Yousuf Mohamed Abdi is a Somali national who currently works as a Customs and Tax Policy Adviser for Adam Smith International Ltd Company. He has over 18 years of experience working in various roles within the Somaliland Ministry of Finance, including as Commissioner of the Kalabayd Customs Office, Senior Customs Inspector at Egal International Airport, Berbera Corridor Transit Manager, and Coordinator of the Berbera Inland Revenue Office. He holds a Master's degree in Public Management from the Ethiopian Civil Service University and has extensive experience advising the Somaliland government on customs, tax policy, and public financial management reforms.

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Name: Yousuf Mohamed Abdi
Tell: (+252)-63- 4404759
Skype: maxamedrayaan1
E-mail: y_qani@hotmail.com
Nationality: Somali.
Current Employer: Adam Smith International Ltd Company as Customs and Tax Policy Adviser
Key Qualification
 Member of Trade, Transit Technical committee in the Berbera Corridor and had
participated the last two consultative technical meeting between Somaliland
Government and Ethiopian governed that about to have transit agreement and trade
agreement, and also member of those preparing these two document from
Somaliland side.
 Extensive experience in Somaliland revenue Customs and tax administration
necessary reform by providing and had contributing a lot of technical assistance to
key Somaliland institutions, such as the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Trade &
Investment, and Berbera Port Authority.
 As PFM member committee, contributed the development of the Road Map for PFM
reforms in Somaliland, like the development of PFM Strategy in 2013, Somaliland
Revenue bill, customs bill, public financial bill and Somaliland budget policy
statement in 2013/14, along with, the reform of the regulatory framework PFM
reform systems.
 Wealth experience of more the eighteen “18” years in the ministry of finance , as
I contributed and worked different sectors like: Kalabayd custom office
commissioner, Egal Internation Airport Custom Station officer, Berbera Corridor

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transit manager, Berbera Inland Revenue Coordinator, Customs department head
quarter administrator, independent financial management consultant with Hargaisa
district commissioners under GLPG program. And Most recently worked with
Civil Service Institute as lecturer/trainer especially Public Financial Management,
Public Management, Public Finance, and Public strategic management which is
planned in the short run and long to take part for increasing the capacity of the
public civil servants.
 Seasoned in tax rate categories, tariffs, and customise policies and public sector
knowledge.
 Deliver and had support the necessary technical experience cover up financial
program management, technical advisory, capacity building and research in the
following areas: tax analysis, PFM, Public Expenditure Review, fiscal policy, debt
sustainability analysis, revenue projections, development of medium term
frameworks, development strategies and policies, and sector programs.
 Capacity building to have human management and communication
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
Date Employer Title
2015 to the
current
Adam Smith International Ltd Company Customs & Tax Policy Adviser
Key tasks/duties:
 Recommending all technical Assistance to the Government to carry out a review of
taxation and customs policies and rates; and recommendations to establish a progressive
framework for taxation that will achieve the Government’s objective of increasing
domestic revenues to sustainable levels and to broaden the tax base.
 Giving comments o going of both revenue bill and customs bill before it passed by the

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parliament and writing necessary applicable advice to recommend revisions to the
Revenue Act over the course of the project.
 Providing so many advices to the GOSL for re-aligning the legal, policy and regulatory
frameworks of various government and private sector institutions that have implications
for revenue policy. These could include e.g. public service, banking, ICT, law
enforcement, public audit, licensing authorities and depositories of public/private data.
 Completed National Tax Policy Report
 Actively participated and contributed for establishing internal communication unit at
Ministry of Finance
 Report for Tax Exemptions and Privileges & Tax Nuisance
 Customs Tariff’s, Valuation Process, and Declaration Forms Report
 Creation of Revenue Reporting Procedure both of Inland Revenue and Customs
 Conducting Different Workshop Trainings about Tax Policy and Public Finance,
Forecasting Revenue Model, Customs Modernization Reform, Customs Harmonization
and Simplification approaches and WTO conventions related to this point.
 Creation Revenue Model and with comparison of GDP and inflation rate.
 Prepared report shown importance of Revenue from local governments to include
national budget of government.
 Participated survey for tax-payers perception of ongoing public financial management
reform.
 Establishing technical mechanisms increasing transparent, and the accountability
systems/methods about trust between tax-payers and the government officers or MOF.
 Making and established Somaliland Tax, fees, and charges Summary Sheet
2010-2012 Kalabaydh Custom Station Deputy Manager
The overall task of the position is to stand the center of coordination, direction, and managing
both human resources, and to keep the appropriate procedure to increase the revenue of the
custom, so as meet the predicted revenue budget of the government accordingly. To set risk
preventive mechanisms.
Key duets /Tasks
 Direct or coordinate custom’s financial or budget activities to fund operations,

