He did contest the last presidential election four years ago and he served as an MP and/or minister at the federal level. Good luck to him but if he actually does become President of Somalia he should relocate Villa Somalia to Bosaso. He would be the first individual to control both Puntland state and Banadir region at once since the tyrant Siad Barre
PL trajectory so far has been the other way. They use SFG as training ground in politics like gaas-deni did and then 'run for puntland office', it's not the old days when puntland was the training ground for leaders to go to 'hamar' like abdillahi yusuf.
Cade Muse didn't bother, Farole didn't either as they came str8 from canada and australia to puntland and gaas-deni are showing they go to hamar first to develop experience and then relocate to puntland with experience. I think even 'asad diyano' is attempting to do that. I bet u the next president of puntland will be that 'foreign minister' since it's issa mahmoud rotation.
Hamar is stepping stone for regional politics