By Goth Mohamed Goth
The Newly appointed Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia His Excellency Abdi Weli Sheik Ahmed Mohamed has in the past hour announced the formation of his cabinet in a low level ceremony held in the Presidential Palace locally known as Villa Somalia.
The PM speaking during the ceremony said, “The formation and naming of new cabinet Minsters was done after broad consultations and lengthy deliberations with the various stakeholders in the federal government of Somalia and most important of all one hundred percent approval of His Excellency Hassan Sheik Mahmoud the President of the Federal Government of Somalia, and on his behalf I do hereby urge Members of Parliament to do the same by approving appointed minister in the newly formed Cabinet.
The newly named cabinet is made up of 25 Cabinet Ministers with an additional five State Ministers and composed of 25 Deputy Ministers:-
The Names of New Cabinet Ministers and their Portfolios
Minister of Internal Affairs and Federal Hon Abdullah Goodah Barre
Minister of Finance Hon Hussein Abdi Halane
Minister of Defence Hon Mohamed Sheik Hassan Hamud
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations Abdurrahman Dualeh Beyle
Minster in Charge of National Security Hon AbdiKarim Hussein Guled
Minister of Education Hon Ahmed Mohamed Guraase
Minister of Ports and Maritime Transport Hon Yusuf Ali Amin
Minster of National Planning Hon Said Abdullah Mohamed
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Hon Farah Sheik Abdul kadir
Minster of Energy and Water Resources Hon Jama Abdi Mohamed (Oday)
Minister of Information Hon Mustafa Sheik Ali Dhuxuloow
Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Hon Said Mohamed Qoorsheel
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs NIman Sheik Ismael
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Hoh Mohamed Ibrahim Haji Aden
Minister of Agriculture Hon Abdi Mohamed
Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Hon Khalid Omer Ali
Minister of Culture and Higher Education Hon Dualeh Aden Mohamed
Minister of Commerce and Industry Hon Aden Mohamed Nuur
Minister of Public Works and Rehabilitation Eng. Nadiifo Mohamed Osman
Minister of Gender and Human Rights Affairs Khadiijo Maxamed Diiriye
Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Hon Mohamed Alow Baroow
Minster of Minerals Hon Da’ud Mohamed Omer
Minister of Livestock, Environment and Parks Hon Salim Aliyow Ibroow
Minister of Health General Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud
Minister of Religious Affairs and the Deputy Prime Minister Hon Ridwan Hirsi Mohamed
The List of the Ministers with State Portfolios and those of Deputy Minister can be seen below
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