[1] The first major time Mohamud introduced himself into the Somali political landscape was in 2017, when he ran to be President of Somalia, in which he did not succeed.

[13] On 20 November 2021, Mohamud was replaced as minister with Abdisaid Muse Ali in a cabinet reshuffle by PM Roble.

[1] Mohamud cited that "work-related issues" may have been the reason for his untimely departure from office, but failed to specify what these were in hopes that they would be resolved.

[16] In January 2022, Mohamud campaigned to be elected to a seat in the House of the People in the Somali Parliament, especially in the Puntland region, in which he had good relationships with.

[17] When this did not succeed, Mohamud in May 2022 announced he would be running to be the President of Somalia again,[18] but quickly withdrew his application after stating that his campaign did "not have the potential to win".