A spokesperson for the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has been elected Member of Parliament (MP) in ongoing elections in HirShabelle.
Mohamed Moalimuu, the government spokesperson, won elections carried out in Beledweyne on February 27.
HirShabelle held elections for its share of House of the People (Lower House) seats on Sunday.
Moalimuu emerged victorious after his opponent pulled out of the race.
He had just returned to Somalia after spending the last few weeks in Turkey receiving treatment for injuries sustained during a terrorist attack outside his home on January 16.
Moalimuu expressed his gratitude to the people of Beledweyne for trusting him with the responsibility to represent them in the federal parliament in Mogadishu.