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maximize investments, or increase efficiency.
 Confer with minister of finance, direct general, director of customs department, or staff
members to discuss issues, coordinate activities, or resolve problems.
 Analyze operations to evaluate performance of a customs or its staff in meeting
objectives or to determine areas of potential, program improvement, or suggestion of
policy change.
 Direct, plan, or implement policies, objectives, or activities of customs to ensure
continuing operations, to maximize revenue.
 Prepare budgets for approval, including those for funding or implementation of
programs.
 Direct or coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with government revenue.
 Negotiate with tax payers, facilitate the service needed, and collaborate with other
concerned government institutions.
 Review reports submitted by staff members to recommend approval or to suggest
changes.
 Appoint officers and other subordinate staff and assign or delegate responsibilities to
them.
 Direct human resources activities, including the approval of human resource plans or
activities, the selection of supervisors or other high-level staff, or establishment or
customs of major sections.
 Managing financial related risks like: fraud, kick back, nepotism, and corruption by
providing the following preventive measures like:
 Develop clear communication and transparent procedure
 Make awareness raising campaign.
 Treat the staff and the custom user in equal and respectable manner.
 Setting code of conduct
 Deposit the received cash collection on daily basis to the assigned bank.
 Make capacity building to the custom officers.
2010-2012 Somaliland Civil Service Institute Trainer & Lecturer

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I have been contributed at Public institute many significant issues in order participating to
enhance the capacity building for public employees as lecturer and trainer, due to remove the
outdated systems, old practice of manual and bureaucratic procedures to the devolution and
change to higher desired level in adaptation to core courses such as public management, public
financial management, and public strategic management so as share valuable important points
for public civil service reform and public financial management reform before my master
program and after completion until today.
Key duets /Tasks
 Teacher and Lecturer for Financial Management, Public Management, Leadership &
Good Governance, and Public Policy
 Trainer of higher government officers such as General Directors, Directors of
Department and other Officers
 Thesis and Research and Development Adviser for the students and interested individuals
2009-2010 Egal Internation Airport Custom Station Senior Customs Inspector/Chief
Accountant
Engaged as an Executive inspector/chief treasurer during that period at Egal International Airport
to minimize the fraud, and corruption by giving all concerned parties some short workshops,
seminars, incentives as well as training them some more public ethics manner, and usage little
digital computerized packages
Key duets /Tasks:
 Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial
reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural
Standards.
 Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.
 Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts.
 Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems,
Making use of current computer technology.
 Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment,

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Reporting or other tax requirements.
 Maintain or examine the records of government agencies.
 Advise clients in areas such as compensation, employee health care benefits, the design of
Accounting or data processing systems, or long-range tax or estate plans.
 Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted
Costs to actual costs.
 Provide internal and external auditing services for customs or individuals.
 Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and
Obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
2006-2009 Berbera Custom Stations Berbera Corridor Transit
Manager
I’ve assessed and examined status quo of Berbera Corridor section by putting more efforts to
share with my other colleagues as team leader all imported transit goods and how and best way
that they can make verification of all commodities international trade documents by matching
the domestic business documents as international standard and trying to do all our abilities by
competing other regional existing ports in a rational and logic way.
Key duets /Tasks:
 Oversee activities directly related to making transit services.
 Direct and coordinate documents of businesses or departments concerned with the transit
national and international documents.
 Review payment tax voucher, as well as transit fees for the products
 Manage staff, preparing work schedules and assigning specific duties.
 Direct and coordinate transit section financial and budget activities to fund operations,
and increase efficiency.
 Establish and implement ministry of finance policies, goals, objectives, and procedures,
conferring with direct related members, ministry officials, and staff members as
necessary.

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 Determine staffing requirements, and train new employees, or oversee those personnel
processes.
 Plan and direct activities such as promotions, coordinating with other department heads
as required.
 Determine goods and services illegible as transit.
 Select and release all transit goods after long checking to destination place.
2007-2009 Berbera Inland Revenue Inland Revenue Coordinator
Have concrete experience of pragmatically adhering to both indirect tax, and direct tax in inland
revenue particularly inland revenue Berbera office and how to increase daily collection tax as
well as monthly,yearly and mitigation all risks inside and outside offices, and resolving abilities
any kind of conflicts because of well understanding all environmental context; as team
coordinator I tried to influence all the employees how to combat the corruption and its causes,
sequences, and impacts to whole of the country.
Key Duets/Tasks:
 Collect taxes from individuals or businesses according to prescribed laws and
regulations.
 Informing to the business taxpayers hints and points of disadvantage of using single
entry systems and showing them the merit of double entry system & preparation of
financial statements.
 Maintain knowledge of tax code changes, and of accounting procedures and theory to
properly evaluate financial information.
 Maintain records for each case, including contacts, telephone numbers, and actions taken.
 Contact taxpayers by mail or telephone to address discrepancies and to request
supporting or original source of documentation.
 Send notices to taxpayers when accounts are delinquent.
 Check tax forms to verify that names and taxpayer identification numbers are correct,
that computations have been performed correctly, or that amounts match those on
supporting documentation.

