – 2024-06-19 | Visit | Turkey · Ankara | |
| 2024-06-19 | Visit | Djibouti · Djibouti City | |
| 2024-07-04 | Phone call | Egypt · Cairo | |
| 2024-07-08 – 2024-07-09 | Visit | Eritrea · Asmara | |
| 2024-07-30 | Phone call | Turkey · Ankara | |
| 2024-08-11 – 2024-08-12 | Visit | Rwanda · Kigali | |
| 2024-08-14 | Visit | Egypt · Cairo | Agreement signedEgypt–Somalia Military Cooperation Protocol (2024) |
| 2024-09-04 – 2024-09-06 | Visit Summit | China · Beijing | Agreement signedChina–Somalia Strategic Partnership (FOCAC 2024 joint statement) |
| 2024-10-09 – 2024-10-10 | Visit Summit | Eritrea · Asmara | |
| 2024-10-19 | Visit | Uganda · Kampala | |
| 2024-10-20 – 2024-10-21 | Visit | Burundi · Bujumbura | |
| 2024-10-20 – 2024-10-21 | Visit | Djibouti · Djibouti City | |
| 2024-10-22 | Visit | Kenya · Nairobi | |
| 2024-11-05 – 2024-11-06 | Visit | Germany · Berlin | Agreement signedSomalia–Germany migration / repatriation cooperation (2024) |
| 2024-11-10 – 2024-11-11 | Visit Summit | Saudi Arabia · Riyadh | |
| 2024-11-29 | Visit Summit | Tanzania · Arusha | |
| 2024-12-11 | Visit | Turkey · Ankara | |
| 2024-12-25 – 2024-12-26 | Visit | Eritrea · Asmara | |
| 2024-12-27 | Phone call | Tanzania · Dodoma | |
| 2024-12-28 | Visit | Djibouti · Djibouti City | |
| 2025-01-09 – 2025-01-11 | Visit Summit | Uganda · Kampala | |
| 2025-01-11 – 2025-01-12 | Visit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2025-01-21 – 2025-01-22 | Visit Summit | Switzerland · Davos | |
| 2025-01-22 – 2025-01-24 | Visit | Egypt · Cairo | Agreement signedFunctional cooperation |
| 2025-01-27 – 2025-01-29 | Visit Summit | Tanzania · Dar es Salaam | Agreement signedEconomics |
| 2025-02-07 – 2025-02-08 | Visit Summit | Tanzania · Dar es Salaam | |
| 2025-02-07 | Visit | Uganda · Kampala | |
| 2025-02-11 – 2025-02-13 | Visit | Azerbaijan · Baku | Agreement signedEconomics |
| 2025-02-15 – 2025-02-16 | Visit Summit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2025-02-24 – 2025-02-25 | Visit | Libya · Tripoli | Agreement signedMemorandum of Understanding |
| 2025-03-12 | Video conference Summit | Djibouti · Djibouti City | |
| 2025-03-27 | Visit | Turkey · Ankara | |
| 2025-04-02 – 2025-04-03 | Visit | Djibouti · Djibouti City | |
| 2025-04-05 | Visit | Uganda · Kampala | |
| 2025-04-11 – 2025-04-13 | Visit Summit | Turkey · Antalya | |
| 2025-04-24 – 2025-04-25 | Visit Summit | Uganda · Kampala, Entebbe | |
| 2025-05-16 – 2025-05-17 | Visit Summit | Iraq · Baghdad | |
| 2025-07-06 | Visit | Egypt · Cairo | |
| 2025-07-08 – 2025-07-18 | Visit | Turkey · Istanbul | |
| 2025-07-26 – 2025-07-27 | Visit | Djibouti · Djibouti | |
| 2025-07-28 | Visit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2025-09-09 | Visit Summit | Ethiopia · Guba | |
| 2025-09-14 – 2025-09-16 | Visit Summit | Qatar · Doha | |
| 2025-09-24 – 2025-09-25 | Visit Summit | United States of America · New York | |
| 2025-10-12 – 2025-10-13 | Visit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2025-10-17 | Visit | Kenya · Nairobi | |
| 2025-10-28 – 2025-10-31 | Visit | Djibouti · Djibouti, Arta | |
| 2025-11-01 – 2025-11-02 | Visit | Egypt · Cairo | |
| 2025-11-03 | Visit | Tanzania · Dodoma | |
| 2025-11-11 | Visit | Algeria · Algiers | Agreement signedSomalia-Algeria Education and Scholarship Cooperation AgreementSomalia-Algeria Memoranda of Understanding on Energy and Livestock Cooperation |
| 2025-12-05 – 2025-12-07 | Visit Summit | Qatar · Doha | |
| 2025-12-19 | Visit | Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | |
| 2025-12-30 | Visit | Turkey · Istanbul |
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 [Hassan Sheikh Mohamud leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/hassan-sheikh-mohamud.html]