Adan Abdullahi Aw-Hassan

Adan Abdullahi Aw-Hassan (, ) is a Somali politician, and is a former agriculture minster, currently serving as the Speaker of the Northeastern State House of Representatives since August 2025.

Early life and education The Aw in his name is an honorific borne by his grandfather Hassan. Adan hails from the Fiqishini community of the Ayr (Habar Gidir) branch of the Hawiye clan.

Adan was born in Las Anod on 31 December 1954; his parents are Abdullahi Aw-Hassan and Ardo Jama. He began his early schooling—primary, middle, and secondary—in the cities of Las Anod and Burao in Somaliland, completing secondary education at Sheikh-Bashir Secondary School in Burao in June 1977.

Career before speakership From October 1982 to August 1989, Adan worked with Somalia’s National Agricultural Extension Service; during this period he completed his M.S. in 1988 and then returned for a year of service (1988–1989).

Speakership Adan was elected and sworn in as Speaker of the Northeastern State (formerly SSC-Khatumo) parliament on 23 August 2025, succeeding Jama Yassin Warsame.