Abdullahi Bidhan Warsame

Abdullahi Bidhan Warsame
Minister of Energy and Water Resources
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 7, 2024
Preceded byJama Taqal Abbas
Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources
In office
2018 – August 2, 2022
Preceded byAbdirahman Mohamed Abdi Hashi
Succeeded byAhmed Hassan Adan
Personal details
Born (1962-01-03) January 3, 1962
Puntland, Somalia

Abdullahi Bidhan Warsame Hassan (also spelled Abdillahi Bidhan Warsame[1] or Abdullahi Bidhaan[2]) is a Somali politician currently serving as the Minister of Energy and Water Resources since 2024 and previously as Minister of Fisheries from 2018 to 2022.

Biography

Warsame was born on January 3, 1962 in Puntland.[3] He is part of the Darod clan.[1] In 2020, he was roommates with Minister of Finance Mohamud Hayir Ibrahim.[4]

Warsame began his political career in 2000.[2] In 2018, he was appointed Minister of Fisheries and Water Resources.[5][6] As Minister, he met with European Union and Chinese officials that same year; Warsame signed a deal for Chinese investment in ports for exclusive fishing rights in Somali waters.[5][6] This deal with China occurrIn 2021, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GITOC) released a report exposing Warsame and Minister of Finance Mohamud Hayir Ibrahim for creating shell company Horn Investment Agency as a way to lease Somali fishing rights to foreign companies.[4] The revenue earned from selling fishing rights would go to Warsame, Ibrahim, and their co-conspirators.[4] In August 2022, he was replaced as Minister of Fisheries by Ahmed Hassan Adan.[7] In November 2022, he survived the Siege of the Villa Rossa Hotel.[8]

On April 7, 2024, Warsame was appointed Minister of Energy and Water Resources as part of a cabinet reshuffle.[9][10] In June 2024, Warsame attended an energy conference in Barcelona, Spain.[11] Between September and October 2024, Warsame and other ministers met with the World Bank to coordinate electrification of hospitals and other areas.[12] Warsame hosted a forum in March 2025 to announce electrification processes in Mogadishu.[13] In May 2025, Warsame met with energy ministers from Khatumo State.[14] In October 2025, Warsame said that energy progress in the country had come from a variety of private companies, and that he planned to halve fuel imports by 2028.[15] He also said that 49% of Somalis don't have electricity.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Abdillahi Bidhan Warsame". FTL Somalia. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  2. ^ a b "H.E. Abdullahi Bidhaan - MoEWR". 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  3. ^ "Members of Parliament List – Voices of Somalia". Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  4. ^ a b c Bahadur, Jay (July 2, 2021). "Fishy Business: Illegal fishing in Somalia and the capture of state institutions" (PDF). Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "EUCAP Somalia Head of Mission meets Somali Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Resources | EEAS". www.eeas.europa.eu. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  6. ^ a b "Chinese envoy promises cooperation during meeting with Somalia's minister of fisheries". Somali Times. 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  7. ^ "Cabinet – Office of Prime Minister". Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  8. ^ "Hotel attack in Somalia kills 4 - UPI.com". UPI. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  9. ^ "Somalia's PM Names New Foreign Minister in Cabinet Reshuffle". Bloomberg. April 7, 2025. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  10. ^ "Somali Prime Minister assigns new Cabinet members". Bahrain News Agency. April 7, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  11. ^ sesrp.moewr (2024-07-22). "The Minister Attended Africa Energy Forum Barcelona 2024 - SESRP". Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  12. ^ "Somalia Electricity Sector Recovery Project (SESRP) and Somalia Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation (ASCENT) Technical Mission September 30th to October 3rd, 2024" (PDF). World Bank. October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  13. ^ "MINISTER OF ENERGY AND WATER RESOURCES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF SOMALIA HOSTS AN AFTERNOON MEETING WITH MINISTRY LEADERS AND". Radio Dalsan. 2025-03-25. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  14. ^ Khadarow (2025-05-13). "Minister of Energy Receives Delegation from SSC-Khaatumo Administration". Somali National News Agency. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  15. ^ Khalif, Abdirahman (2025-10-16). "Somalia unveils plan to halve imported fuel for power generation by 2028". The Eastleigh Voice News. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  16. ^ "Nearly half of Somalis still lack electricity as government pushes renewable energy drive". www.hiiraan.com. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
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