Government of Puntland
Puntland Government Dowlada Buntlaand | |
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 Puntland Coat of Arms
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| Government | Presidential system |
| Abdiweli Mohamed Ali | |
• Vice President | Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar |
• Constitution | Puntland Constitution |
| Autonomous Region | |
• Provisional Charter | March 12, 1998 |
• Proclamation of Statehood | August 1, 1998 |
• Constitution | August 1, 2012 |
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The Government of Puntland (Somali: Dowlada Buntlaand) is the supreme governing authority of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland. The legal structure of Puntland consists of the judiciary, legislative (House of Representatives) and the executive (the President and his nominated council of Ministries) branches of government.[1] Puntland has conducted four presidential elections (1998, 2004, 2009, 2014). Presidents are elected by a 66-member unicameral parliament.[2] Since 1998, the governing bodies have been located in the regional capital of Garowe.
Establishment
Following the outbreak of the civil war in 1991, a homegrown constitutional conference was held in Garowe in 1998 over a period of three months. Attended by the area's political elite, traditional elders (Issims), members of the business community, intellectuals and other civil society representatives, the autonomous Puntland State of Somalia was subsequently officially established so as to deliver services to the population, offer security, facilitate trade, and interact with both domestic and international partners.[3]
Government agencies
- Puntland Agency for Social Welfare (PASWE)
- Puntland Highway Authority (PHA)
- Puntland State Agency for Water, Energy and Natural Resources (PSAWEN)
- Puntland Petroleum and Mineral Agency (PPMA)
Cabinet
| Position | Name | |||
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President | Said Abdullahi Dani | ||
| Vice President | Ahmed Elmi Osman | |||
| Minister for the Interior and Local Governments | Ahmed Elmi Osman | |||
| Minister of Security | Hassan Osman Mahamud Aloore | |||
| Minister for Finance | Shire Haji Farah | |||
| Minister for Justice | Ismail Mohamed Warsame | |||
| Minister of Constitution, Federalism and Democracy | Sahro Said Nur | |||
| Minister of Planning and International Relations | Ali Ahmed Faatah | |||
| Minister of Animal Husbandry | Abdullahi Du'ale Ali | |||
| Minister of Education | Ali Haji Warsame | |||
| Minister of Health | Sadiq Enow | |||
| Minister of Public Works | Abdirashid Mohamed Hersi | |||
| Minister of Civil Aviation and Airport Authority | Hassan Haji Said Hassan | |||
| Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation | Abdi Ismail Boos | |||
| Minister of Fisheries and Sea Resources | Abdinur Elmi Mohamud | |||
| Minister of Seaports and Sea Transportation | Abdullahi Jamac Salah | |||
| Minister of Labourers and Youth | Abdurahman Sheikh Ahmed Abdulle | |||
| Minister of Women's Affairs | Anisa Hajimumin | |||
| Minister of Environmental Protection, Wild Animals and Tourism | Guled Salah Barre | |||
| Minister of Trade and Industry | Mohamed Hassan Soo-Adde | |||
References
- ^ Ministry of Planning and International Corporation[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Peaceful transfer of Presidential power in Puntland". Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ His Excellency Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamud (Farole). President of Puntland State of Somalia Somalia: Puntland's Experience in Peace-building and State-building Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine. garoweonline.com (3 April 2012)