Government of Puntland

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Puntland Government
Dowlada Buntlaand
Coat of arms
Formation1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Founding documentConstitution of Puntland
JurisdictionPuntland
Legislative branch
LegislaturePuntland Parliament
House of Representatives (Golaha Wakiilada)
Executive branch
LeaderPresident
Main organExecutive Council
Judicial branch
CourtSupreme Court

The Government of Puntland (Somali: Dowlada Buntlaand ee Soomaaliya) is the supreme governing authority of the autonomous region of Puntland State of Somalia. The legal structure of Puntland consists of the judiciary, legislative (House of Representatives) and the executive (the President and his nominated council of Ministries) branches of government.[1] Puntland has conducted four presidential elections (1998, 2004, 2009, 2014). Presidents are elected by a 66-member unicameral parliament.[2] Since 1998, the governing bodies have been located in the regional capital of Garowe.

Establishment[edit]

Following the outbreak of the civil war in 1991, a homegrown constitutional conference was held in Garowe in 1998 over a period of three months. Attended by the area's political elite, traditional elders (Issims), members of the business community, intellectuals and other civil society representatives, the autonomous Puntland State of Somalia was subsequently officially established so as to deliver services to the population, offer security, facilitate trade, and interact with both domestic and international partners.[3]

Government agencies[edit]

Cabinet[edit]

Position Name
President Said Abdullahi Dani
Vice President Ahmed Elmi Osman
Minister for the Interior and Local Governments Ahmed Elmi Osman
Minister of Security Hassan Osman Mahamud Aloore
Minister for Finance Shire Haji Farah
Minister for Justice Ismail Mohamed Warsame
Minister of Constitution, Federalism and Democracy Sahro Said Nur
Minister of Planning and International Relations Ali Ahmed Faatah
Minister of Animal Husbandry Abdullahi Du'ale Ali
Minister of Education Ali Haji Warsame
Minister of Health Sadiq Enow
Minister of Public Works Abdirashid Mohamed Hersi
Minister of Civil Aviation and Airport Authority Hassan Haji Said Hassan
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Abdi Ismail Boos
Minister of Fisheries and Sea Resources Abdinur Elmi Mohamud
Minister of Seaports and Sea Transportation Abdullahi Jamac Salah
Minister of Labourers and Youth Abdurahman Sheikh Ahmed Abdulle
Minister of Women's Affairs Anisa Hajimumin
Minister of Environmental Protection, Wild Animals and Tourism Guled Salah Barre
Minister of Trade and Industry Mohamed Hassan Soo-Adde

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ministry of Planning and International Corporation
  2. ^ "Peaceful transfer of Presidential power in Puntland". Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ^ His Excellency Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamud (Farole). President of Puntland State of Somalia Somalia: Puntland's Experience in Peace-building and State-building Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine. garoweonline.com (3 April 2012)