Somalia’s Envoy to Turkey Quits to Run for Office in Oil-Rich Puntland

  • Territory plans to hold presidential election on Monday
  • Jama Mohamed leaves diplomacy to contest for vice presidency
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Somalia’s ambassador to Turkey quit to run for vice president of Puntland, the oil-rich, semi-autonomous territory in the eastern part of the country that holds elections on Monday.

Jama Abdullahi Mohamed, who held the position in Ankara since 2017, issued a statement on his decision on X, formerly Twitter.