Abdirizak Muhumed is the Director of Research at the East African Group and a specialist in governance, peace, and security. He is a senior research analyst and researcher with over a decade of extensive experience in governance, political settlements, urban displacement, democratization, local government formation, comparative federalism, and the social contract.

Muhumed is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), South Africa, and a PhD research fellow at the Society, Work & Politics Institute (SWOP). He holds an MA in Political Studies, a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing and African Literature, and a BA (Hons) with distinction in Political Studies from Wits University, as well as a BA in Journalism and Media Studies from the University of Johannesburg (UJ).

His research interests include the indigenization of state reconstruction in Somalia, governance and conflict in Africa, constitution-making in post-conflict countries, strategy, and development.