Somali president renounces US citizenship | General news

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi "Farmajo" Mohamed has officially renounced his US citizenship, according to a statement from his office.

Although the Somali constitution allows dual citizenship, he decided to return his US pbadport after becoming president in February 2017, the statement said.

Mr. Mohamed was studying in the United States when the civil war broke out in 1991; so he stayed and asked for asylum.

He was working for the transport department in Buffalo when he was asked to return to Somalia as prime minister.

He held this position for eight months in 2010-2011, then returned to the United States.

He returned to Somalia in 2016, leaving his family in the United States to announce his candidacy for the presidency.

Many politicians, including the current Prime Minister, have dual nationality as a result of the civil war.

It is unclear whether Mr. Mohamed decided to give up his American citizenship since it was impossible for him to attend the United Nations General Assembly as a diplomat. , a status that confers various privileges. He has not attended the meeting in New York since he became president.