Education

• Intermediate and secondary school education in Denmark (Fredericia Gymnasium: http://www.fredericia-gym.dk/)

• Undergraduate degree from Aarhus University, Denmark (https://www.au.dk)

• Postgraduate studies from the Economics Department of the University of Manchester, UK

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Economics - 2005

  • MSc in Development Economics (with Distinction) - 2007

  • PhD in Economics - 2012 (fully funded through a PhD Studentship awarded by the School of Social Sciences at the University of Manchester)

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (with Distinction) 

Professional background

I am an economist, academic, consultant and researcher with over 20 years of professional experience. 

Prior to my current role, I was employed by the Central Bank of Somalia (CBS) as an Executive Director and Chief Economist. At CBS, I was a member of the Bank's Senior Management Team and I led the Monetary, Financial and Regulatory Policy Group (MFRPG). 

Besides the CBS, I was also involved in other high-level policy activities within Somalia:

• member of the core technical team who successfully represented the central bank and the wider federal government of Somalia in IMF and World Bank missions and negotiations on the country’s reform and debt relief programmes. 

• member of the National Economic Development Pillar Working Group (Guddiga Farsamada), coordinated by the Office of the Prime Minister.

• member of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) for Somalia’s Integrated Statistics and Economic Planning Capacity Building Project (SISEPCBP).

• member of Somalia’s National Anti-Money Laundering Committee Task Force.

I bring over a decade of academic experience across several British universities. I served as a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics and Finance at Salford Business School, University of Salford (Manchester), where I also held the role of Research Coordinator for the Accounting, Finance & Economics Unit. Previously, I was an Assistant Professor of Economics and Director of Postgraduate Studies in Accounting, Finance, and Economics at Aberystwyth University. I have also taught at the Universities of Manchester and Northampton. 

I have also worked in the public sector in Denmark and served as a professional economist and analyst. My consultancy experience includes providing expert advice to the UN, World Bank, and the Somali government.

I was previously an External Examiner at the Economics Department of Kingston University London and at the Bournemouth University Business School (Bournemouth University). 

I am a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.