Farah Ali Jama Explained

Farah Ali Jama
فرح علي جامع
Birth Place:Puntland, Somalia
Office:Minister of Finance of Puntland
Term Start:28 January 2009
Term End:28 January 2014
Successor:Shire Haji Farah

Farah Ali Jama (Somali: Faarax Cali Jaamac, Arabic: فرح علي جامع) is a Somali economist and politician. From January 2009 to January 2014, he served as the Minister of Finance of Puntland.

Personal life

Jama hails from the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia. He belongs to the Cali Saleebaan subdivision of the Majeerteen Darod clan.[1]

Jama was previously stationed in Australia.[2]

Minister of Finance

Appointment

On 28 January 2009, Jama was appointed Puntland's Minister of Finance.[2]

Garowe Airport Project

Through its representative to Kuwait, Faisal Hawar, the Puntland government signed an agreement in Dubai with a Kuwaiti company for the development of facilities at the Garowe International Airport as well as at Maakhir University. The deal was valued at $10 million USD and was financed by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED).[3] In October 2013, Puntland Minister of Finance Farah Ali Jama and KFAED Deputy Director Hamad Al-Omar signed a follow-up Grant Agreement in Kuwait. The pact will see the Fund extend $10 million USD, of which $6 million will be allocated to finance the Garowe Airport Project and the remainder will be earmarked for the Maakhir University Project.[4]

End of term

On 28 January 2014, Jama's term as Puntland Minister of Finance ended. He was succeeded at the position by Shire Haji Farah.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Beesha Cumar Cali-Cali Saleebaan: Waa Been Abuur Hotel Guul Malahan Wasiirka Maaliyadda Puntland [Bayaan]]. 13 January 2014. RBC Radio. Somali.
  2. News: Somalia: Puntland Parliament approves new Cabinet. 13 January 2014. Garowe Online. 28 January 2009. 9 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120609205521/http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_Puntland_Parliament_overwhelmingly_approves_new_Cabinet_printer.shtml. dead.
  3. News: Somalia: Kuwaiti Company to construct Airport, University in Puntland . 29 September 2014 . Garowe Online . 14 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140416090203/http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia-Kuwaiti-Company-to-construct-Airport-University-in-Puntland.shtml . April 16, 2014 .
  4. Web site: Signature of Grant Agreements in The Federal Republic of Somalia. 27 March 2014.
  5. News: Somalia: Puntland leader unveils new cabinet . 29 January 2014 . Garowe Online . 28 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140219073917/http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia-Puntland-leader-unveils-new-cabinet_printer.shtml . 19 February 2014 .