WardheerNews (WDN) – After weeks of delays and political wranggling, Somalia’s new Prime Minister, Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, at a news conference held in the capital Mogadishu, released the names of his new cabinet who are mostly composed of new faces. Taking great pains not fall into a political trap with the parliament, this time, the Prime Minister has taken great caution to ensure the entire cabinet is populated by new faces.
Here is the line-up of the new cabinet announced by the Prime Minister:
- Mohamed Omar Arte, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Youth and Sports
- Ahmed Hassan Gabobe, Minister for Endowment and Religious Affairs
- Abdirahman Mohamed Hussein, Minister for Interior and Federal Affairs
- Mohamed Adan Ibrahin “Fargeti”, Minister for Finance
- Abdulkadir Sheikh Ali Dini, Minister for Defence
- Abdisalan Hadliye Omar, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Khadra Bashir Ali, Minister for Education
- Fahad Yasiin Haji Dahir, Minister for Ports and Marine Transport
- Abdirahman Yusuf Ali Aynte, Minister for Planning and International Cooperation
- Nur Farah Hersi, Minister for Constitution
- Guled Hussein Qassin, Minister for Information and Broadcasting
- Ali Ahmed Jama “Jangali”, Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation
- Sa’eed Hussein Eidd, Minister for Livestock, Forestry and Rangelands
- Ali Hassan Osman, Minister for Agriculture
- Hassan Ahmed Mudey, Minister for Commerce and Industries
- Salah Sheikh Muse, Minister for Public Works and National Reconstruction
- Sahra Mohamed Ali Samatar, Minister for Gender and Family Affairs
- Mohamed Mukhtar Ibrahim, Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources
- Abdirizak Omar Mohamed, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources
- Hawo Hassan Mohamed, Minister for Health
The second batch of ministerial announcements that are mainly assistant ministers and state ministers is expected to be announced soon.
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