Mohamed Omar Hagi Mohamoud

Mohamed Hagi
محمد حاج
1st Ambassador of Somaliland to Israel
Assumed office
February 2026
Preceded byPosition established
Advisor to the President for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Assumed office
14 January 2025
PresidentAbdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi
1st Chief Representative of Somaliland to Taiwan
In office
23 June 2020 – 12 January 2025
PresidentMuse Bihi Abdi
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMahmoud Adam Jama Galaal
Senior Political Adviser - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office
14 November 2018 – 23 June 2020
PresidentMuse Bihi Abdi
Senior Policy Adviser - Ministry of Finance Development
In office
4 March 2018 – 14 November 2018
PresidentMuse Bihi Abdi
Maritime Security Consultant - Somaliland Coast Guard
In office
30 July 2010 – 30 March 2011
PresidentAhmed Mohamed Mohamoud
Personal details
Born
CitizenshipSomaliland, United Kingdom
SpouseSamira Obsiye
Children5
EducationManchester Metropolitan University (PhD)
University of Warwick (MA)
University of Warwick (PGCert)
University of Warwick(BA)
ProfessionDiplomat, Politician & Academic
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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.