Somaliland Parliament Approves 2nd Batch of Ministers

[Deeq A.]

House of Representative on Sunday approved the second batch of ministers appointed by Somaliland President, Musa Bihi Abdi. 58 MPs of the 82 members have attended the parliamentary session which the house speaker, Hon. Bashe chaired. The house passed 9 ministers and two assistant ministers by showing of hand.

1. Minister of Sports & Youth,  Mr. Yusuf Mohamud Nur
2. Assistant Finance minister, Mr. Mohamed Dahir Ahmed Fure.
3. Environent & Rural Development Minister, Ms. Shukri Haji Bondare
4. Trade, industry and Tourism minister, Hon. Mohamoud Hasan Said
5. Information and National Guidance minister, Hon. Abdirahman Abdilahi Farah aka Guri Barwako
6. Transport and Road Development Minister, Abdilahi Abokor
7. Deputy interior minister, Mohamed Muse Dirie
8. Deputy Invesment minister, Hon. Mohamed Ahmed Mohamud
9. Defense minister, Mr. Ise Ahmed Abdala
10. Contitutional affairs minister, Hon. Mohamed Adan Elmi
11. Enery minister, Hon. Jama Mohamoud Egal

The minister for labour and social affairs, Ms. Hinda Jama has announced that Somaliland will conduct census of foreign workers that are based in the country. The program aims to reduce the number of foreign staffers that are currently operating in Somaliland. It is part of Somaliland National Plan of current leadership to to create jobs for Somaliland idles.

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