List of Speakers of the Parliament of Somalia

Speaker of the Parliament
Incumbent Mohamed Osman Jawari since 28 August 2012
Style	The Honourable
Residence	Villa Hargeisa, Mogadishu, Somalia
Appointer	The Electorate
Term length	4 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Aden Abdullah Osman Daar
Formation	29 February 1956

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The following is a list of Speakers of the Parliament of Somalia. There have been 10 official Speakers of the Parliament since the office was created in 1956 .^[1] The first Speaker of the Parliament was Aden Abdulle Osman, who served prior to independence in the Trust Territory of Somalia, Succeeded by Hagi Bashir Ismail Yusuf on July 1, 1960 Somali National Assembly. The incumbent Speaker of the Federal Parliament of Somalia is Mohamed Osman Jawari.

Acting President

In the event of a temporary absence of the President of Somalia on account of illness, travel abroad or similar circumstances, the speaker of the parliament serves as acting president, and exercises the powers of the state president until the president resumes his functions, and in the event that the presidency falls vacant as a result of death or resignation or for any other reason, until the election of a new president.

List of Speakers

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of Office		Political Party
National Assembly
1	Aden Abdullah Osman Daar (1908–2007)		29 February 1956	1 July 1960	Somali Youth League
—	Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf Acting Speaker (1912–1984)		1 July 1960	26 July 1960	Somali Youth League
2	Jama Abdullahi Qalib (1915–1993)		26 July 1960	26 May 1964	Somali Youth League
3	Ahmed Mohamed Obsiye (1914–1984)		26 May 1964	1 March 1967	Somali Youth League
4	Sheikh Mukhtar M.Husein (1912–2012)		1 March 1967	21 October 1969	Somali Youth League
People's Assembly
5	Ismail Ali Abokor (1937–)		5 August 1979	26 January 1982	Supreme Revolutionary Council
6	Mohamed Ibrahim Liqliiqato (1932–1989)		26 January 1982	1 November 1989	Supreme Revolutionary Council
7	Hussein Kulmiye Afrah (1920–2007)		1 November 1989	22 January 1991	Supreme Revolutionary Council
8	Abdallah Isaaq Deerow (1950–2006)		9 August 2000	14 September 2004	Independent
9	Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden (1946–)		14 September 2004	17 January 2007	Independent
10	Adan Mohamed Nuur (1957–)		17 January 2007	25 May 2010	Independent
(9)	Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden (1946–)		25 May 2010	20 August 2012	Independent
People's House
—	Muse Hassan Abdulle Acting Speaker(1939–)		20 August 2012	28 August 2012	Independent
10	Mohamed Osman Jawari (1946–)		28 August 2012	Incumbent (mandate expires on 11 January 2021)	Independent

See also

• List of Members of the Federal Parliament of Somalia

References

• Various editions of The Europa World Year Book

External links

• Federal Parliament of Somalia - Members