Ministry of Information (Somalia)

Ministry of Information, Posts and Telecommunication is the ministry that was responsible for governmental communication in Somalia.[1]

Federal Republic of Somalia
Ministry of Information
Coat of arms of Somalia
Agency overview
JurisdictionSomalia
HeadquartersBondhere, Banaadir, Mogadishu Somalia
2°2′24″N 45°20′46″E
Agency executive
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Prior to Somali independence, Afqarshe, from Xudun, served as the communications minister for the Qusuusi in the Darwiish. The first Minister of Information post-independence was Yusuf Bowkah.[2]

From the 2000s until 2014, this ministry also oversaw the local telecommunication industry and the Somali Postal Service. On 17 January 2014, newly appointed Prime Minister of Somalia, Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed split the ministerial portfolio into Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and Ministry of Information, respectively.[3]

In 2017, Abdirahman Abdi Osman took the position of Minister of Information.[4]

References
  1. "Somalia: Prime Minister Unveils His New Cabinet". Shabelle Media Network. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  2. Adam, Suleiman M. (8 May 2019). Gather Round the Speakers: A History of the First Quarter Century of Somali Broadcasting, 1941-1966. Haan Associates. ISBN 9781874209324 – via Google Books.
  3. "Somali Prime Minister Unveiled His 55-Member Cabinet (Full List)". Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  4. "PM Khaire announces 27 member cabinet". www.hiiraan.com.


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