He served in the government of Kenya as assistant minister for trade and industry from 2005 to 2007.
[1] A member of the Orange Democratic Movement, He was elected to represent the Wajir South Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the Kenyan 2002 parliamentary election.
[4][5][6] Abdirahman went to Wajir primary school, Wajir high school, before being admitted to the university of Nairobi, where he graduated with a Bachelor of developmental studies.
In the 1997 Kenyan general election, Abdirahman contested the Wajir South Constituency parliamentary seat, but lost it.
He also implemented a major water projects for the Wajir south people during his term and introduced innovative clinics to decrease infant mortality.