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Speaker of the Parliament
Incumbent
Mohamed Mursal Abdirahman
StyleThe Honourable
ResidenceVilla Hargeisa, Mogadishu, Somalia
AppointerThe Electorate
Term length4 years, renewable once
Inaugural holderAden Abdullah Osman Daar
Formation29 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. Succeeded by Mohammed Mursal Sheikh Abdirahman 1 May 2018

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
style="background:Template:Somali Youth League/meta/color; color:white;"| 1 Aden Abdullah Osman Daar
(1908–2007)		 29 February 1956 1 July 1960 Somali Youth League
style="background:Template:Somali Youth League/meta/color; color:white;"| — Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf
Acting Speaker
(1912–1984)		 1 July 1960 26 July 1960 Somali Youth League
style="background:Template:Somali Youth League/meta/color; color:white;"| 2 Jama Abdullahi Qalib
(1915–1993)		 26 July 1960 26 May 1964 Somali Youth League
style="background:Template:Somali Youth League/meta/color; color:white;"| 3 Ahmed Mohamed Obsiye
(1914–1984)		 26 May 1964 1 March 1967 Somali Youth League
style="background:Template:Somali Youth League/meta/color; color:white;"| 4 Sheikh Mukhtar M.Husein
(1912–2012)		 1 March 1967 21 October 1969 Somali Youth League
People's Assembly
style="background:Template:Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party/meta/color; color:white;"| 5 Ismail Ali Abokor
(1937–)		 5 August 1979 26 January 1982 Supreme Revolutionary Council
style="background:Template:Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party/meta/color; color:white;"| 6 Mohamed Ibrahim Liqliiqato
(1932–1989)		 26 January 1982 1 November 1989 Supreme Revolutionary Council
style="background:Template:Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party/meta/color; color:white;"| 7 Hussein Kulmiye Afrah
(1920–2007)		 1 November 1989 22 January 1991 Supreme Revolutionary Council
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black;"| 8 Abdallah Isaaq Deerow
(1950–2006)		 9 August 2000 14 September 2004 Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black;"| 9 Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden
(1946–)		 14 September 2004 17 January 2007 Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black;"| 10 Adan Mohamed Nuur
(1957–)		 17 January 2007 25 May 2010 Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black;"| (9) Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden
(1946–)		 25 May 2010 20 August 2012 Independent
People's House
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black;"| — Muse Hassan Abdulle
Acting Speaker(1939–)		 20 August 2012 28 August 2012 Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black;"| 10 Mohamed Osman Jawari
(1946–)		 28 August 2012 Incumbent
(mandate expires on 11 January 2021)		 Independent

See also

References

  1. ^ Golaha, Shacabka. "Taxanaha baarlmaan" (PDF). parliament.gov.so. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  • Various editions of The Europa World Year

New incumbent speaker of Somalia

Maxamed Mursal Sheikh is the new speaker of Somalia. He took office on 2018. He won the majority votes in the parliament where he won all the three rounds.147 M.P's voted for him.since his elections he has handled various committees.[1]

  1. ^ Black Watch. 2010. doi:10.5040/9780571286560.00000025. ISBN 9780571286560. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
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