House of Representatives of Puntland

House of Representatives of Puntland or Puntland Parliament (Somali: Golaha Wakiilada Dawladda Puntland) is the unicameral legislature of the Puntland. It has 66 members who are elected for a period of five years through universal suffrage.[1]

Puntland House of Representatives

Golaha Wakiilada Dawladda Puntland
Type
Type
HousesHouse of Representatives
History
Founded1998
Structure
Seats66
Length of term
5 years
Elections
Last House of Representatives election
2018
Meeting place
Garowe
Website
https://puntlandparliament.com/
Politics of Puntland
Constitution
Executive
Legislature
Judiciary
Elections
  • Presidential election: 2019 Puntland presidential election
  • Municipal Election Latest election
Other

The House of Representatives has the powers and duties to review, approve, reject, amend and create regulations, approve/reject war and implement a peace agreement when the government proposes it. The House of Representatives also elects President of Puntland and Vice President of Puntland.[1]

After the establishment of Puntland, the legislature has been directly elected by the people in 1998, 2004, 2009, 2013 and 2018.[2] On 4 January 2019, the legislature elected a speaker and two deputies. This was followed by the successful election of the President of Puntland on 8 January 2019. Next elections are due to take place in 2023.[3]

Speakers
Name Period
Yusuf Haji Sa'id[4] 1998–2004
Cismaan Dalmar X. Yuusuf (Batrool) 2004–2007
Ahmed Ali Hashi[5] 2006–2009
Abdirashid Mohamed Hersi[6] 2009–2013
Said Hassan Shire[7] 2014–2015
Ahmed Ali Hashi[8] 2015–2019
Abdihakim Mohamed Ahmed[9] 2019 - 2019
Abdirashid Yusuf Jibril[10] 2019– present


See also

References
  1. "CONSTITUTION OF THE PUNTLAND STATE OF SOMALIA" (PDF). FAOLEX Database.
  2. "About Puntland House of Representatives".
  3. "Somalia: Puntland on the path to universal suffrage in 2023". Garowe Online.
  4. SOMALIA: Puntland to hold referendum in two years. Irinnews.org (21 April 2001). Retrieved on 20 May 2012.
  5. Garowe Puntland Parliament Will Decide on New Constitution, Says Speaker. AllAfrica (8 July 2008)
  6. Somalia: Puntland Parliament approves new Cabinet Archived 9 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Garoweonline.com (28 January 2009). Retrieved on 20 May 2012.
  7. "Somalia: Former Cabinet minister elected as new Puntland Parliament Speaker". Garowe Online. 4 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  8. "Somalia: Second time as the Speaker of Puntland Parliament". Horseed Media. 9 November 2015. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  9. "Guddoomiyaha cusub ee baarlamaanka Puntland oo lagu dhawaaqay - Somali". BBC News Somali (in Somali). 4 January 2019. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  10. "Abdirashid Yusuf Jibril elected Speaker of the Puntland Parliament – Somali Dispatch". Retrieved 2022-03-03.
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