Politics of Djibouti takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic,whereby the executive power is exercised by the President and the Government. Legislative power is vested in both the Government and the National Assembly. The party system and legislature are dominated by the socialist People's Rally for Progress. In April 2010,a new constitutional amendment was approved. The President serves as both the head of state and head of government,and is directly elected for single six-year term. Government is headed by the President,who appoints the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers on the proposal of the latter. There is also a 65-member chamber of deputies,where representatives are popularly elected for terms of five years. Administratively,the country is divided into five regions and one city,with eleven additional district subdivisions. Djibouti is also part of various international organisations,including the United Nations and Arab League.
The culture of the Republic of Djibouti is diverse,due to the nation's Red Sea location at a crossroads of trade and commerce.
The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas was the name given to present-day Djibouti between 1967 and 1977,while it was still an overseas territory of France. The area was formerly known as French Somaliland. Its name derives from the Afar people of Djibouti and the Somali Issa clan.
Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal was a Somali politician who served as the President of Somaliland from 1993 to his death in 2002. He previously served as the first prime minister of the Somali Republic for eleven days in 1960 and again from 1967 to 1969.
Ali Mohammed Gedi,popularly known as Ali Gedi,was the Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia from 2004 to 2007. He was relatively unknown in political circles upon his appointment as prime minister in November 2004. He is affiliated with the Abgaal subclan of Mogadishu's Hawiye clan,one of Somalia's four most powerful clan 'families'. He narrowly survived a suicide attack on his home that left at least seven people dead on June 3,2007.
Jama Ali Jama is a Somali politician. He was the President of Puntland from November 14,2001,to May 8,2002.
The Dir is one of the largest and most prominent Somali clans in the Horn of Africa. They are also considered to be the oldest Somali stock to have inhabited the region. Its members inhabit Djibouti,Somalia,Ethiopia,and northeastern Kenya.
Sitti Zone,formerly known as Shinile,is a zone in Somali Region of Ethiopia.
The Issa is a northern Somali clan,a sub-division of the Dir clan family.
The Somali Youth League (SYL),initially known as the Somali Youth Club (SYC),was the first political party in Somalia.
Abdullahi Issa Mohamud (Somali:Cabdullaahi Ciise Maxamuud,Arabic:عبداللهعيسىمحمدwas a Somali politician. He was the Prime Minister of Italian Somalia during the trusteeship period,serving from February 29,1956,to July 1,1960.
The Habar Gidir is a major subclan of the Hawiye. The clan has produced many prominent Somali figures,including the first Prime Minister of Somalia Abdullahi Issa Mohamud and Somalia's fifth President Abdiqasim Salad Hassan.
The Habr Awal,also contemporarily known as the Subeer Awal,and alternately romanized as the Zubeyr Awal is a major clan of the wider Isaaq clan family,and is further divided into eight sub-clans of whom the two largest and most prominent are the Sa'ad Musa and Issa Musa sub-clans. Its members form a part of the Habr Magaadle confederation. The Habr Awal traditionally consists of nomadic pastoralists,coastal people,merchants and farmers. They are historically viewed as an affluent clan relative to other Somali clans. The Habr Awal are politically and economically influential in present-day Somaliland,and reside in strategic coastal and fertile lands.
Djibouti,officially the Republic of Djibouti,is a country in the Horn of Africa,bordered by Somalia to the south,Ethiopia to the southwest,Eritrea in the north,and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area of 23,200 km2 (8,958 sq mi).
The Ethiopian Somali Democratic League (ESDL) was a political party in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. It was the ruling EPRDF's regional partner from 1994 to 1998.
The Gurgura,Gorgorah or Gurgure is a northern Somali clan,a sub-division of the Dir clan family.
The Issa Musa or ‘Isa Musa is a northern Somali clan. Its members form a part of the Habr Awal clan of the Isaaq clan family. The Isa Musa are divided into four major sub-clans:Mohammed Issa,Adam Issa,Abokor Issa and Idarais Issa. The Isa Musa traditionally consists of coastal people,nomadic pastoralist and merchants. This clan are primarily settled in Somaliland,including Maroodi Jeex,Togdheer,Sahil,Ethiopia,as well as Kenya. The Issa Musse have produced many prominent Somali figures with the Undersecretary General of the United Nations Abdulrahim Abby Farah,the first Somali Prime Minister &second President of Somaliland Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal,current Ctrack Middle East Sales Manager Abdul Wahab Jama Abdi and the second tallest man in the world Hussein Bisad.
Ahmed Mohamoud Farah (Somali:Axmed Maxamuud Faarax,was a Somali politician and the Vice President of the Somali Democratic Republic,minister and a senior member of the Supreme Revolutionary Council. He hails from Adam Issa subdivision of the Issa Musse sub-clan of the Isaaq.
Sultan Abdulrahman Garad Deria was the Sultan of the Habr Awal Isaaq clan and second Habr Awal leader to adopt the Sultan title rather than Garaad. An influential figure that was heavily involved in advocating for the people of British Somaliland and their rights.
