City of Columbus - File #: 0050X-2016

• File #: 0050X-2016
• Version: 1
• Type: Ceremonial Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/7/2016
• In control: Page
• On agenda: 3/14/2016
• Final action: 3/17/2016
• Title: To welcome Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas, the President of Puntland, Somalia to the City of Columbus

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/17/2016	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
3/16/2016	1	MAYOR	Signed
3/14/2016	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
3/14/2016	1	Columbus City Council	Adopted	Pass

Title

To welcome Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas, the President of Puntland, Somalia to the City of Columbus

Body

WHEREAS, Abdiweli was born in Galkayo town of Mudug region in 1965 and took his primary and secondary education in Dhusamareb City of Galgadud region; and

WHEREAS, in 1999, he earned a Master’s Degree of Public Administration from Harvard University and in the year 2000, he obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University; and

WHEREAS, on June 19, 2011 he was appointed as interim Prime Minister of Somalia and he was one of the country’s presidential candidates in the 2012 election; and

WHEREAS, the former Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali became the President of the semi autonomous Puntland region of Somalia on Wednesday 8^th, January 2014; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: 

That this Council does hereby congratulate and welcome Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas on his dedication to service, his contributions to Somalia and outstanding accomplishments