Somalia’s Khatumo picks former PM as new president

SAHDHER (KON) - Somalia's northern semi-autonomous Khatumo region has elected former prime minister and current federal lawmaker Prof. Ali Khalif Galayr as new president on Thursday, KON reports.

News Keydmedia Online
14 August 2014

During a hotly contested local election which was held in Sahdheer district in Sool province near Ethiopian–Somali Border, two candidates — Ali Khalif and Mohamed Indhosheel showed their interest of Khatumo state presidency, according to the electoral commission.

The representatives of the newly established Khaatumo