Beileh, Abdirahman Dualeh

Somali Economist, Professor, Politician, Philanthropist, Poet, and well acclaimed song writer. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia from January 2014 to January 2015. In a professional capacity, Beyle taught economics, statistics and finance at universities in Saudi Arabia and the United States. He later accepted a position at the African Development Bank (AfDB), where he worked as a finance officer. Beyle also served as an economist, manager and director in various AfDB departments, including agriculture and rural development, water, and operations policies and procedures. His last appointment at the institution was as the head of the AfDB's Department of Agriculture and Agro-Industry. In this new leadership role, Beyle oversaw around 135 projects and investments valued at $3.5 billion, as well as managed a staff of over 100 and supervised special funds