Our People

Management  & Leadership Team

Our Team

Sahan Drilling's competitive edge begins with its people. Our multi-generational team combines deep local expertise with internationally qualified engineering — spanning water resources, civil construction, electrical and solar systems, and operations management across Somalia and Ethiopia.

Executive Team

Mohamed Abdulahi Farah

Mohamed Abdulahi Farah

Project Director & Operations Manager

mabdulahi@sahandrilling.com

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration

Diploma — Water Specialist

Nationality

Somali / Ethiopian

Languages

Somali (Excellent) · English (Very Good) · Arabic (Good) · Swedish (Fair)

Memberships

Somali Professional Association

PUNSA

Somali Development Associations

Key Trainings

Financial Management

Project Cycle Management

GIS Training

Employment Record

2018 – Present | Operations Manager — Sahan Drilling Company, Somalia/Ethiopia

2015 – 2017 | Project Manager — Care International

2013 – 2014 | Founder / Director — Agency for Relief & Development (ARD), Somalia

2010 – 2012 | Executive Director — National NGO / Steadfast Voluntary Org, Somalia

2005 – 2009 | Finance Officer / Manager — Steadfast Voluntary Org, Somalia

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Ali Nur Mohamud

Head Civil Engineer

Education

BSc Civil & Building Engineering — Somali National University (1982–1984)

Concrete Technology Certificate — T.T.T.I. Chandigarh, India

Civil Building Training Certificate — T.T.T.I. India

Languages

Somali (Excellent) · English (Very Good) · Arabic (Good)

Key Trainings

AutoCAD (Nairobi, 2013)

PHAST TOT (Hargeisa, 2008)

Emergency WASH (Nairobi, 2009)

Water Quality TOT (Garowe, 2011)

Commodity Management

Performance Management

Employment Record

2018 – Present | Head Civil Engineer — Sahan Drilling & Construction

2012 – 2017 | Public Health Engineer (PHE) — Hijra Just Relief Organization, Somalia

2008 – 2012 | Project Engineer (Emergency) — Care Somalia / South Sudan

2000 – 2008 | Technical Officer — Care Somalia Rural Food Security Program

1985 – 1990 | Lecturer / Assistant Lecturer — Technical & Commercial Teachers College, Mogadishu

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Hassan Ismail Katun

Senior Construction Engineer & WASH Supervisor

eng_kaatun@hotmail.com

Education

BSc Civil Engineering (Building Construction) — Somali National University, 1985–1990

Languages

Somali · English · Arabic · Italian

Specialisation

WASH facility construction, BOQ development, site supervision, construction quality control, contractor management, community water committee establishment

Employment Record

2018 – Present | Construction Engineer — Sahan Drilling & Construction

2012 – 2013 | Project Supervising Engineer — SVO, Somalia

2004 – 2011 | WASH Engineer — Social Development Organization (SDO)

2003 – 2004 | Executive Director — Dalshis Voluntary Group (DVG), Somalia

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Abdikadir Mohamed Ali

Site Foreman & Civil Engineer

Education

BSc Civil Engineering — Amoud University, Borama, 2015

Memberships

Somali Civil Engineering Association

TAAKULO

Youth Development Association

Key Trainings

Highway Data Analysis & Surveying

GPS & Town Planning

Soil Mechanics / Strength Testing

Microsoft Office

Employment Record

Current | Site Foreman — Sahan Drilling & Construction, Somalia

October 2017 – October 2020 | Maintenance Engineer — Hass Petroleum Somalia Ltd

January 2015 – February 2015 | Civil Engineer — Haboon Construction & Consultant Co.

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Abdirisak Ahmed Jama

Electrical & Solar Systems Engineer

qoje2@hotmail.com

Education

BSc Electronic & Communication Engineering — Gazira College of Technology, Sudan (2nd Class Upper, 2010–2015)

Diploma in Telecommunication Technologies — Sudatel Academy

Certificate — Electrical & Solar Installation on Water Wells — Abdelbary Center, Sudan

Languages

Somali (Excellent) · English (Good) · Arabic (Very Good)

Employment Record

March 2020 – Present | Electrical Engineer — Sahan Drilling & Construction, Lasanod

June 2020 – Present | Part-time Electrical Lecturer — Lasanod Vocational Training Center

February 2017 – December 2017 | Field Officer — Agency for Relief & Development (ARD)

November 2015 – December 2016 | Senior Supervisor Officer — Social Relief Organization (SRO)

May – September 2015 | Solar Consultant — Isxilqaan Construction Company

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