Somalia president names new prime minister

Somalia president names new prime minister

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Baidoa: Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf said on Tuesday he had named Mohammad Mohamud Guled, as the new prime minister.

Guled was the former interior minister.

"As I had promised to appoint a prime minister within three days I have appointed Mohammad Mohamud Guled," Yusuf said on local radio.

The Somali president dismissed then prime minister Hasssan Hussain Nur Adde on Sunday after they disagreed on a new cabinet demanded by donors.

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