Somalia: surprising win for Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

Briefing on the election of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as President of Somalia on 10 September 2012, detailing his background in civil society and the significant state-building and security challenges he faces.

• Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected president of Somalia on 10 September 2012. He is described as a political novice with a background in education and civil society, having founded the Peace and Development Party in 2011 and helped start the Somali Institute of Management and Administration Development (SIMAD).
• President Mohamud faces several monumental tasks in leading Somalia, including the reconstruction of the state, the creation of sustainable state institutions, addressing state corruption, and managing reconciliation to prevent power bases from being manipulated into violence.
• Security challenges persist, specifically regarding Al-Shabaab. While the stronghold of Kismayo is expected to fall soon, the group may miniaturise and operate from various locations, as ungoverned areas in Somalia still exceed governed areas.

APA

Institute for Security Studies (2012). Somalia: surprising win for Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. https://issafrica.org/research/publication-archives/cpra-daily-briefing/somalia-surprising-win-for-hassan-sheikh-mohamud

Chicago

Institute for Security Studies. Somalia: surprising win for Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. 2012. https://issafrica.org/research/publication-archives/cpra-daily-briefing/somalia-surprising-win-for-hassan-sheikh-mohamud.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{instituteforsecuritystudies2012somalia, author = {{Institute for Security Studies}}, title = {{Somalia: surprising win for Hassan Sheikh Mohamud}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, year = {2012}, month = sep, url = {https://issafrica.org/research/publication-archives/cpra-daily-briefing/somalia-surprising-win-for-hassan-sheikh-mohamud}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }