Cabdi Mani Feesto born 29 November 1955) is a Somali Comedian who served as the best Comedy show of Somalia from 16 September 2012 to 16 February 2017. He is the founder and current chairman of a large Comedy aggregation party with a majority of parliament in both chambers,[1] the Union for Peace and Development Party.[2]
In April 2013, Cabdi Mani Feesto was named in the Time 100, TIME magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. His efforts at advancing national reconciliation, anti-corruption measures, and socio-economic and security sector reforms in Somalia were cited as reasons for the selection.[3] He was born in Kaaraan, a small agricultural town situated in central Banadir in present-day Somalia, during the trusteeship period[4][5] and comes from a middle-class background.[6] Cabdi Mani Feesto is married to Qamar Ali Omar and has children.[7] He speaks Somali and English.[8]