Qashqavi said the peaceful transfer of power will help resolve the crisis after years of political turmoil.
Somalia has been without an effective central government since President Siad Barre was overthrown in 1991.
Years of fighting between rival warlords and an inability to deal with famine and disease have led to the deaths of up to one million people.
Comprised of a former British protectorate and an Italian colony, Somalia was created in 1960 when the two territories merged. Since then its development has been slow. Relations with neighbors have been soured by its territorial claims on Somali-inhabited areas of Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti.
The moderate Islamist, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmad was elected president of Somalia's fragile transitional government in January 2009, replacing President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, who had stepped down a month earlier.
Ahmed was elected by parliament, which was sitting in neighboring Djibouti to avoid the violence back home. He comfortably won through against several other contenders, among them Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein.
At his swearing-in, Ahmed promised to bring peace and unity to Somalia, and to work with anyone sharing the same aim.
Qashqavi said Iran has always expressed its concerns about armed conflicts in Somalia which has caused bloodshed and displacement of thousands of people.
He also called for the establishment of peace and stability in this country.
The official expressed satisfaction over the election of Sheikh Sharif Ahmed and congratulated Somali people on their choice.
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