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{{Short description|President of Puntland, 2005–2009}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mohamud
| image = Mohamed Muse Hersi (cropped).jpg
| order =
| vicepresident = [[Hassan Dahir Afqurac]]
| term_start = 8 January 2005
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1937|7|1|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|2|8|1937|7|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bayla]], [[
| death_place = [[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]]
| rank = General
| battles =
}}
'''Mohamud
==Biography==
A former [[General]] in the [[Somali Armed Forces]] of long-time Somali president [[Mohamed Siad Barre]], Muse later became a local and state governor in northern Somalia before the outbreak of the [[Somali Civil War]]. He hails from the [[Osman Mohamoud (clan)|Bah-Dir Roble]] sub of the larger [[Osman Mahmoud|Osman Mahamuud]] sub-clan
*1963 – 1965 Secretariat to The Chief of Military Forces<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.somaliaonline.com/community/showthread.php/41100-Profile-of-new-leaders.Garad-Abdiqani-voices-his-support-Rep-of.-SOOL-SANAG-amp-CAYN |title=
*1965 – 1967 Chairman of Horseed political party
*1970 – 1972 Commander of the 21st Division, [[Somali National Army]]
*1972 – 1973 Chief of Training, Somali Military Forces
He also served as a military attaché to [[China]] during the mid to late 1970s. After his stint in China, he later relocated to [[Canada]] in 1979, where he owned and managed several gas stations until the mid-1990s.<ref name="cbc.ca2008-11-26">{{cite news |title=Former Ottawa gas station operator rules home state of Somalia pirates|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/former-ottawa-gas-station-operator-rules-home-state-of-somali-pirates-1.720048 |work=www.cbc.ca|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|cbc]] |date=
Muse died in the United Arab Emirates on 8 February 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-former-puntland-president-dies-in-uae|title=Somalia: Former Puntland President dies in UAE|date=8 February 2017|newspaper=Garowe Online|access-date=9 February 2017
==President of Puntland==
In March 2005, then incumbent President Muse began an ambitious plan to build an airport in Puntland's commercial capital of [[Bosaso]], a project which is now complete and referred to as [[Bender Qassim International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.puntlandgovt.com/en/currentissues/information/further_information_add.php?id=27 |title=
In November 2006, the [[Supreme Islamic Courts Council|Union of Islamic Courts]] reportedly captured [[Bandiiradley]], a strategically located settlement near Puntland's border with [[Mudug]]. However, a spokesman for local warlord [[Abdi Hassan Awale Qeybdiid]] claimed that his troops had only made a tactical retreat from the area. [[Mohamed Mohamud Jama]], a Mudug-based spokesman for the Islamic Courts, announced the courts' intention to march on [[Gaalkacyo]], part of which is claimed by Puntland. Heretofore, the courts had avoided making incursions into Puntland.<ref>{{cite news
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| work = BBC News
| publisher = BBC
| date =
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6141594.stm
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During the 2008 election year, Puntland saw a spike in piracy. Then incumbent President Mohamud Muse Hersi was quoted on [[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]] as saying that "giving in to the pirates' demands was not an option. We do not advocate for any ransom to be paid to the pirates and we support the French government, which uses force, while taking on the pirates".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/04/20094121185586497.html |title=US ship in Kenya after hijack drama |publisher=Al Jazeera English |date=
In October 2008, Muse also signed a Dh170 million agreement with [[Dubai]]'s [[Lootah Group]] to support the construction of an airport, seaport and free zone in the coastal city of Bosaso. Muse indicated that "I believe that when we finish all these projects our people will benefit by getting good health services, education and overall prosperity."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiiraan.com/news2/2008/Nov/puntland_the_land_of_opportunity.aspx |title=Puntland: The land of opportunity |publisher=Hiiraan.com |date=8 November 2008
Muse's term as President of Puntland ended in January 2009.
==Death==
Muse died in UAE on 8 February 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Puntland President dies in UAE |url=https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-former-puntland-president-dies-in-uae}}</ref>
==Notes==
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