Liban Yusuf Osman

Liban Yusuf Osman (Somali: Liibaan Yuusuf Cismaan, Arabic: ليبان يوسف عثمان ) is a Somali politician, who is currently serving as the Deputy Minister of Health Development. He formerly served as the Deputy and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somaliland. A year and a half ago, Liban formerly served the same position of the Deputy Minister of Health Development of Somaliland. He also served as the deputy Minister of Public Works and Housing of Somaliland.

Political career

On December 4, 2016, former president of the Republic of Somaliland Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud appointed Liban as the Deputy Public Works and Housing Minister. In a mini cabinet reshuffle on March 30, 2019, president Muse Bihi Abdi transferred Liban to Deputy Health Minister of Somaliland post. In March 2021, Liban assumed the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somaliland role after former foreign minister Yasin Haji Mohamoud Hiir Faratoon tendered his resignation to President Muse Bihi Abdi to run for parliament in May 2021 elections.

Early life and education Liban was born and raised in Hargeisa. He completed his Primary and High School formal education in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Liban graduated from the University of Hargeisa where he studied Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Master's Degree in Project Management. Prior to public career, Liban worked at Somaliland Beverage Industries (SBI) as a Sales and Marketing Manager. He also worked as Operational Manager at Lumatron Qatar W.L.L in Doha, Qatar.