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Last Updated: Apr 3, 2012 - 2:47:55 AM
Somalia
Puntland president reshuffles cabinet, drops ministers


The president of Somalia's Puntland state Dr. Abdirahman Mohammed Farole has carried out a wideranging cabinet reshuffle as part of efforts to rejuvenate his one-year government.
 
In a presidential decree that Garowe Online received a copy, Farole said he has relieved 8 ministers and assistant ministers of their appointment after consultation with his vice president and saw the need in accordance to the constitution.
 
The new ministers who would replace the relived ones as stated in the decree are as follows.
 
Gen Yussuf Ahmed Kheyr
Minister of Security and DDR
 
Ali Yussuf Ali Hosh
Assistant minister of Security and DDR
 
Dr Daud Mohammed Omar
Minister of Planning and International relations
 
Prof. Abdikadir Abdi Hashi
State Minister of the Presidency for Planning and International relations
 
Eng Abdirisaq Yussuf Elmi
Assistant Minister of Planning and International relation
 
Said Mohamed Rage
Minister of Ports & Marine Transport
 
Hassan Farah Jama
Minister of Trade and Industrialization
  
Abdi Mohammud Mohammed
Assistant Minister of trade.
 
Dr Ali Abdullahi Warsame
Minister of Health
 
Abdullahi Haji Hassan Aw Ahmed
Minister of Justice
 
Abdi Yassin Hirsi
Assistant Minister of Internal Affairs and local government.
 
Abdisaq Mohammed Ismail
Assistant Minister of Internal Affairs and local government
Abdishakur Mire Adan
Assistant Minister of Special Programme and Vehicles
 
Abdirasaq Muse Yussuf
Assistant Minister of Fisheries
 
Mohammed Abdullahi Salah Deer
Assistant Minister of Fisheries
 
Saynab Ugas Yassin
Assistant Minister for Women and Family Affairs
 
Ali Ahmed Gamute
Assistant Minister for Education
 
Abdiqani Salad Yussuf
Assistant Minister for Information
 
Mohammud Mohammed Sheikh Ibrahim
Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation
 
The ministers who were relived of their duties include Abdulaahi Saciid Samatar the security minister, Abdirisaq Yassn abdule Gesod justice minister, Abdullahi Ali Hirsi, Farah Adan Dhalaa planing and international relation minister, Abdirisaq Hussein Gaceyte port minister, Abdihakin Farah Ali, Dr Bashir Ali Bihi Health minister and Halimo Mohammud Mohammed vice minister of planing .
 
Since its inception in January 2009, President Farole’s government has made substantial growth in the development of the Puntland state, which declared its autonomous status in 1998.

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