Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has today lined up the long-awaited 75-member Council of Ministers just days before the ten days given by the parliament expired.
In a statement, PM Hamza announced the cabinet included Al-Shabab’s former deputy leader Mukhtar Robow Ali Abu Mansoor who has been under house arrest for the past few years.
Robow was appointed as the Minister for Religious Affairs. PM Hamza will be deputized by Salah Ahmed Jama.
“I am honoured to release the list of Somalia’s new Cabinet which I will lead to delivering on our enabling national priorities. The Cabinet is tasked with delivering key policy priorities to make our country secure, progressive & prosperous for our citizens,” the PM said in a statement.
The cabinet consists of 26 cabinet ministers, 24 state ministers and 25 deputies. Among the listed members of the cabinet are female members including three ministers, four state ministers and three deputy ministers.
The list of the ministers is:
- Salah Ahmed Jama, Deputy Prime Minister
- Mukhtar Robow Abu Mansoor, Minister of Endowment and Religion
- Hassan Moalim, Minister of Justice and Constitution
- Ahmed Moalim, Fiqi, Minister of Interior and Federal Affairs
- Dr Elmi Mohamud Noor, Minister of Finance
- Abdul Qadir Mohamed Noor (Jama), Minister of Defense
- Abshir Omar Huruuse, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
- Farah Sheikh Abdulqadir, Minister of Education and Higher Education
- Mohamud Abdirahman Beena Beene, Minister of Planning
- Jama IlkaJiir, Minister of Ports and Marine Transport
- Fardowsa Osman Dhore, Minister Transport
- Jama Hassan Khalif, Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
- Hassan Hussein Elaay, Minister of Education Livestock
- Jibril Abdirashid, Minister of Industrial Trade
- Ismail Sheikh Bashir, Minister of General Works and Housing
- Khadija Mohamed Diriye, Minister of Women
- Dr Abdirizaq Omar Mohamed, Minister of Petroleum and Mining
- Mohamud Doodishe, Minister of Internal Security
- Ahmed Madobe Nuunow, Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation
- Ali Haji Adan, Minister of Health
- Ahmed Hassan Adan, Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources
- Daoud Aweys Minister of Information
- Bihi Iman Ige. Minister of Labor and Employment
- Jama Takal, Minister of Electricity and Water
- Mohamed Barre Mohamud, Minister of Youth and Sports
- Khadija Al-Makhzoumi, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
