. . "4thPresident of Somalia" . . "1939Z"^^ . "Ali Mahdi Muhammad"@en . . "\u0639\u0644\u064A \u0645\u0647\u062F\u064A \u0645\u062D\u0645\u062F"@en . "Somali entrepreneur and politician" . "Muhammad, Ali Mahdi"@en . . "Ali Mahdi Muhammad (Somali: Cali Mahdi Maxamed, Arabic: \u0639\u0644\u064A \u0645\u0647\u062F\u064A \u0645\u062D\u0645\u062F\u200E) (born 1939) is a Somali entrepreneur and politician. He served as President of Somalia from January 1991 to January 1997.Muhammad rose to power after a coalition of armed opposition groups, including his own United Somali Congress, deposed longtime President Siad Barre. However, Muhammad was not able to exert his authority beyond parts of the capital."@en . .