List of speakers of the Parliament of Somalia

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Speaker of the House of the People of Somalia
Afhayeenka Gollaha Shacabka
Incumbent
Aden Madobe
since 28 April 2022
Style The Honourable
Residence Villa Hargeisa, Mogadishu, Somalia
Appointer The Electorate
Term length 4 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder Aden Abdullah Osman Daar
Formation29 February 1956
DeputySa'diya Yasin Haji Dahir

The following is a list of speakers of the Parliament of Somalia . There have been 12 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 Sheikh Aden Madobe.

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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.[ citation needed ]

List of speakers

No.Name
(Birth–Death)
PortraitTerm of officePolitical partyActing President of Somalia
Unicameral - National Assembly Somali Republic (1960–1969)
1 Aden Abdullah Osman Daar
(1908–2007)
Aden Abdulle Osman Daar.jpg 29 February 19561 July 1960 Somali Youth League President of Somalia
Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf
Acting Speaker
(1912–1984)
Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf2.jpg 1 July 196026 July 1960 Somali Youth League Acting President of Somalia
2 Jama Abdullahi Qalib
(1930–2015)
Jama.png 26 July 196026 May 1964 Somali Youth League Acting President of Somalia
3 Ahmed Mohamed Obsiye
(1914–1984)
26 May 19641 March 1967 Somali Youth League Acting President of Somalia
4 Sheikh Mukhtar M.Husein
(1912–2012)
Sheikh Mukhtar.jpg 1 March 196721 October 1969 Somali Youth League Acting President of Somalia
Unicameral – People's Assembly
5 Ismail Ali Abokor
(1937–)
Ismail.png 5 August 197926 January 1982 Supreme Revolutionary Council Acting President of Somalia
6 Mohamed Ibrahim Liqliiqato
(1921–1998)
Liqliqato.png 26 January 19821 November 1989 Supreme Revolutionary Council Acting President of Somalia
7 Hussein Kulmiye Afrah
(1920–1993)
Hussein.png 1 November 198922 January 1991 Supreme Revolutionary Council Acting President of Somalia
UnicameralTNG (2000–2004) TFG (2004–2012)
8 Abdallah Isaaq Deerow
(1950–2006)
Deerow.png 9 August 200014 September 2004 Independent Acting President of Somalia
9 Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden
(1954–)
Sharif.png 14 September 200417 January 2007 Independent Acting President of Somalia
10 Adan Mohamed Nuur
(1956–)
Adan.png 17 January 200725 May 2010 Independent Acting President of Somalia
11 Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden
(1954–)
Sharif.png 25 May 201020 August 2012 Independent Acting President of Somalia
Unicameral – House of the People Federal Government of Somalia (2012–)
Muse Hassan Abdulle
Acting Speaker(1940–)
Muse Hassan Abdulle.jpg 20 August 201228 August 2012Acting President of Somalia
12 Mohamed Osman Jawari
(1945–2024)
Jawari.png 28 August 20129 April 2018union for peace and developmentActing President of Somalia
Bicameral – split Senate of Somalia (2016–)
13 Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdurahman Mohamed mursal (Copy).png 30 April 201830 April 2022Formal:somali justice and equality party

(Informal: nabad iyo nolol, tayo)

Acting President of Somalia
14 Adan Mohamed Nuur
(1956–)
Adan.png 30 April 2022 [2] Incumbentunion for peace and developmentActing President of Somalia

New incumbent speaker of Somalia

Adan Muhammad Nur is the incumbent speaker of Somalia. He assumed his office on April 28, 2022. He received the majority of votes in the parliament where he won all the three rounds. Since his elections he has chaired various committees. [3]

See also

References

  1. Golaha, Shacabka. "Taxanaha baarlmaan" (PDF). parliament.gov.so. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. "New Speaker for the House of the People takes office". Somalia National News Agency. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. "Somalia's parliament elects new speaker". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 15 June 2022.