Council of Ministers of Somalia

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

shall appoint deputy prime ministers, ministers, state ministers, and deputy ministers. Those eligible for membership of the Council of Ministers may be, but shall not be limited to, members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament.

Functions of Council

4.5 clan power-sharing system

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 21 March 2017, the former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire submitted his nomination for the Council Members of the Federal Republic of Somalia and on 29 March 2017 they were approved by the parliament.[2][3] They are currently as follows:

Council members

Office	Incumbent	Party	Since
Presidency
President	Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed	Independent	16 February 2017
Vice president
Prime Minister	Hassan Ali Khaire	Independent	1 March 2017
Deputy Prime Minister	Mahdi Ahmed Khadar	Independent	29 March 2017
Ministers
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Ahmed Isse Awad	Independent	4 January 2018
Ministry of Interior and Federal Affairs	Abdi Mohamed Sabriye	Independent	4 January 2018
Ministry of Finance	Abdirahman Duale Beyle	Independent	29 March 2017
Ministry of Defense	Hassan Ali Mohamed[4]	Independent	24 May 2018
Ministry of Education	Abdullahi Godah Barre	Independent	5 August 2018
Ministry of Constitutional Affairs	Salah Ahmed Jama	Independent	7 April 2019
Ministry of Humanitarian and Disaster Management	Hamza Said Hamza[5]	Independent	24 May 2018
Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation	Jamal Mohamed Hassan	Independent	29 March 2017
Ministry of Ports and Marine Transport	Maryan Aweys	Independent	29 March 2017
Ministry of Air Transport and Aviation	Mohamed Abdullahi Salad	Independent	29 March 2017
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications	Abdi Anshur Hassan	Independent	29 March 2017
Ministry of Livestock, Forestry and Range	Hussein Mohamud Sheikh Hussein	Independent	5 August 2018
Ministry of Commerce and Industry	Abdullahi Ali Hassan	Independent	1 May 2019
Ministry of Public Works and Reconstruction[lower-alpha 1]	Abdi Aden Hosow[7]	Independent	17 December 2018
Ministry of Religious Affairs	Sheikh Nur Mohamed Hassan	Independent	5 August 2018
Ministry of Women and Human Rights	Deeqa Yasin Hajji Yusuf	Independent	29 March 2017
Ministry of Internal Security	Mohamed Abukar Islow Dualle	Independent	29 March 2017
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	Khadijo Mohamed Diriye	Independent	29 March 2017
Ministry of Information	Mohamed Abdi Hayr	Independent	1 May 2019
Ministry of Justice	Hassan Hussein Hajji	Independent	29 March 2017
Minister of Labour	Sadik Warfa	Independent	7 April 2019
Ministry of Power and Water	Fowziyo Mohamed Sheik	Independent	7 April 2019

See also

• Federal Parliament of Somalia

Notes

1. Previous office holder, Minister Abdullahi Sheikh Abas, was killed on the 3rd/4th of May 2017 in an apparent friendly fire incident involving government forces. Investigation currently in progress.[6]

References

1. • Provisional Constitution (adopted August 1, 2012)
2. "PM Khaire announces 27 member cabinet". Hiiraan Online. 21 March 2017.
3. "Somali parliament approves new cabinet by large margin of votes". Reuters Africa. March 29, 2017.
4. "Somalia: Somali PM Hassan Ali Khaire Names New Ministers". allAfrica.com. 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
5. "Somalia: Somali PM Hassan Ali Khaire Names New Ministers". allAfrica.com. 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
6. "Somalia attack: Minister Abdullahi Sheikh Abas killed in Mogadishu". www.bbc.com. BBC. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017. Somalia's security forces have shot dead a 31-year-old government minister after mistaking him for a militant Islamist, officials have said. He was killed in his vehicle near the presidential palace in the capital, Mogadishu, the officials added.
7. "Somalia: PM appoints new public works minister". Garowe Online. Retrieved 2020-04-21.