Ali Mohammad Ghedi was born in Mogadishu, Somalia in 1951. He is from the Abgal subclan Harti Abgal and sub-sub clan Warsaageli. After his motherÂ’s divorce, his step mother Hewa R. from Ayr-habergedir clan raised the young Ghedi. His father was a Colonel in the Somali National Security Service (NSS).
In the mid 80s, Professor GhediÂ’s father was assigned to assist Meles Zenawi, the then head of the Tigray PeopleÂ’s Liberation Front (TPLF), to provide for MelesÂ’ basic needs. Eventually he was appointed as the coordinator between the Somali government and TPLF. The assistance given to Meles Zenawi was facilitated by GhediÂ’s father. It was during this time that GhediÂ’s relationship with Meles Zenawi flourished.
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