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 Answer questions from taxpayers and assist them in completing tax forms.
 Impose payment deadlines on delinquent taxpayers and monitor payments to ensure that
deadlines are met.
 Notify taxpayers of any overpayment or underpayment, and either issue a refund or
request further payment.
 Confer with taxpayers or their representatives to discuss the issues, laws, and regulations
involved in returns, and to resolve problems with returns.
 Minimizing taxpayers tax phobias and changing public opinion to attract them by using
very clear accountability and transparency procedure
 Increase in revenue and starting point of creation trust between citizens and tax
examiners, tax collectors
2003-2005 Custom department head quarter Office Administrator/Manager
Key duets /Tasks:
 Direct or coordinate the incoming and outgoing correspondence.
 Prepare and review operational reports and schedules to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
 Set goals for the department.
 Acquire, distribute and file all the reports/letters.
 Analyze internal processes and recommend and implement procedural or policy changes
to improve operations, such as review of tariff book.
 Plan, administer and control budgets all the customs entries.
 Monitor the facility to ensure that it remains safe, secure, and well-maintained.
1996-2002 Custom department head quarter Head of Statistics Section
Key duets /Tasks:
 Identify relationships and trends in data, as well as any factors that could affect the
results of report.
 Report results of statistical analyses, including information in the form of graphs, charts,
and tables.
 Analyze and interpret statistical data to identify significant differences in relationships

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among sources of information.
 Adapt statistical methods to solve specific problems in many fields, such as economics,
biology, and engineering.
 Prepare data for processing by organizing information, checking for any inaccuracies,
and adjusting and weighting the raw data.
 Plan data collection methods for specific projects and determine the types and sizes of
sample groups to be used.
 Process large amounts of data for statistical modeling and graphic analysis, using
computers.
 Evaluate the statistical methods and procedures used to obtain data to ensure validity,
applicability, efficiency, and accuracy.
Other Work Experiences:
 2010-2012: A Consultant of Public Financial Management at Hargeisa Local Government.
 2007-2009: Teacher of Computerized accounting packages such like ( Peach Tree, Quick
Book), Principle of Management, Organizational Behavior, Human Resources Management,
Financial Accounting, and Financial Management, tax administration,& customs
administration at Berbera Port Training Center (BPRC).
 2008-2009: Teacher of English Language, Business Law, and Career Planning Management
At Berbera College of maritime and Fishers Study.
 2008-2009: Program Manager at Community Concerned Group (LNGO) in Berbera Town.
 2000-2005: Supporter of making Somaliland budget proposals, member of budget
monitoring and checking or balancing all governmental revenues and expenditures team.
 2001-2002: Officer of Planning human resources affairs in the Somaliland Ministry of
Finance under Administration, Finance, and Personnel Department
 1997-1999: vice micro project officer at Somaliland Red Crescent Society in Hargeisa
Branch, for the programme to war-affected women and resettlements of returnees from
refugee camps in eastern of Ethiopia and other internal displaced people.

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 1996-1997: Researcher of war trauma disease at Center of Health and Development in
Hargeisa city.
Education Background
Date Educational Institutions Degree/Certificate
2015-2016 3 Different Certificates forcustoms,
Trade Facilitation, transportation
instrumentplanning,Standardized
WTO,WCO
World Trade Organization Institute
2012-2014 Ethiopian Civil Service University
(ECSU)
Master of Public Management.
2001-2005 University of Hargeisa (UoH) Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
and Management ( Accounting Concentration)
1998-1999 Institute of Computer and
Management Studies in Hargeisa
Diploma of Office Automation
1997-1998 BHM international Consulting Firm in
USA & Center For Health and
Development Hargeisa, Somaliland
Diploma of English, Computer Skills, Office
Management, and Accounting.
March-May 14,
2004
New Jersey Institute of Technology A+PC Repair and Web Author Courses
Certificate
18 May,2000 Institute of Computer and
Management Studies in Hargeisa
Computer Application Certificate
April-May,
2000
Institute of Computer and
Management Studies in Hargeisa
Organized by UNDP/CBF
Computer Training Certificate
1996-1999 A/Lahi Mouse Qalib High School
Other Skills and Trainings
 Statistical package for social science (SPSS).
 Microsoft Project Management.
 Negotiation Skills.
 Problem Solving Skills.
 Strong leadership Experience and Skills

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 Large Understanding Somaliland Culture, Norms, Context, and Environment
S/N Names Organization name Titles Address
2. Mustafa Anwar Awad AdamSmith
International LTDCo
Communication&
ProjectCoordinator
musanad@gmail.com
3 A/Karim Ibrahim Sulieman Ministryof Finance Directorof Planning&
Statistics
cabdikarim99@hotmail.com
Language competency
Mother tongue(s) Somali
Other language(s) English
 Reading skills
 Writing skills
 Verbal skills
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Other language(s) Arabic
 Reading skills
 Writing skills
 Verbal skills
References:
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5. Boos Mire Mohamed Ministryof Finance Ministerof Estate +252634404759

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