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Ali Mahdi Muhammad (Somali: Cali Mahdi Maxamed Arabic: علي مهدي محمد) (born 1938) 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.