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Events from the year 2017 in Somalia

Incumbents

• President – Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (until 8 February); Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
• Prime Minister – Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (until 1 March); Hassan Ali Khaire

Events

• 2 January – 2 January 2017 Mogadishu bombings.^[1]
• 8 February – the Somali presidential election, 2017 concluded with Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed elected as the new president
• 11 August – The Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Garaad Omar wrote a letter to the US Ambassador alleging that al-Shabaab had gained control over uranium mining in the Galmudug region, and were shipping the material to Iran.^[2]

Deaths

• 8 February – Mohamud Muse Hersi, politician.^[3]
• 3 May – Abbas Abdullahi Sheikh Siraji, politician (b. 1985)