| Shire Haji Farah Yusuf شيري حاجي فرح | |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Somalia |
| Office: | Puntland Minister of Finance |
| Term Start: | 28 January 2014 |
| Term End: | June 13, 2015 |
| Vicepresident: | Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar |
| Predecessor: | Farah Ali Jama |
| Term End2: | February 11, 2019 |
| Party: | Independent |
| Office1: | Puntland Minister of Planning |
| Termstart1: | 28 January 2014 |
| Termstart2: | June 17, 2015 |
| Vicepresident1: | Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar |
| President: | Abdiweli Gaas |
| President1: | Abdiweli Gaas |
Shire Haji Farah Yusuf (Somali: Shire Xaaji Faarax, Arabic: شيري حاجي فرح; born January 5, 1950) is a Somali entrepreneur, and former Puntland Minister of Planning and International Relations.
Farah hails from the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia. He belongs to the Cali Saleebaan sub-clan of the Majeerteen Harti Darod.[1]
By profession, Farah is a successful entrepreneur. He is an Executive Committee Member of the Somali Business Council based in the United Arab Emirates.[2]
In 2013, Farah presented himself as a candidate in the 2014 Puntland presidential elections, which took place on 8 January 2014 in Garowe.[3] He was eliminated in the first round of voting, with former Prime Minister of Somalia Abdiweli Mohamed Ali declared the winner.[4]
On 28 January 2014, Farah was appointed Puntland's Minister of Finance by the region's new President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali. He replaced Farah Ali Jama at the post.[5] [6]
See main article: Ministry of Planning (Puntland).
on June 17, 2015 Farah was appointed's Minister of Planning and International Relations by the President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali.[7]
In April 2014, Farah's Ministry of Finance announced that the Puntland government would start taxation of UN and international organizations working in Puntland. According to the head of the Nugal tax department Abdiwahab Farah Ali, this is the first such initiative undertaken in the regional state, and is expected to raise available revenue for local development projects by the new Puntland authorities. The decision is part of a pledge by Puntland President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali to increase the government's development funding in part through higher taxation. Toward this end, the Puntland government already increased taxes on commercial firms operating in the state in order to meet regional financing benchmarks.[8]
In December 2016, Farah led the Puntland Security Force's counter-offensive against the ISS-occupied town of Qandala during the Qandala campaign. His forces succeeded in retaking Qandala on 7 December 2016. Farah then asked refugees to "return to the town, to come; we want to tell them that the town is peaceful, [we] will help them resettle."[9]