Ali Mahdi Muhammad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Somali entrepreneur and politician
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Place of Birth: Jowhar, Middle Shebelle, Somalia
About Ali Mahdi Muhammad
- Ali Mahdi Muhammad (Somali: Cali Mahdi Maxamed, Arabic: ??? ???? ?????) (born January 1, 1939) is a Somali entrepreneur and politician.
- He served as President of Somalia from January 26, 1991 to January 3, 1997. Muhammad rose to power after a coalition of armed opposition groups, including his own United Somali Congress, deposed longtime President Siad Barre.
- However, Muhammad was not able to exert his authority beyond parts of the capital.
- Power was instead vied with other faction leaders in the southern half of the country and with autonomous subnational entities in the north.
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