Somali Premier Unveils New Cabinet

12 Nov, 2010

Somalia's Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has unveiled a new Cabinet of 18 ministers include three former ministers on Friday, Radio Garowe Reports.

Only two ministers from the previous government are included in the new ministerial line-up. Minister of Finance, Hussein Abdi Halane, an effective administrator who is well-regarded by the international community retains the enlarged Ministry of Finance which now will be called Ministry of Finance and Treasury. Dr. Mohamud Abdi Ibrahim is moved to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

The ministers are: Finance Minister Abdi Halane, Deputy Prime Minister and minister for Foreign affairs Mohamed Abdullaahi Omar, Minister for women and family affairs Dr Maryan Kasim Ahmed, Minister for internal Affairs and security Abdishakur Sheikh Hassan Farah, Housing and National rebuilding Minister Abdirashid Khalif Hashi, Abdullahi Abyan Noor Minister for justice and religious issues and many others.

Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, is the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, he hails from Puntland region of Somalia.

Ahlu Sunna Wajamee’a (ASWF) religious group which is allied with the TFG is allotted to two important ministries, Interior and National Security and the ministry of Labor, Social and Workforce Development.

“The Somali people and the international community were waiting for a competent and credible Somali cabinet, and I am happy to appoint this lean but capable cabinet. I call on my fellow countrymen to work with and assist this fine men and women tasked to revive the Somali State.” Prime Minister said in a statement.

Somali lawmarkers appointed the prime minister following a dispute between President Ahmed and parliament speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden over whether lawmakers should cast ballots openly.

The Somali transitional government controls only a small bit of the capital, Mogadishu, and is battling insurgent groups. TFG failed to assert its authority on the Somali territory, 80 percent of which is currently controlled by the Shebab.

GAROWEONLINE

Source: Garowe Online.
Link: http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somali_Premier_Unveils_New_Cabinets.shtml.