Government of Puntland
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| Dowladda Buntilaan ee Soomaaliya (Somali) حكومة أرض بنط الصومالية (Arabic) | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Formation | August 1, 1998 |
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| Founding document | Constitution of Puntland |
| Jurisdiction | Puntland |
| Website | plstate |
| Legislative branch | |
| Legislature | Puntland Parliament House of Representatives (Gollaha Wakiilada) |
| Executive branch | |
| Leader | President |
| Main organ | Executive Council |
| Judicial branch | |
| Court | Supreme Court (Maxkamadda Sare) |
| Seat | Garoowe |
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The Government of Puntland (Somali: Dowladda Buntilaan ee Soomaaliya) (Arabic: حكومة أرض بنط الصومالية) is the supreme governing authority of the autonomous region of Puntland State of Somalia. The legal structure of Puntland consists of the judiciary (Supreme Court), legislative (House of Representatives) and the executive (the President, Vice president and his nominated council of Ministries) branches of government.[1] Puntland has conducted Seven presidential elections (1998, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2024). Five Presidents are elected by a 66-member unicameral parliament.[2] Since 1998, the governing bodies have been located in the administrative capital of Garowe.
Establishment
[edit]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
[edit]- 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)
- Information Management Center (IMC-Puntland)
- State Bank of Puntland (SBP)
Government ministries
[edit]- Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation
- Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airport Authority
- Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment
- Ministry of Education and Higher Education
- Ministry of Environment, Range and Climate Change
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources
- Ministry of Health
- Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management
- Ministry of Information, Technology and Tourism
- Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs and Democratization
- Ministry of Justice and Religious Affairs
- Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
- Ministry of Livestock and Animal Husbandry
- Ministry of Sea Transport, Ports and Maritime Crime Prevention
- Ministry of Energy, Mineral and Water
- Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Transport
- Ministry of Planning Economic Development and International Cooperation
- Ministry of Security
Cabinet
[edit]| 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 | |||
External links
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Media related to Government of Puntland at Wikimedia Commons
References
[edit]- ^ Ministry of Planning and International Corporation
- ^ "Peaceful transfer of Presidential power in Puntland". Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. 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)