Profile for Somalia’s President?

[Arafaat]

With the large number of candidates campaigning to become Somalia’s next president, it can be difficult to distinguish various candidates from one another. So lets try to create and agree on a profile for the right Presidential candidate, maybe then finding the right person becomes easier me 
 

So what do you think should the core qualities, capabilities, capacities and skills that the ideal candidate he/she should have?
 

 

[Dhagaxtuur]

Fine dictator.  One that has nothing else in his heart if heart but greater powerful somali state and would literally murder millions for the cause. 

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

3 hours ago, Dhagaxtuur said:

Fine dictator.  One that has nothing else in his heart if heart but greater powerful somali state and would literally murder millions for the cause. 

  Dhagaxtuur ee dhaheen.

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

12 hours ago, Arafaat said:

With the large number of candidates campaigning to become Somalia’s next president, it can be difficult to distinguish various candidates from one another. So lets try to create and agree on a profile for the right Presidential candidate, maybe then finding the right person becomes easier me 
 

So what do you think should the core qualities, capabilities, capacities and skills that the ideal candidate he/she should have?
 

 

The elusive Fahad Yaasiin Xaaji - and mucaaradka bogeyman - asked your question 17 years ago in Juun, 2004:

YAA MADAXWEYNE KU HABOON

Su’aasha muhimka ah waxay tahay. Maanta baahida ay Soomaali qabto marka laga hadlayo sidee dowlad-nimo loo helaa? Ma’in dhaqaale loo raadiyaa? Si dalka iyo dadkaba loo nooleeyo? Taas waa maya, oo Soomaalidu dhibta haysata, dhaqaale xumi ma’ahan, marka xagga Gacanasiga laga fiiriyo, Soomaalida weyba ku firfircoon yihiin, inta hadda ka khaldanna haddii dowlad loo helo wey u sii hagaagi lahayd. Ma nabad galyo la’aan oo kaliyaa? Taasna waa may, maxaa yeelay dadka nabad la’aanta noo horseeda waa hogaanka aan anagu usacbinno, marka dhibta inagaa isu keenay ee Qab-qable nooma keenin. Markii aan baarintaan cilmiyeysan ku samaynay qodobkan waxaa noo soo baxday jawaabtan biyo kama dhibcaanka ah.

Soomaali maanta waxay u baahantahay hogaamiye leh tilmaamihii hogaaneed oo noqon kara ninkii maanta Soomaali badbaadin lahaa. Firkadan waxaa saldhig u ah. Soomaali dhibta ku dhacday iyadaa gacmaheeda ku kasbatay. Beel kasta oo Soomaaliyeed waxaa hogaamiya ninkii ugu itaal-yaraa. Haddey tahay aqoonta. Haddey tahay shakhsiyadda. Haddey tahay Siyaasadda. Hadey tahay nabad raadinta. Haddey tahay hormarinta bulshada. Iyo haddey tahay u qalmid hogaamineed. Ceebtu waxay sii laba jibaar-matay markii la’arkay Profesar Soomaaliyeed oo gacanyare u ah Qabqable dagaal, waliba afmugii ku leh isagoo miyir qaba. Ninkan waan ogahay inuu jaahil yahay, laakiin maadaama ay R/Hebel iska soo saareen kii ugu Jaahilsanaa, waa inaan uhelnaa ninkii la xisaab-tami lahaa oo isaga ay isku luqad noqon lahaayeen. Isweydiintu waxay tahay, hadduuba isagu qabiil kale uga dayanayo xumaanta! Muu isagu nin fiican soo doorto si beelaha kale ay ugu daydaan. Waxaan filayaa inaad baraha Internet-ka inaad ku aragtay nin magaciisa laga hormarinayo Profesar, kadibna jagada uu ku magacaaban-yahay ay tahay Afhayeenka Hogaamiye hebel.

