Cabinet of Somalia
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The Cabinet of Somalia is the Council of Ministers of the Federal Government of Somalia. It consists of Ministers appointed by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister may dismiss members of the cabinet, and new appointees must again be approved by the Parliament. The cabinet 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 cabinet
An outline of the functions of the Cabinet 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 Cabinet 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.
Cabinet officials
On 21 March 2017, the Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre submitted his nomination for the Cabinet Ministers of the Federal Republic of Somalia and on 29 March 2017 they were approved by the parliament.[2][3] They are currently as follows:
Cabinet members
Office | Incumbent | Party | Since | |
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Presidency | ||||
President | Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed | Independent | 16 February 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Hassan Ali Khayre | Independent | 1 March 2017 | |
Deputy Prime Minister | Mahdi Ahmed Khadar | Independent | 29 March 2017 | |
Ministers | ||||
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Ahmed Ise 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 | Abdirashid Abdullahi Mohamed | Independent | 29 March 2017 | |
Ministry of Education | Abdirahman Dahir Osman | Independent | 29 March 2017 | |
Ministry of Constitutional Affairs | Abdirahman Hoosh Jibril | Independent | 29 March 2017 | |
Ministry of Humanitarian and Disaster Management | Maryam Qasim Ahmed | Independent | 29 March 2017 | |
Ministry of Planning and Economic promotion | 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, and Pasture | Sheikh Nur Mohamed Hassan | Independent | 29 March 2017 | |
Ministry of Commerce and Industry | Mohamed Abdi Hayr | Independent | 4 January 2018 | |
Ministry of Public Works and Reconstruction | Vacant[lower-alpha 1] | 3 May 2017 | ||
Ministry of Religious Affairs | Iimaan Abdullahi Ali | Independent | 29 March 2017 | |
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 | Fowsiya Abiikar Nur | Independent | 29 March 2017 | |
Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources | Abdirahman Mohamed Abdi Hashi | Independent | 29 March 2017 | |
Ministry of Youth and Sports | Khadijo Mohamed Diriye | Independent | 29 March 2017 | |
Ministry of Information | Abdirahman Omar Osman | Independent | 29 March 2017 | |
Ministry of Justice | Hassan Hussein Hajji | Independent | 29 March 2017 | |
Minister of Labour | Salah Ahmed Jama | Independent | 29 March 2017 | |
Ministry of Power and Water | Salim Aliyow Ibrow | Independent | 29 March 2017 | |
See also
Notes
- ↑ 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.[4]
References
- ↑
- Provisional Constitution (adopted August 1, 2012)
- ↑ "PM Khaire announces 27 member cabinet". Hiiraan Online. 21 March 2017.
- ↑ "Somali parliament approves new cabinet by large margin of votes". Reuters Africa. March 29, 2017.
- ↑ "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.