Aweis Ahmed is a lecturer and researcher at SIMAD Graduate School’s International Relations Department in Mogadishu, Somalia. He has been in academia for more than a decade, teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate classes across various higher education institutions in the country.

He holds a PhD in International Relations from Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkey, and a Master of Arts in International Relations from Selçuk University, Turkey. He also earned a Bachelor of Public Administration from Mogadishu University and a Diploma in Law.

His research focuses on international relations theories, foreign policy analysis, Somali foreign policy, and politics and society in the Horn of Africa. He has published scholarly works, presented numerous academic papers at international symposia, and frequently writes and comments on foreign and security issues related to Somalia and the Horn of Africa. At SIMAD Graduate School, he contributes his extensive scholarly experience to postgraduate education, academic mentorship, and research supervision