Aden Madobe takes office as Southwest president in Baidoa handover
Thursday June 11, 2026
Baidoa (AX) — Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur Madobe, newly elected president of Somalia’s Southwest State, formally assumed office on Thursday in a handover ceremony held at the presidential palace in Baidoa.
He succeeds Jibril Abdirashid Haji Abdi, who had been serving as interim leader of the regional administration.
The ceremony brought together federal and Southwest State officials, representatives of government agencies, politicians, traditional elders and other dignitaries.
Jibril transferred official…