Ali Mohammed Ghedi

Ali Mohamed Geddi
علي محمد جيدي
11th Prime Minister of Somalia
In office
1 November 2004  29 October 2007
Preceded byMuhammad Abdi Yusuf
Succeeded bySalim Aliyow Ibrow
Personal details
Born (1952-10-02) 2 October 1952
Jowhar, Trust Territory of Somaliland
(present-day Somalia)
NationalitySomali
Political partyTFG
SpouseFadumo Hassan Ali
Children4
Alma materMogadishu University
OccupationPolitician

Ali Mohammed Gedi (Somali: Cali Maxamed Geeddi, Arabic: علي محمد جيدي) (born 2 October 1952), popularly known as Ali Gedi, is a Somali politician who served as Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) from 2004 to 2007.A former academic and veterinary doctor based in Addis Ababa, Gedi was a little-known figure prior to his appointment in November 2004, the result of intensive lobbying by the Ethiopian government. Gedi was widely viewed as corrupt and an impediment to reconciliation. He resigned in October 2007 was replaced by Nur Hassan Hussein as PM during late 2007.