Hassan Ali Khaire

Hassan Ali Khaire
Xasan Cali Khayre
حسن علي خيري
Official portrait, 2020
Prime Minister of Somalia
In office
1 March 2017  26 July 2020
PresidentMohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
Preceded byOmar Sharmarke
Succeeded byMahdi Mohammed Gulaid (acting)
Personal details
Born
Hassan Ali Khaire

(1967-04-15) 15 April 1967
Ceelbuur, Galguduud, Somali Republic
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
Heriot-Watt University

Hassan Ali Khaire (or alternatively transliterated as Hassan Ali Khayre, Somali: Xasan Cali Khayre, Arabic: حسن علي خيري; born April 15, 1967), in Wabxo Galguduud popularly known as Hassan Khaire, is a senior politician and is the former prime minister of Somalia. He was appointed on 23 February 2017 by Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed "Farmaajo" and resigned on Saturday July 25, 2020 after MPs passed a disputed vote of no confidence.

Khaire is a former oil executive. He has been a regional director of the Norwegian Refugee Council charity and served as the director of the British oil company Soma Oil and Gas.