Mohamed Omar Hagi Mohamoud
Mohamed Hagi محمد حاج | |
|---|---|
| 1st Ambassador of Somaliland to Israel | |
| Assumed office February 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Advisor to the President for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation | |
| Assumed office 14 January 2025 | |
| President | Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi |
| 1st Chief Representative of Somaliland to Taiwan | |
| In office 23 June 2020 – 12 January 2025 | |
| President | Muse Bihi Abdi |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Adam Jama Galaal |
| Senior Political Adviser - Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 14 November 2018 – 23 June 2020 | |
| President | Muse Bihi Abdi |
| Senior Policy Adviser - Ministry of Finance Development | |
| In office 4 March 2018 – 14 November 2018 | |
| President | Muse Bihi Abdi |
| Maritime Security Consultant - Somaliland Coast Guard | |
| In office 30 July 2010 – 30 March 2011 | |
| President | Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Citizenship | Somaliland, United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Samira Obsiye |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Manchester Metropolitan University (PhD) University of Warwick (MA) University of Warwick (PGCert) University of Warwick(BA) |
| Profession | Diplomat, Politician & Academic |
| Signature | |
| Mohamed Omar Hagi Mohamoud on Twitter Mohamed Omar Hagi Mohamoud on Facebook | |
Mohamed Omar Hagi Mohamoud (Somali: Dr. Maxamed Cumar Xaaji Maxamuud, Arabic: محمد عمر حاج محمود ) (born January 1981), also known as Mohamed Hagi is a Somaliland diplomat, politician and academic currently serving as the First Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Somaliland to Israel. Appointed in February 2026, he is the inaugural head of the Somaliland embassy in Jerusalem the Advisor to the President for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.He previously served as the inaugural Representative of Somaliland to Taiwan from 2020 to 2025, where he established the first diplomatic presence of Somaliland in East Asia.
Prior foreign diplomatic posting, Mohamed was a Senior Political Adviser at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Somaliland. He also served the Ministry of Finance Development as a Senior Policy Adviser on strategic planning and the macroeconomic policy reform. Prior to his public career, Mohamed worked as an Executive Director, Programme Manager and a senior policy adviser for international and United Nations agencies in Somaliland and abroad.