Sultan Said is a respected and influential titled elder from Garowe town, Nugal region in Puntland. He has participated in numerous peace processes in northeast Somalia, including those that resulted in the formation of the Puntland State of Somalia in 1998.

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Accord Issue 21: Somalia

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