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President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Chancellor of the University, Attends SNU’s 22nd Graduation Ceremony

MADAXWEYNE XASAN SHEEKH AHNA DUQA JAAMACADDA OO KA QEYBGALAY QALINJABINTA DUFCADDA 22-AAD EE JAAMACADDA

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Chancellor of the University, Attends SNU’s 22nd Graduation Ceremony

MOGADISHU, 9 March 2024: The 22nd graduation ceremony of the Somali National University was held in Mogadishu and was attended by various officials of the Federal Government of Somalia, led by the President of the Republic, Hon. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud), the Minister of Education, Culture and Higher Education, Members of Parliament and other officials.

Speaking at the ceremony, President Hassan Sheikh spoke about the efforts the Somali Government made to reopen the Somali National University, which was revived in 2014, and said that the Government is focusing on developing and raising the standard of education in the country.

“Education in our country has gone through various difficulties, and today we are at a point where this many students are graduating from the Somali National University, which is proof that if we work hard together and join hands, we can achieve even greater results. Citizens must honestly pay the taxes they owe to the nation.”

The Rector of the Somali National University, Prof. Hassan Osman Ga’al (Prof. Xasan Cusmaan Gacal), after offering his congratulations and commendation, gave an account of the number of graduates and the various specialisations they had completed.

“The students whose valuable ceremony we are here to celebrate today have graduated from the Faculties of Engineering, Social Sciences, Sharia & Islamic Studies, Agriculture & Environmental Science, Health Sciences and Law, and from the School of Postgraduate Studies. They number 1,535 students in total, of whom 1,088 are male and 447 are female. I am pleased that you have successfully completed the long educational journey you have undertaken, passing through the various stages of your lives,” said Prof. Ga’al.

At the conclusion of the ceremony, certificates were presented to the University graduates who achieved top positions in their classes. The certificates were presented to the students by the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia and the Minister of Education, Culture and Higher Education.

English translation of the original published on snu.edu.so in Somali (Af-Soomaali).

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