Waxaad arkeysaa Wadaad magac ku dhex leh bulshada, oo u taagan inuu jago u raadiyo Dagaal-ooge ay isku beel yihiin. Markaad si hoose ula sheekaysatana, wuxuu ku leeyahay. Waan ogahay inuusan ninkan diinta ku fiicneyn, laakiin waa nin adag oo kuwa kale oo isagoo kala ah cadkiisa ka goosan karo, ama wuxuuba ku dhihi isagoo hadalkiisa inuu diimeeyo raba. Ma’ogtahay sheekhoow dhiigga in ilaaliyo ayaa muhim ah, ninkii rabo dowlada haqabsadee wax un aan helno. Wuxuusan ku baraarug-sanayn in taladiisan aysan ahayn mid saxsan, hadana uu qayb kayahay wax sii burburinta, isagoo waliba si ku talagal ah ugalaya. Wadaadka kale ee kaas caksiga ku ahna wuxuu qabaa fikradan. Sheekhoow Siyaasad lama dhex galo, waa golo sheeydaan, waxan waxba haku darsan, dantaada iyo diintaada ilaasho. Laakiin nasiib darro waxaad arkeysaa isagoo hadana Siyaasaddii ku dhex jira oo leh: Kaasi waa Gaal. Kaasi waa Mujrim. Waxay ahayd inuu marka hore ka qayb qaato sidii uu dalka ugu dhiibi lahaa hogaan muslim ah oo diinta iyo dalkaba aan cadow ku ahayn, taariikhdusana aysan madoobeyn.

Ganacsadihii Soomaaliyeed markii dowladda la burburinayeyna qayb weyn buu ka qatay, iyagoo islahaa haddii M/S/Barre dalka ka tago ganacsi furan baad heli doontaan, laakiin sirixkii baa dib iyaga ugu soo laabtay. Hadana waxaa marqaati madoonto ah in Dagaal-ooguhu uusan dhaqaale ka fakarin, illeen wuxuu ogyahay in ganacsatada beeshiisa ah ay hiil iyo hooba la garab taagan yihiin. Inta badan tujaarta Soomaalida dhaqaalaha ay bixiyaan kan ugu niyad wanaasan ayaa lacagta usiiye Qab-qablaha isagoo u niyoonaya Sadaqo ama qaaraan toleed.

Qofkasta waajib diini ah iyo mid wadani ah ayaa ka saaran inuu raadiyo ninkuu isleeyahay maanta Madaxweyne ayuu ku haboon-yahay. Mahadaad diyaar u tahay inaad mar walba tijaabo gasho? Ama aad u sacbiso nimaad ku ogtahay khayr darro? Adigoo isleh wax un hadhismaan. Taasi talo nin garaad lihi ma’ahan, ee bal aan isla goob-goobno ninkaan ka dhigan-lahayn Madaxweynaha.

Maqaallada soo socda waxaan ku falanqayn doonno ragga maanta urashaxan jagada Madaxti-nimada Soomaaliya, ee shirka Nairobi ka socda doonaya inuu dhamaado isagoo Madaxweyne laga dhigay. Wuxuuna noqon doonaa qoraal furan oo soconaya inta ay uu ka dhamaanayo shirka Kenya.

Maqaalkan kan xiga qof qof ayaan usoo qaadan doonnaa ragga ugu cad-cad jagada madaxti-nimada dalkaaga.

Ilaahay ka bari inay Soomaali hesho ninkii Taariikhda gali lahaa, oo loo soo xusuusan lahaa sidii Asaasa-yaashii S.Y.L. iyo raggii maalin Soomaali wax u taray.

Xigasho

[Arafaat]

On 6/15/2021 at 1:37 PM, Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar said:

The elusive Fahad Yaasiin Xaaji - and mucaaradka bogeyman - asked your question 17 years ago in Juun, 2004:

YAA MADAXWEYNE KU HABOON

Su’aasha muhimka ah waxay tahay. Maanta baahida ay Soomaali qabto marka laga hadlayo sidee dowlad-nimo loo helaa? Ma’in dhaqaale loo raadiyaa? Si dalka iyo dadkaba loo nooleeyo? Taas waa maya, oo Soomaalidu dhibta haysata, dhaqaale xumi ma’ahan, marka xagga Gacanasiga laga fiiriyo, Soomaalida weyba ku firfircoon yihiin, inta hadda ka khaldanna haddii dowlad loo helo wey u sii hagaagi lahayd. Ma nabad galyo la’aan oo kaliyaa? Taasna waa may, maxaa yeelay dadka nabad la’aanta noo horseeda waa hogaanka aan anagu usacbinno, marka dhibta inagaa isu keenay ee Qab-qable nooma keenin. Markii aan baarintaan cilmiyeysan ku samaynay qodobkan waxaa noo soo baxday jawaabtan biyo kama dhibcaanka ah.

