The
President of the Transitional Federal Government
(TFG), H.E. Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has appointed
Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali to the post of the
prime minister of the government.
Professor Ali brings a breadth of experience
to the job. He was a deputy prime minister and
minister for planning and international cooperation.
He also consulted extensively for international
organizations.
Prior to joining the TFG,
Dr. Ali was a professor of economics at Niagra
University in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Ali joined
the faculty in August 2003. He has a Master
of Public Administration from Harvard University,
a Certificate of Taxation from Harvard Law School,
and a Master of Economics from Vanderbilt University.
Dr. Ali completed his Ph.D. in Economics at
George Mason University. In 1998 and 1999, Dr.
Ali was a Joel Leff Fellow of Political Economy
at Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University.
Before coming to Niagara, Dr. Ali was a Research
and Forecast Manager for the Commonwealth of
Virginia.
Dr. Ali’s primary research
and teaching interests include economic growth
and development, international trade, public
finance and public choice. His current research
focuses on the effect of institutions on economic
growth. One of his articles “Political stability,
stable economic policies and growth: An empirical
investigation” was published in that Atlantic
Economic Journal on March 2001, and won the
Best Article Award for the year 2001.
He has publications in numerous
peer reviewed journals including Atlantic Economic
Journal, International Advances in Economic
Research, Journal of Public Choice and Public
Finance, and the Journal of Business and Economics
Research.
He is a member of the American
Economic Association, Southern Economic Association,
and the International Atlantic Economic Society.
Dr. Ali did consulting work for international
institutions including the World Bank and the
United Nations Development Program.
Professor Ali is expected to
consult with members of parliament and clan
elders as he embarks on forming his cabinet
over the next few weeks.
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