Yasin Mohamed Yasin
Xasan Cali Khayre
حسن علي خيري
Photograph of Khaire slightly smiling
Official portrait, 2020
19th Prime Minister of Somalia
In office
1 March 2017 – 26 July 2020
PresidentMohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
Preceded byOmar Sharmarke
Succeeded byMahdi Mohammed Gulaid (acting)
Personal details
Born
Hassan Ali Khaire

1967[1]
Ceelbuur, Galguduud, Somali Republic[citation needed]
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
Heriot-Watt University

Hassan Ali Khaire (or alternatively transliterated as Hassan Ali Khayre,[2] Somali: Xasan Cali Khayre, Arabic: حسن علي خيري; born 1967[1]), popularly known as Hassan Khaire,[3] is a senior politician and is the former Prime Minister of Somalia. He was appointed on 23 February 2017 by Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed "Farmaajo"[4] and resigned on Saturday July 25, 2020 after MPs passed a disputed vote of no confidence.[5]

Khaire is a former oil executive. He has been a regional director of the Norwegian Refugee Council charity and served as the director of the British oil company Soma Oil and Gas.[6][7]