POLITICIAN
Abdiweli Gaas
1967 - Today

Abdiweli Gaas
Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas (Somali: Cabdiweli Maxamad Cali Gaas pronounced [ʕabdiweli maħamad ʕali gaːs]; Arabic: عبدالولي محمد علي گاس; ), also more known as Abdiweli Gaas, is a Somali American economist and politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Somalia from June 2011 to October 2012, and briefly afterwards as an MP in the newly formed Federal Parliament. During his time as premier, Ali is credited with having devised the formal "Roadmap for the End of Transition", a political process that provided clear benchmarks leading toward the establishment of permanent democratic institutions in the country. On 8 January 2014, he was elected the 5th President of the Puntland. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdiweli Gaas is the 15,179th most popular politician (up from 18,547th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Somalia (up from 44th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Somali Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Abdiweli Gaas ranks 15,179 out of 19,576. Before him are Eugen Huber, Ruth First, Ali bin Said of Zanzibar, Æscwine of Essex, Leo Falcam, and Yuli-Yoel Edelstein. After him are Hans van Mierlo, Bezalel Smotrich, José Patricio Guggiari, Gyude Bryant, Kálmán Széll, and Eevi Huttunen.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEugen Huber
1849 - 1923
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 15,180
Ruth First
1925 - 1982
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 15,181
Ali bin Said of Zanzibar
1854 - 1893
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 15,182
Æscwine of Essex
501 - 587
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 15,183
Leo Falcam
1935 - 2018
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 15,184
Yuli-Yoel Edelstein
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 15,185
Abdiweli Gaas
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 15,186
Hans van Mierlo
1931 - 2010
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 15,187
Bezalel Smotrich
1980 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 15,188
José Patricio Guggiari
1884 - 1957
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 15,189
Gyude Bryant
1949 - 2014
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 15,190
Kálmán Széll
1843 - 1915
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 15,191
Eevi Huttunen
1922 - 2015
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 15,192
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Abdiweli Gaas ranks 216. Before him are Simen Agdestein, Carles Busquets, Richard Bona, Oleg Taktarov, Michael Marsh, and Pierre Coffin. After him are Simone Moro, Frankie Fredericks, Meho Kodro, Izumi Sakai, Jimmy Kimmel, and Günther.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsSimen Agdestein
CHESS PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 210
Carles Busquets
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 211
Richard Bona
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 212
Oleg Taktarov
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 213
Michael Marsh
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 214
Pierre Coffin
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 215
Abdiweli Gaas
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 216
Simone Moro
MOUNTAINEER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 217
Frankie Fredericks
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 218
Meho Kodro
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 219
Izumi Sakai
SINGER
1967 - 2007
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 220
Jimmy Kimmel
PRESENTER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 221
Günther
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 222
In Somalia
Among people born in Somalia, Abdiweli Gaas ranks 26 out of 58. Before him are Nuruddin Farah (1945), Ayaan Hirsi Ali (1969), Hassan Ali Khayre (1968), Abdi Farah Shirdon (1958), Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal (1928), and Hawa Abdi (1947). After him are Abdulqawi Yusuf (1948), Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (1964), Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur (1931), Aden Madobe (1956), Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed (1958), and Dahir Riyale Kahin (1952).
Others born in Somalia
Go to all RankingsNuruddin Farah
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 20
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
PHILOSOPHER
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 21
Hassan Ali Khayre
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 22
Abdi Farah Shirdon
ECONOMIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 23
Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2002
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 24
Hawa Abdi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1947 - 2020
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 25
Abdiweli Gaas
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 26
Abdulqawi Yusuf
LAWYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 27
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 28
Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2003
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 29
Aden Madobe
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 30
Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 31
Dahir Riyale Kahin
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 32
Among POLITICIANS In Somalia
Among politicians born in Somalia, Abdiweli Gaas ranks 19. Before him are Nur Hassan Hussein (1937), Ali Mohammed Ghedi (1952), Omar Sharmarke (1960), Ali Mahdi Muhammad (1939), Hassan Ali Khayre (1968), and Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal (1928). After him are Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (1964), Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur (1931), Aden Madobe (1956), Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed (1958), Dahir Riyale Kahin (1952), and Ali Khalif Galaydh (1941).
Nur Hassan Hussein
1937 - 2020
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 13
Ali Mohammed Ghedi
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 14
Omar Sharmarke
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 15
Ali Mahdi Muhammad
1939 - 2021
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 16
Hassan Ali Khayre
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 17
Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
1928 - 2002
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 18
Abdiweli Gaas
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 19
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 20
Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
1931 - 2003
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 21
Aden Madobe
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 22
Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 23
Dahir Riyale Kahin
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 24
Ali Khalif Galaydh
1941 - 2020
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 25