House of Representatives of Puntland explained

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Puntland Parliament
House of Representatives of Puntland
Native Name:Somali: Gollaha Wakiilada Dawladda Puntland
Arabic: مجلس نواب بونتلاند
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Foundation:1998
Jurisdiction:Puntland
Houses:House of Representatives
Members:66
House1:House of Representatives
Structure1:Puntland Parliament3.png
Term Length:5 years
Next Election1:2028
Meeting Place:Parliament Building, Garowe
Website:https://puntlandparliament.com/

House of Representatives of Puntland or Puntland Parliament is the unicameral legislature of the Puntland. It has 66 members who are elected for a period of five years through universal suffrage.[1]

The House of Representatives has the powers and duties to review, approve, reject, amend and create regulations, approve/reject war and implement a peace agreement when the government proposes it. The House of Representatives also elects President of Puntland and Vice President of Puntland.

After the establishment of Puntland, the legislature has been directly elected by the people in 1998, 2004, 2009, 2013 and 2018.[2] On 4 January 2019, the legislature elected a speaker and two deputies. This was followed by the successful election of the President of Puntland on 8 January 2019. Next elections are due to take place in 2023.[3]

Speakers

NamePeriod
Yusuf Haji Sa'id[4] 1998–2004
Cismaan Dalmar X. Yuusuf (Batrool)2004–2007
Ahmed Ali Hashi[5] 2006–2009
Abdirashid Mohamed Hersi[6] 2009–2013
Said Hassan Shire[7] 2014–2015
Ahmed Ali Hashi[8] 2015–2019
Abdihakim Mohamed Ahmed[9] 2019 - 2019
Abdirashid Yusuf Jibril[10] 2019– 2024
Abdirisak Ahmed Said[11] 2024– present

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CONSTITUTION OF THE PUNTLAND STATE OF SOMALIA . FAOLEX Database.
  2. Web site: About Puntland House of Representatives .
  3. Web site: Somalia: Puntland on the path to universal suffrage in 2023 . Garowe Online . 30 June 2020 . en.
  4. Web site: 24 April 2001 . SOMALIA: Puntland to hold referendum in two years . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160530100134/http://www.irinnews.org/report/20518/somalia-puntland-hold-referendum-two-years . 30 May 2016 . 23 June 2024 . web.archive.org .
  5. Garowe Puntland Parliament Will Decide on New Constitution, Says Speaker. AllAfrica (8 July 2008)
  6. http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_Puntland_Parliament_overwhelmingly_approves_new_Cabinet_printer.shtml Somalia: Puntland Parliament approves new Cabinet
  7. News: Somalia: Former Cabinet minister elected as new Puntland Parliament Speaker. 5 January 2014. Garowe Online. 4 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140106032315/http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia-Former-Cabinet-minister-elected-as-new-Puntland-Parliament-Speaker_printer.shtml. 6 January 2014. dead.
  8. News: Somalia: Second time as the Speaker of Puntland Parliament. 9 November 2015. Horseed Media. 9 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151123141357/http://horseedmedia.net/2015/11/09/gudoomiyaha-baarlamaanka-puntland-oo-loo-doortay-axmed-cali-xaashi/. 23 November 2015. dead.
  9. Web site: 4 January 2019 . Guddoomiyaha cusub ee baarlamaanka Puntland oo lagu dhawaaqay - Somali . 2023-05-31 . BBC News Somali . so.
  10. Web site: Abdirashid Yusuf Jibril elected Speaker of the Puntland Parliament – Somali Dispatch . 14 November 2019 . 2022-03-03 . en.
  11. Web site: The Emergence of New Leadership in Puntland: Abdirisaaq Ahmed Said Elected Chairman of Parliament . 4 January 2024 . en.