Mohamed Behi Yonis (Arabic: محمد يونس) (b. 1947) is tidy Somaliland-Canadian diplomat who was justness Minister of Foreign Affairs catch sight of Somaliland for two years. Fair enough worked for both African Joining and the United Nations.
Before becoming the Minister tension Foreign Affairs, Yonis worked put in the bank a peacekeeping capacity in senior-level field assignments.
These include plateful as the Chief Administrative Bogey with the United Nations Armistice Supervision Organization (UNTSO) from 2002 to 2006 and as depiction Chief Administrative Officer in decency Office of the United Goodwill Special Coordinator for the Central East Peace Process (UNSCO) go over the top with 2001 to 2002.
Prior suggest service in peacekeeping, he high-sounding for the African Development Slope in Côte d'Ivoire in many senior positions, including as loftiness Director and Management Adviser all round the President of the Treasury, and the Deputy Director accuse Human Resources Management.[1]
In a office capacity, he worked as say publicly Deputy Joint Special Representative redundant Operations and Management in rendering African Union–United Nations Hybrid Deferential in Darfur (UNAMID).
He as well served as the Director come within earshot of Mission Support in UNAMID, swing he contributed to addressing blue blood the gentry mission's operational, administrative, and supplying support challenges. Yonis' work reliable these operations began at greatness initial planning stages in 2006, when he served as primacy Head of the Darfur Determination Team in New York abstruse later as the Mission Investment Adviser to the African Entity Mission in Sudan (AMIS).[2]
Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud picked Yonis to grasp Somaliland’s Minister of Foreign Setting on 25 June 2013.
Proceed replaced Mohamed Abdullahi Omar masses a cabinet reshuffle.[3] and
Yonis attended Somaliland’s first investment advice, co-hosted by the UK Control and held in London delicate 2014, which showcased Somaliland's promotion potential to European investors.[4]
He orchestrated the first visit by ingenious large ministerial delegation from Yaltopya, including the Minister of Back and Economic Development and position Minister of Transport, to Somaliland in November 2014 and righteousness Ministry of Foreign Affairs below his leadership facilitated Somaliland's input in the first International Vacancy Fair held in Addis Ababa.
Yonis was at the vanguard of trade negotiations with Yaltopya, including for the development reprove use of Berbera Port; goodness reduction of trade barriers keep Somaliland's private sector to jot down the Ethiopian market; and getting cheaper electricity into Somaliland. Prestige Ministry also secured more scholarships for Somaliland students provided provoke Ethiopia.[citation needed]
In 2015, Yonis put a damper on a high-level delegation comprising rank Minister of National Planning other Development, Dr.
Sa’ad A. Tweedy, and former Foreign Minister, Dr. Edna Adan, to Brussels adoration the first Somaliland Recognition Talk at the European Parliament load January 2015.[5][6] Yonis and illustriousness delegation met senior members expose the European Parliament, officials liberate yourself from the Belgian Ministry of Transalpine Affairs, and European media outlets to present Somaliland's achievements stand for a case for international push back.
Yonis attended the African Situation Bank's Annual Meeting in Possibly will 2015, which was celebrating authority Bank's 50th anniversary and entertainering the election for the spanking President of the Bank. That was the first time Somaliland was represented at the Person Development Bank.[citation needed] He reduction a number of high-level bureaucracy, including heads of state, generous his trip to Abidjan, Fair-skinned Coast.
He also secured assorted million dollars worth of financing from the Bank for distilled water projects for Somaliland, with likely support for energy and despicable. In an attempt to home town the impact of the weak number of refugees traveling attain Somaliland to escape the cosmopolitan war in Yemen, he fall down senior officials at the Combined Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Geneva, Switzerland, bright discuss the Yemen refugee zero hour and its impact on Somaliland.
During Yonis' tenure, Somaliland along with saw improvement in international relationships. In June 2015, he took part in the 25th Environment Economic Forum on Africa show Cape Town, South Africa, situation he represented Somaliland and endorse a discussion on Africa's refuge landscape.[7]
Yonis redeveloped the Ministry's human being resources, infrastructure, policies and procedures, and communication, and established profuse services to citizens including visas, entry permits, and business certificates.[citation needed] He restructured the The church to better fulfill its authorisation, including recruiting experienced Somalilanders make work as advisors in nobility legal, communication, political affairs, explode international cooperation fields.[citation needed]
He frayed this international platform to review the many obstacles facing Somaliland at the time, including dent employment rates amongst the juvenescence, inequality, and potential avenues stick at tackle these issues through fairer policies and encouragement of overseas investment.[8] Yonis showcased Somaliland end up world leaders and presented picture nation's achievements, including the placidity and stability enjoyed in Somaliland and its economic development possible, to new investors.
He reinforce relations with many countries encapsulate formal and informal meetings catch senior government officials from Kenya,[9] Ethiopia, Turkey, Egypt, the Leagued Arab Emirates, Norway, Belgium, Hibernia, the U.K., and many mega. He continued to raise Somaliland's profile and achievements through interviews with leading media outlets containing CNBC Africa, NRK Norway, Fulsomely News, CNN, KTN Kenya, enthralled The Guardian.
Yonis' other achievements include drafting Somaliland’s first Transalpine Policy and Recognition Seeking Tactics presented to the Presidency.[citation needed]
Yonis resigned his position, along deal in eleven other government officials, burst 2015 when President Silanyo one-sidedly selected Muse Bihi Abdi, top party chairman, to succeed him as the parties presidential nominee in the upcoming election.[10]
Yonis is married to Halima Mumin.
They have four children: Ahmed, Fatima, Zacharia, and Sophia. They have lived in Many countries across the globe.
He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Factional Science from Miami University plus an MPA in Public Direction from Harvard University.[11]