Soomaali maanta waxay u baahantahay hogaamiye leh tilmaamihii hogaaneed oo noqon kara ninkii maanta Soomaali badbaadin lahaa. Firkadan waxaa saldhig u ah. Soomaali dhibta ku dhacday iyadaa gacmaheeda ku kasbatay. Beel kasta oo Soomaaliyeed waxaa hogaamiya ninkii ugu itaal-yaraa. Haddey tahay aqoonta. Haddey tahay shakhsiyadda. Haddey tahay Siyaasadda. Hadey tahay nabad raadinta. Haddey tahay hormarinta bulshada. Iyo haddey tahay u qalmid hogaamineed. Ceebtu waxay sii laba jibaar-matay markii la’arkay Profesar Soomaaliyeed oo gacanyare u ah Qabqable dagaal, waliba afmugii ku leh isagoo miyir qaba. Ninkan waan ogahay inuu jaahil yahay, laakiin maadaama ay R/Hebel iska soo saareen kii ugu Jaahilsanaa, waa inaan uhelnaa ninkii la xisaab-tami lahaa oo isaga ay isku luqad noqon lahaayeen. Isweydiintu waxay tahay, hadduuba isagu qabiil kale uga dayanayo xumaanta! Muu isagu nin fiican soo doorto si beelaha kale ay ugu daydaan. Waxaan filayaa inaad baraha Internet-ka inaad ku aragtay nin magaciisa laga hormarinayo Profesar, kadibna jagada uu ku magacaaban-yahay ay tahay Afhayeenka Hogaamiye hebel.

Waxaad arkeysaa Wadaad magac ku dhex leh bulshada, oo u taagan inuu jago u raadiyo Dagaal-ooge ay isku beel yihiin. Markaad si hoose ula sheekaysatana, wuxuu ku leeyahay. Waan ogahay inuusan ninkan diinta ku fiicneyn, laakiin waa nin adag oo kuwa kale oo isagoo kala ah cadkiisa ka goosan karo, ama wuxuuba ku dhihi isagoo hadalkiisa inuu diimeeyo raba. Ma’ogtahay sheekhoow dhiigga in ilaaliyo ayaa muhim ah, ninkii rabo dowlada haqabsadee wax un aan helno. Wuxuusan ku baraarug-sanayn in taladiisan aysan ahayn mid saxsan, hadana uu qayb kayahay wax sii burburinta, isagoo waliba si ku talagal ah ugalaya. Wadaadka kale ee kaas caksiga ku ahna wuxuu qabaa fikradan. Sheekhoow Siyaasad lama dhex galo, waa golo sheeydaan, waxan waxba haku darsan, dantaada iyo diintaada ilaasho. Laakiin nasiib darro waxaad arkeysaa isagoo hadana Siyaasaddii ku dhex jira oo leh: Kaasi waa Gaal. Kaasi waa Mujrim. Waxay ahayd inuu marka hore ka qayb qaato sidii uu dalka ugu dhiibi lahaa hogaan muslim ah oo diinta iyo dalkaba aan cadow ku ahayn, taariikhdusana aysan madoobeyn.

Ganacsadihii Soomaaliyeed markii dowladda la burburinayeyna qayb weyn buu ka qatay, iyagoo islahaa haddii M/S/Barre dalka ka tago ganacsi furan baad heli doontaan, laakiin sirixkii baa dib iyaga ugu soo laabtay. Hadana waxaa marqaati madoonto ah in Dagaal-ooguhu uusan dhaqaale ka fakarin, illeen wuxuu ogyahay in ganacsatada beeshiisa ah ay hiil iyo hooba la garab taagan yihiin. Inta badan tujaarta Soomaalida dhaqaalaha ay bixiyaan kan ugu niyad wanaasan ayaa lacagta usiiye Qab-qablaha isagoo u niyoonaya Sadaqo ama qaaraan toleed.

