Council of Ministers of Somalia explained

The Council of Ministers of the Federal Government of Somalia consists of Ministers appointed by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister may dismiss members of the council, and new appointees must again be approved by the Parliament. The Council meets weekly on Thursdays in Mogadishu. There may be additional meetings if circumstances require it. The Prime Minister chairs the meetings.

Constitutional and legal basis

Appointment

Article 97, Section 3 of the Constitution of the Somalia says that the Prime Minister

Functions of Council

An outline of the functions of the council are as follow:^[1]

• Formulate the overall government policy and implement it;
• Approve and implement administrative regulations, in accordance with the law;
• Prepare draft laws, and table them before the House of the People of the Federal Parliament;
• To set the budget and finance of the country.
  • The government is allowed to generate revenues from the people through the collection of taxes, fines, summons, custom duties, fees, etc.
• To formulate national economic policies and development programs.
  • The council is responsible to formulate various development programs and projects for the development of the country. Examples are the New Economic Policy (NEP), the National Development Policy (NDP), and the National Vision Policy (NVP).
• Implement laws, ensure national security, and protect state interests;
  • Law is proposed by the Executive and introduce in Parliament with the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd readings for approval.
  • Most provisions for the amendments of the constitution requires a 2/3 majority of the total number of Parliament.
• Appoint and dismiss senior public officials;
• Propose the appointment or dismissal of ambassadors, consuls and diplomats;
• Exercise any other power conferred upon it by the Constitution or by other laws.

Council officials

On 19 October 2020, the Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble submitted his nomination for the Council Members of the Federal Republic of Somalia and on 24 October 2020 they were approved by the parliament.^{[2] [3]} They are currently as follows:^[4]

Council members

Office	Incumbent	Party	Since
Presidency
President	Hassan Sheikh Mohamud	UPD	23 May 2022
Vice president
Prime Minister		Hamza Abdi Barre	UPD	26 June 2022
Deputy Prime Minister		Salah Ahmed Jama	Independent	2 August 2022
Ministers
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Somalia)	Abshir Omar Huruse	Mideeye	20 November 2021
Ministry of Interior and Federal Affairs	Ahmed Moalim Fiqi	UPD	24 October 2020
Ministry of Finance	Abdirahman Duale Beyle	UPD	29 March 2017
Ministry of Defense	Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur	UPD	25 August 2022
Ministry of Education	Abdullahi Abukar Haji	Independent	24 October 2020
Ministry of Constitutional Affairs	Salah Ahmed Jama	Independent	24 October 2020
Ministry of Women	Khadija Mohamed Dirie	Independent	24 October 2020
Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation	Jamal Mohamed Hassan	Independent	29 March 2017
Ministry of Ports and Marine Transport	Ahmed Jama Ilka jiir	Independent	29 March 2017
Ministry of Air Transport and Aviation	Fardawsa Osman Egal	Independent	29 March 2017
Ministry of Communications and Technology	Jaamac Xassan Khaliif	Independent	24 October 2020
	Hussein Mohamud Sheikh Hussein	Independent	5 August 2018
Ministry of Commerce and Industry	Khalif Abdi Omar	Independent	24 October 2020
Ministry of Public Works and Reconstruction	Mohamed Adam Mo’alim	Independent	24 October 2020
Ministry of Religious Affairs	Mukhtar Robow	Independent	5 August 2018
Ministry of Women and Human Rights	Hanifa Mohamed Ibrahim	Independent	24 October 2020
Ministry of Internal Security	Abdullahi Mohamed Nor^[5]	Independent	8 September 2021
Ministry of Agriculture	Said Hussein Iid	Independent	29 March 2017
Ministry of Health and Social Care (Somalia)	Fowsiya Abiikar Nur	Independent	29 March 2017
Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources	Abdullahi Bidhan Warsame	Independent	5 August 2018
Ministry of Youth and Sports	Mohamed Bare Mohamud	Independent	24 October 2020
Ministry of Information	Osman Obokor Duble	Independent	24 October 2020
Ministry of Justice	Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur (Jama)	Independent	24 October 2020
Minister of Labour	Duran Ahmed Farah	Independent	7 April 2019
Ministry of Power and Water	Hassan Abdi Nur	Independent	24 October 2020
Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources	Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed	Independent	24 October 2020

See also

• Federal Parliament of Somalia

Notes and References

1. • Provisional Constitution (adopted August 1, 2012)
2. News: PM Roble names new cabinet, retains former deputy and key ministers . Hiiraan Online. 19 October 2020.
3. News: PM Roble's cabinet unanimously endorsed by parliament. Hiiraan Online. 24 October 2020.
4. Web site: Cabinet . 30 January 2020 .
5. Web site: Abdullahi Mohamed Nor. 2021-09-13. www.facebook.com. en.