Warsame was born on January 3, 1962 in Puntland.[3] He is part of the Darod clan.[1] In 2020, he was roommates with Minister of Finance Mohamud Hayir Ibrahim.[4]
Warsame began his political career in 2000.[2] In 2018, he was appointed Minister of Fisheries and Water Resources.[5][6] As Minister, he met with European Union and Chinese officials that same year; Warsame signed a deal for Chinese investment in ports for exclusive fishing rights in Somali waters.[5][6] This deal with China occurrIn 2021, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GITOC) released a report exposing Warsame and Minister of Finance Mohamud Hayir Ibrahim for creating shell company Horn Investment Agency as a way to lease Somali fishing rights to foreign companies.[4] The revenue earned from selling fishing rights would go to Warsame, Ibrahim, and their co-conspirators.[4] In August 2022, he was replaced as Minister of Fisheries by Ahmed Hassan Adan.[7] In November 2022, he survived the Siege of the Villa Rossa Hotel.[8]
On April 7, 2024, Warsame was appointed Minister of Energy and Water Resources as part of a cabinet reshuffle.[9][10] In June 2024, Warsame attended an energy conference in Barcelona, Spain.[11] Between September and October 2024, Warsame and other ministers met with the World Bank to coordinate electrification of hospitals and other areas.[12] Warsame hosted a forum in March 2025 to announce electrification processes in Mogadishu.[13] In May 2025, Warsame met with energy ministers from Khatumo State.[14] In October 2025, Warsame said that energy progress in the country had come from a variety of private companies, and that he planned to halve fuel imports by 2028.[15] He also said that 49% of Somalis don't have electricity.[16]