Qofkasta waajib diini ah iyo mid wadani ah ayaa ka saaran inuu raadiyo ninkuu isleeyahay maanta Madaxweyne ayuu ku haboon-yahay. Mahadaad diyaar u tahay inaad mar walba tijaabo gasho? Ama aad u sacbiso nimaad ku ogtahay khayr darro? Adigoo isleh wax un hadhismaan. Taasi talo nin garaad lihi ma’ahan, ee bal aan isla goob-goobno ninkaan ka dhigan-lahayn Madaxweynaha.

Maqaallada soo socda waxaan ku falanqayn doonno ragga maanta urashaxan jagada Madaxti-nimada Soomaaliya, ee shirka Nairobi ka socda doonaya inuu dhamaado isagoo Madaxweyne laga dhigay. Wuxuuna noqon doonaa qoraal furan oo soconaya inta ay uu ka dhamaanayo shirka Kenya.

Maqaalkan kan xiga qof qof ayaan usoo qaadan doonnaa ragga ugu cad-cad jagada madaxti-nimada dalkaaga.

Ilaahay ka bari inay Soomaali hesho ninkii Taariikhda gali lahaa, oo loo soo xusuusan lahaa sidii Asaasa-yaashii S.Y.L. iyo raggii maalin Soomaali wax u taray.

Xigasho

The article analyses how Somali’s select the wrong leaders, but still doesn’t mention any concrete skill, capability or criteria for that matter. As often the case it repeats generic statements like, ‘ninkii Somali badbaadin lahaa’, whatever that means. 

lets try to dig a bit deeper, with a few simple questions we needs to ask ourselves;

1) Does Somalia need someone who is living abroad/diaspora or someone who has lived, worked and has familiarized himself with the country, for at-least the past decade or so?

2) Does Somalia need someone with diplomatic and mediation skills, who can bring together different parties and build bridges and narrow the political polarization?

3) How about experience with International and multilateral organizations? 

4) And are management capabilities a must, or is that something that is required from the Prime Minister? 

5) Does one need governance experience, or at-least Understanding how bureaucracies work?

6) Does the President need to inspire and motivate people?

7) Does he need to be a political neutral figure that can stay above the parties, or hardened politician who knows the ropes of the political dirty work? 

What exactly does one want from a President?

 

 

 

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

Qoraalka is a horudhac. Read the other qoraalo at the end of the article of the then candidates in 2004.

[Holac]

Somalia needs no-president president to move forward. 

[Arafaat]

On 6/19/2021 at 9:17 PM, Holac said:

Somalia needs no-president president to move forward. 

Don’t tell us only a dictator can bring order with a military hard hand and violence because Somali’s are savages? 

[AbdillahiSamatar]

On 6/29/2021 at 4:04 AM, Arafaat said:

Don’t tell us only a dictator can bring order with a military hard hand and violence because Somali’s are savages? 

No Somalis are not truly savage not in the evil way you mean. Somalis need an honest leader that would tell them the truth. Somalis will resist if anyone tries to force a "solution" onto them. This is why I believe the country needs a dialogue between the leaders and the educated people.

Power cannot be truly shared but it can be understood as why it is being used to govern. This is what's missing for the Somali people. We need an honest dialogue. 

[Arafaat]

I hope Somalia finally elects a President who is a Servant leader not a Master, a Peace maker not an agitator, a mediator not an alianator, a seeker of compromise & consensus and not a seeker of conflict and clashes, someone who believes in harmony rather then discord, someone who is full of imagination and inventiveness and dares to dream and provide direction. 

[Arafaat]

And hopefully when it gets that kind of a President to achieve things he would need to appoint a PM who is modest, well educated, intellectual, strategic, structured, technical, critical, hard worker, good manager, team player, empowers, delegates, efficient &effective, targeted, result oriented, thinks outside the box, doesn’t copy paste others (read western governance) but adapts systems and structures to make them work in the Somali context. 

I am sure there many people who fit this profile, I know many Professors in Somalia who lead Universities, institutes, organisations and fit this profile but don’t think they are now running around as candidates but have to be properly scouted and recruited.