Dr. Hanad Dirir Elmi is the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources of the Republic of Somalia. As a Minister he is responsible for oversight of all agricultural and livestock related activities in the Country, charged with new policy formulation, oversight of implementation of existing policies, work with other ministries and development partners on issues that affect the agricultural sector especially land use and land management, trade, commerce, infrastructure, gender and youth employment. Prior to that, Dr. Hanad Dirir worked at International Livestock Institute, , and the National University of Eelo . he holds Masters in Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology from Michigan State University