He was a member of the political party Somali Youth League (SYL) in Somalia and the Minister of National and Coordination.

In 1946, he joined the Somali Youth League and in 1960 was elected to the party in Berbera.

[3] For a period of time he was a Secretary of State in the Abdirashid Shermarke Somalia Government.

From September 1964 until he resigned from Abdirizak's Government in April 1966, he was Secretary of Finance e. He was elected from Las Khorey both in 1960 and in 1964.

He also served as the first Minister of National and Co-ordination (now Planning) in the Mohamed Ibrahim H.Igaal Government.