Mustafa Cagjar

Mustafa Mohoumed Omer (Somali: Mustafa Muxumed Cumar; also Mustafa Cumar; born 1972 in Aware) is the current president of the Somali Regional State in Ethiopia and the Deputy Chairman of the Somali Democratic Party (a member of Ethiopia’s Newly Formed Prosperity Party led by Abiy Ahmed, the sitting Prime Minister of Ethiopia.[1][2] [3]

Mustafa was appointed to the presidency on 22 August 2018 following a political crisis where the Ethiopian military forced Abdi Mohamoud Omar to resign after a stand-off with the central government. Omer has previously worked as an economist, activist, and humanitarian in food security (pastoral and agro-pastoral livelihoods), partnership, resource mobilization, and strategic planning roles in different NGOs. He previously served as an advisor to the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia. Mustafa was strongly opposed to his predecessor Omar.

Education

Mustafa attended primary and intermediate school in the Aware district of the Jarar region. His family relocated to Degahbur where he started secondary school at Degahbur. He attended Addis Ababa University where he received an undergraduate degree in economics. He also received a Master's in Science in Agricultural Economics from North London College.

Experience

Mustafa became a teacher at the Jijiga college and was later promoted to vice deputy assistant. He served as deputy of the Somali regional education office. He worked with international non-governmental institutions in different positions such as Save the Children, Oxfam and OCHA. During work in the United Nation, he was a critic of the ex-president of the Somali region.

References
  1. "Mustafa Mohammed Omar appointed as president of Ethio-Somali region". August 23, 2018.
  2. "ETHIOPIA : Moustapha Mouhoumed Omar hardens his tone - 28/09/2018 - The Indian Ocean Newsletter". Africa Intelligence. September 28, 2018.
  3. http://sahanjournal.com/voa-somali-service-accused-of-censorship-by-the-brother-of-a-young-man-killed-in-the-somali-regional-state-of-ethiopia/#.W7e8CddKhp8
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