Hassan Sheikh Ali Nur has a PhD in International Relations from the University of Malaya in Malaysia. He teaches on the BA & MA Political Science and International Relations programmes at the National University of Somalia and SIMAD University. His chief areas of teaching including National Security Studies, Foreign Policy Studies, Election Studies, and Public Policy. He has contributed to the scholarly Journals such as Sarjana Journal of the Faculty of Arts and Social Science, University of Malaya and Intellectual Discourse, IIUM. He has appeared on BBC, VOA, Aljazeera TVs, as well, Local media including SNTV, Universal, Goobjoog, SBC, Dalsan TVs.

Nur’s research interests include the National Security Studies, history and governance of Somalia, the identity crises (mixing up clan’s identity, Islam’s worldview and nationhood). He attended on 22- 24 September 2014: International Small Arms Control Standards (ISACS) Assistant Tool. Hosted by International Peace Support Center, Nairobi, Kenya as well on 17-21 June 2019: International Electoral Policy and Practice Course, sponsored by CREATIVE (USAID), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.