Somali Council of Ministers
- Somali Council of Ministers
The Somali Council of Ministers consists of members appointed by the prime minister.
The new PM, Nur Hassan Hussein, announced on 2007-12-16 that he had dissolved the cabinet and would form a new one, which would have much fewer ministers than the previous thirty. He also stated half of them would be from outside the transitional parliament. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7146883.stm BBC NEWS | Africa | Somali premier dissolves cabinet ] ]
Fifteen ministers and five assistants were appointed on 2008-01-04, with three more ministers to be appointed later. Among the newcomers in the new line-up are several ministers from outside parliament, including the ministers of defence and finance. The country's interior minister, Mohamed Mohamoud Guled, lost his position, while Ahmed Abdi Salan, co-founder of Horn Afrik Media Corporation and a Somali-Canadian, was appointed deputy prime minister and information minister. [ [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ipxc7NWUnjYnocMmxZDw7nke4xnQ AFP: Somali PM unveils downsized cabinet ] ]
Members of the Council of Ministers
Cabinet list is accurate as of February 2008 [cite journal |title=SOMALIA: Government Team Named |journal=Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series |volume=45 |year=2008 |pages=17381A-17381C ] .
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