Mohamed Said Gees

Biography

Early Days Mohamed Said Mohamed was born in Erigavo on 11 November 1946. He attended Sheikh Secondary School. He later enrolled at Lafoole (Somali National University), where he completed a degree in physics in 1973. He later pursued postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom, earning a master's degree.

Early career After returning to Somalia, Gees began teaching physics at Lafoole University. He later joined the Ministry of Education’s curriculum development center, contributing to the introduction of Somali-language educational materials during the period when Somali became the national written language. His work involved translating science and mathematics textbooks into Somali. In a 2001 interview, he stated that peace and political stability were essential for economic recovery and for encouraging diaspora investment.

In 2023, Gees urged Somaliland’s political leaders and citizens to reinforce democratic institutions and overcome clan-based divisions, emphasizing that national cohesion was the foundation of a stable democracy.

Death Gees died on 23 August 2025 and was buried in Virginia, United States. A Self-Portrait of Somaliland: Rebuilding from the Ruins — a collaborative research document published in December 1999 by the Somaliland Centre for Peace and Development (SCPD) that notes Gees’s encouragement and advisory role in the study. Dharaaro Xusuustood (English Edition) — a co-authored eBook written by Said Mohamed Gees and Mohamed Said Gees, published independently through Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing in 2022 (ASIN B0BMVV56J1). Said Mohamed Gees was a Somali health official who led national smallpox and malaria control programs and was a different person from Mohamed Said Gees.