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Hersi Ali Haji Hassan (, born 1968) is a Somaliland politician and the current chairman of the Waddani party, the ruling party in Somaliland.

Biography Hersi was born in 1966 in Burao, capital of Togdheer region. He completed his secondary education in 1987, after which he joined the Somali National Movement (SNM) during the Somaliland War of Independence. He belongs to the Ahmed Farah subclan of the Habr Je'lo Isaaq.

After the war, he returned to education and studied in Somaliland, India and the United Kingdom where he studied different areas in ICT and Management. . Additionally, he played a central role in Somaliland's foreign policy, serving as a lead negotiator in the formal dialogue process between Somaliland and Somalia that took place in London, Dubai, and Turkey between 2012 and 2015.

Resignation from Cabinet In October 2015, Hersi led a historic mass resignation of over a dozen senior government officials, including several cabinet ministers and the presidency’s top advisors . The resignation was sparked by an internal power struggle within the ruling Kulmiye party regarding the succession of President Siilaanyo. Hersi and his allies publicly broke with the president over the endorsement of Muse Bihi Abdi as the party’s next presidential candidate, citing a lack of transparency and internal democracy within the party leadership . Following his departure, he transitioned to the opposition, eventually joining the Waddani party in 2016 and being elected as its national chairman in 2021

Hodanka baahan iyo Himiladayda, 21 February 2020