 Gacmadheere was initially appointed as Minister of Public Works and Housing.However, on February 7, 2007, his portfolio was swapped with that of Interior Minister Hussein Mohamed Farah Aidid, making him the new Interior Minister.On February 15, he blamed instability in Somalia on the "terrorist attacks" conducted by members of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), a movement which declared itself the Popular Resistance Movement (PRM).