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'Ali Mohammed Ghedi' or 'Mohammed Ali Ghedi' () (born 1951) is the Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia. He was relatively unknown in political circles upon his appointment as prime minister on November 2004. He is affiliated with the Abgaal subclan of Mogadishu's Hawiye clan, one of Somalia's four most powerful clan 'families'. Profile: Ali Mohamed Ghedi He narrowly survived a suicide attack on his home that has left at least seven people dead on June 3 2007. Profile: Somali PM survives attack on home

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Siad Barre government

Transitional Federal Government (TFG)

Government in Exile

Government in Baidoa

Return to Mogadishu

Notes

Siad Barre government

Ghedi's father was a Colonel in the Somali National Security Service (NSS) under the reign of Siad Barre. During the 1980s, his father was responsible for assisting the Ethiopian resistance group the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF). Ali Mohammed Ghedi-Meles Zenawi's Stooge and Somalia's Traitor As a university student Ghedi was allegedly recruited to spy on his fellow students for the NSS, providing reports which led to the arrests and torture of hundreds. Ali Mohammed Ghedi-Meles Zenawi's Stooge and Somalia's Traitor

Transitional Federal Government (TFG)

Government in Exile

As head of the TFG, Ghedi promised to form an inclusive government, and to strive for reconciliation among Mogadishu's warlords.
After a failed assassination attempt, Ghedi fled to Nairobi, Kenya. On July 2005, he moved to Jowhar, one of two towns (the other being Baidoa) being used as a temporary joint Somali capital.

Government in Baidoa

Main articles: Rise of the Islamic Courts Union (2006)

In March 2006, fighting broke out between the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism (ARPCT) warlords and the Islamic Court Union (ICU) over the control of Mogadishu, which intensified in May. Somalia's Tangled Web Becomes Contorted' The conflict became known as the Second Battle of Mogadishu. The Prime Minister demanded the warlords, four of whom were members of the TFG government Somali warlords battle Islamists , to cease fighting the ICU, but this command was universally ignored and so Ghedi dismissed them from Parliament. These included National Security Minister Mohamed Afrah Qanyare, Commerce Minister Musa Sudi Yalahow, Militia Rehabilitation Minister Issa Botan Alin and Religious Affairs Minister Omar Muhamoud Finnish. Islamic militia ends 15 year Somali warlords' rule

Return to Mogadishu

Main articles: War in Somalia (2006–present), Disarmament in Somalia

During December 2006, the ICU and affiliated Islamist militias suffered crucial defeats by the TFG and Ethiopian armies, who on December 29 entered Mogadishu relatively unopposed. Although Ghedi was jubilantly welcomed to the city, his Ethiopian allies faced angry crowds who pelted Ethiopian troops with rocks. ^[1]
On January 1 2007, he announced "The warlord era in Mogadishu is now over."Somali prime minister orders complete disarmament Associated Press Ghedi's first actions included declaring martial law for three months, calling for the disarmament of the militias, and the appointment of new judges. Somalia: Judges sworn in the capital

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1. "Mixed signals in Mogadishu" ''New York Times'', 29 December 2006.