Abdiweli gaas biography of william

          Puntland president Abdirahman Mohamed Farole (left) and president-elect Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas (right).

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          GAROWE ONLINE EDITORIAL| Abdiweli Mohamed Ali was the  fifth President of Puntland State after a stint as a Prime Minister of  the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (2011-2012).

          His memoirs, published in 2017 while still in power in Puntland, is an attempt to mislead the public about his political life.  Ali joined Somali politics in 2010 after President Mohmed Abdullahi Mohamed (Farmaajo), then a TFG Prime Minister, had appointed him a Minister of National Planning.

          It was a quick transition from academia into politics in a country grappling with state failure and attacks from an extremist organisation. In less than a year he replaced the Prime Minister, who had been forced to resign for political reasons.

          Ali's autobiography is the first book written by a  serving politician.

          Normally a former politician reflects on his/her political life after leaving politics. What is striking about the book is that Ali ( aka Gaa