Fahad Yasin, a former Director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), will receive his certificate of candidacy on Saturday, February 19.
Yasin is scheduled to travel to Beledweyne in HIrShabelle today for the certificate.
He has already publicly expressed his desire to vie for a parliamentary seat in Beledweyne for a chance to represent his constituency in the federal parliament.
Yasin is a close confidant of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo.
Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble sacked him from his position as the head of NISA towards the end of last year.