This is a thread about Somali entrepreneurs and business people who have made it big time. They need to fit in one of two categories:
(a) entrepreneurs who started a business, grew it and became seriously wealthy
(b) not neccesarily wealthy people but are in high ranking positions within businesses/companies whether they worked their way up or were born into the family business.
Add any that you can think of.
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List of Somali Entrepreneurs
Abdirashid Duale – award-winning Somali entrepreneur, philantropist, and the CEO of the multinational enterprise Dahabshiil.
Omar Abdi Ali – Somali entrepreneur, accountant, financial consultant, philanthropist, and leading specialist on Islamic finance. Was formerly CEO of Dar al-Maal al-Islami (DMI Trust), which under his management increased its assets from $1.6 billion USD to $4.0 billion USD. He is currently the chairman and founder of the multinational real estate corporation Integrated Property Investments Limited and its sister company Quadron investments.
Amina Moghe Hersi – Award-winning Somali entrepreneur that has launched several multi-million dollar projects in Kampala, Uganda, such as the Oasis Centre luxury mall and the Laburnam Courts. She also runs Kingstone Enterprises Limited, one of the largest distributors of cement and other hardware materials in Kampala.
Mohammed Abdillahi Ogsadey – (d. 2006) was a Somali business tycoon based in Ethiopia where he established MAO Harar Horse, the first African corporation to export coffee. His wealth was estimated at $275 mil and he was at one point the richest person in Ethiopia (1980's). However, he has had a lot of his land confiscted by Mengistu and his Coffe business was seized at one point. Any up-to-date information would be much welcomed
Aden Mohammed – prominent Somali Banker and entrepreneur. He is the Managing director of Barclays Bank in East Africa and West Africa. Under his tenure BBK won the Banker Awards 2009.
I got this list from this website: http://somalibusinessjournal.com/somali-entrepreneurs/
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Me in 5-10 years, IA 

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Saciid afisoone---------- an Enterpreneure who start unsuccessfull businesss in building and destroying small business 2years ago.juzme123 wrote:This is a thread about Somali entrepreneurs and business people who have made it big time. They need to fit in one of two categories:
(a) entrepreneurs who started a business, grew it and became seriously wealthy
(b) not neccesarily wealthy people but are in high ranking positions within businesses/companies whether they worked their way up or were born into the family business.
Add any that you can think of.
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List of Somali Entrepreneurs
Abdirashid Duale – award-winning Somali entrepreneur, philantropist, and the CEO of the multinational enterprise Dahabshiil.
Omar Abdi Ali – Somali entrepreneur, accountant, financial consultant, philanthropist, and leading specialist on Islamic finance. Was formerly CEO of Dar al-Maal al-Islami (DMI Trust), which under his management increased its assets from $1.6 billion USD to $4.0 billion USD. He is currently the chairman and founder of the multinational real estate corporation Integrated Property Investments Limited and its sister company Quadron investments.
Amina Moghe Hersi – Award-winning Somali entrepreneur that has launched several multi-million dollar projects in Kampala, Uganda, such as the Oasis Centre luxury mall and the Laburnam Courts. She also runs Kingstone Enterprises Limited, one of the largest distributors of cement and other hardware materials in Kampala.
Mohammed Abdillahi Ogsadey – (d. 2006) was a Somali business tycoon based in Ethiopia where he established MAO Harar Horse, the first African corporation to export coffee. His wealth was estimated at $275 mil and he was at one point the richest person in Ethiopia (1980's). However, he has had a lot of his land confiscted by Mengistu and his Coffe business was seized at one point. Any up-to-date information would be much welcomed
Aden Mohammed – prominent Somali Banker and entrepreneur. He is the Managing director of Barclays Bank in East Africa and West Africa. Under his tenure BBK won the Banker Awards 2009.
I got this list from this website: http://somalibusinessjournal.com/somali-entrepreneurs/
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Really influential people. I hope they gain more success and put the somali name at the front of global business.
I WILL BE IN THAT LIST VERY SOON! INSHA ALLAH
I WILL BE IN THAT LIST VERY SOON! INSHA ALLAH
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poor voltage aka half aka juze aka nabeela
u just love somali good story huh? I enjoy their misery. Mr Aden of baclays bank is interesting though. Somalis can be the 'white people' of africa.

u just love somali good story huh? I enjoy their misery. Mr Aden of baclays bank is interesting though. Somalis can be the 'white people' of africa.


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I disagree they cannot be white. They can be the Ashkinazi equivalentBasra- wrote:poor voltage aka half aka juze aka nabeela
u just love somali good story huh? I enjoy their misery. Mr Aden of baclays bank is interesting though. Somalis can be the 'white people' of africa.![]()

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I don't know about Omar Abdi Ali, but the rest are all Isaaq business people.
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^ He is Warsangeli (Left) and his partner to the right Suleiman Dualeh is Dhulbahante, they run Integrated Property Investments (http://www.ipiltd.com) with massive projects going on in Tanzania.
They have pretty impressive CVs
http://www.ipiltd.com/about/cv-omar-ali/ and http://www.ipiltd.com/about/cv-suleiman-a-dualeh/

They have pretty impressive CVs
http://www.ipiltd.com/about/cv-omar-ali/ and http://www.ipiltd.com/about/cv-suleiman-a-dualeh/
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