Abdiaziz Laftagareen
Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed عبدالعزيز حسن محمد Cabdicasiis Xasan Maxamed | |
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| President of South West of Somalia | |
| Assumed office 19 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Abdulkadir Sharif Shekhuna Maye (acting) Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 (age 54–55) Beledhawo, Somalia |
| Spouse | Zamzam Mahad Abdulrahman |
| Children | 5 |
Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed (Laftagareen) عبدالعزيز حسن محمد (Somali: Cabdicasiis Xasan Maxamed) is the fourth president of the South West State of Somalia who was elected by representatives of South West regional state assembly on December 19, 2018. In 2019, Laftagareen had a committee appointed to deal with security issues. Laftagareen had close ties with former president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo, in which he served as a minister before becoming the president of the regional state.
He completed his primary, middle and high school education in Luuq district, Gedo region in the southwest of the country. He was a school teacher in Luuq. He studied at a university in Mogadishu. Abdiaziz Laftagareen has held many positions in previous governments.
Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed is married with four children, who live in Turkey.