Somalia President Hassan Sheikh and his family are corrupt

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Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh failed in both domestic and international politics.

Somalia’s corruption runs throughout President Hassan Sheikh and his family the regime. From its judicial system, to public services, administration, police, tax and customs administration, legislation, natural resources, public procurement and the civil society, the scourge remains unabated.

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It has long been that positions in the Somalia corrupt President Hassan Sheikh’s family are being sought to quickly make money, with Mogadishu being the easiest place to do so, where there are no conscious citizens who can say “no” to those who are constantly thinking about how to get their money back.

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The corruption of Hassan Sheikh and his family, who have benefited from the airspace revenue of Somalia, has been confirmed to Somali Times by reliable sources within Hassan Sheikh’s government.

Hassan Sheikh and his family are responsible for the financial corruption of Somalia’s airspace.

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The money collected from the airspace revenue of Somalia by international airlines goes to Jihan Hassan Sheikh’s private bank, which opened in the Turkey.

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The money from the airspace of Somalia used to go to the central bank of Somalia and the Ministry of Finance, but the Somalia finance minister Bihi Iman Egeh, who spoke to Somali Times, said that it did not go to the revenue of the ministry he leads.




Somalia diplomatic and civil servant passports, which are being unlawfully issued to private individuals who do not qualify for them. This fraudulent practice has severe legal consequences and violates both Somalia and international laws, particularly in relation to human trafficking.




Immigration fraud, and violations of international national security regulations. If these violations are not immediately addressed, Somalia risks severe diplomatic repercussions, including potential visa restrictions or outright bans on all Somali citizens, unfairly affecting law-abiding individuals seeking to travel for legitimate purposes such as medical treatment, business, or family visits.

Reliable whistle-blower reports from senior officials within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have uncovered a highly organized human trafficking and visa fraud scheme that poses a direct threat to U.S., U.K., E.U., and Canadian national security.




Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud before he become president for the first time was a teacher and one of his wives used to sell petrol Km4 on the road in Mogadishu. Now Hassan and his family own properties in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Turkey, UAE and the EU. Hassan and his family are now multimillionaires according to sources Somali officials told Somali Times Hassan Sheikh’s net worth is over 2.2 billion US dollars.

Somalia is a country that has been plagued by corruption for decades. The government has been identified as one of the main sources of corruption in the country.




Somalia President Hassan Sheikh and his family looted Somalia government assets, properties and lands, Hassan Sheikh and his family take over.

Hassan Sheikh and his family displaced more than 149,000 thousand Somali citizens from Mogadishu, their homes were bulldozed in the middle of the night. Their MPs who should have defended them have become greedy and unscrupulous people of the community they represent.




Hassan Sheikh removed the graves of the people buried there the land belong to Somalia police forces and sold illegally to Somali businessmen.

Successive transitional governments have struggled to assert authority and provide essential services to the public. However under President Hassan’s leadership, corruption and nepotism reached alarming levels none of the previous regimes be it transitional or otherwise ever stooped so low as to misappropriate the public lands and government taxation.




A culture of impunity permeated Hassan Sheikh government, allowing public funds to be embezzled and state assets misappropriated.




Looting of public property including the military barracks became common practice under President Hassan’s two terms. As a consequence of the lawlessness and insecurity, around 4 million people found themselves classified as internally displaced persons that are struggling to survive up to today.