Dr. Abdisalam Abdirahman Mohamed is the Director General of the Somalia National Bureau of Statistics (SNBS), where he leads the country’s national statistical system and oversees the collection, integration, and analysis of large-scale, nationally representative and administrative datasets to generate actionable insights for policy and economic development.
Before assuming this role, Dr. Mohamed served as a member of the Somalia National Economic Council, appointed by the President, and previously held senior positions as Senior Economist at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Expert at MoPIED. Internationally, he has contributed as an Energy Economist in Norway and a Research Associate at the LSE Conflict Research Program, gaining extensive cross-cultural and applied experience.
He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Glasgow, where his research on remittances in conflict-affected and fragile settings combined advanced quantitative, quasi-experimental, and high-frequency data methods to examine household welfare, conflict-driven shocks, and external economic factors.
At SNBS, Dr. Mohamed bridges rigorous economic research with strategic statistical leadership, transforming complex datasets into evidence that drives national policy and development planning, while managing strategic partnerships with the World Bank, AfDB, and UN agencies.