He hails from the northeastern Puntland region of Somalia,[1] and belongs to the Arab Salah Meheri clan.
Iid previously served as the Chairman of the Puntland Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture.
[2] In January 2015, he was briefly named the new Minister of Health-designate of Somalia by Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke.
[3] However, he only served 2 weeks when on 17 January 2015, Prime Minister Sharmarke dissolved his newly nominated cabinet due to vehement opposition by legislators, who rejected the reappointment of certain former ministers.
[5] He has now been succeeded by Sheikh Nur Mohamed Hassan.