# Mohamed Abdi Hashi

_First vice president of Puntland from 1998 to 2004 and president of Puntland from 2004 to 2005_

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> Mohamed Abdi Hashi (Somali: Maxamed Cabdi Xaashi, Arabic: محمد عبدي هاشي; died 12 July 2020) was the first Vice President of Puntland during Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed presidency from 1 August 1998 to 10 October 2004. Later was the acting President of Puntland from 10 October 2004 until 8 January 2005.

## Quick facts

- **Died:** 12 July 2020 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4308866#P570))
- **Place of death:** Nairobi ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4308866#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Somalia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4308866#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4308866#P106))
- **Positions held:** President of the Puntland (14 October 2004 – 8 January 2005); Vice President of Puntland (1 August 1998 – 13 October 2004) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4308866#P39))

## About

Hashi was the chairman of USP during the 1990s. He hails from the Qayaad subclan of the larger clan Dhulbahante.

He died COVID-19 in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on 12 July 2020. On 15 July he was buried in Garowe.

## Questions

**What positions has Mohamed Abdi Hashi held?**  
Positions held by Mohamed Abdi Hashi include: President of the Puntland (2004–2005); Vice President of Puntland (1998–2004).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Mohamed Abdi Hashi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Abdi_Hashi) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q4308866](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4308866) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Mohamed Abdi Hashi.jpg by Wariyaha Garowe (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mohamed_Abdi_Hashi.jpg)

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