Brief History of the Speaker of Galmudug State Parliament
Name: Mohamed Gacal
Date and place of birth: 1966 in Ceel-dheer, Galguduud region.
Position: Speaker of the House of Representatives of Galmudug State of Somalia.
Email address: speaker@parliament.gm.so, gacal2500@gmail.com
Social media accounts: https://www.facebook.com/drgacal30
Educational qualifications
1987 – Graduates of Mogadishu High School.
1988 – Received Medium Diploma at the Arab League Institute for Management and Administration in Mogadishu.
1995 – Bachelor of Laws from Omdurman Islamic University in Sudan.
1999 – High Diploma from the Institute of Disaster Management and Refugee Management at the International University of Africa.
2000 – High Diploma of Law from Al-Neelain University in Sudan.
2001 – Master’s degree in Disaster and Refugee Management from Africa International University in Sudan.
2008 – Holds a Ph.D. in Law from Omdurman Islamic University in Sudan.
Work and experience
2002-2008: Director of the Center for Social Services and Continuing Education at Mogadishu University.
2002-2008: Senior Lecturer of Public Law and Constitution in the Faculty of Law, University of Mogadishu.
2004-2006: Director of the Higher Education Program at Omdurman Islamic University and Mogadishu University.
2003-2009: Vice President of the Civil Society Movement for Civil Society Organizations in Somalia.
2009-2011: Dean of the Faculty of Law at Banadir University.
2011-2012: Deputy Director of the Office of the Humanitarian Coordinator of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Somalia.
Political Issues
2013-2014: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the Federal Government of Somalia.
2014 – 2016: Senior Political Adviser, Prime Minister’s Office.
2019: Member of the Galmudug State Reconciliation Committee.
2020: Elected Speaker of the Galmudug State Parliament.
