Lists of office-holders
Members of Puntland's House of Representatives, 2024 to 2029
Puntland's House of Representatives has 66 members. The list of the 6th parliament was announced on 1 January 2024, signed and stamped by the committee that settled disputes and approved members; it includes 17 members from the SSC-Khaatumo areas of Sool and Cayn. The House then elected Abdirizak Ahmed Said as speaker and, on 8 January 2024, re-elected Said Abdullahi Deni as president.
In short
The House of Representatives (Golaha Wakiilada) is Puntland's one-chamber legislature, with 66 members serving five years (Wikipedia, House of Representatives of Puntland). Under Puntland's constitution it makes and amends laws, approves or rejects war and peace agreements, and elects the state's president and vice-president (Constitution of Puntland, FAOLEX).
The list of the 6th parliament was announced on 1 January 2024. Hiiraan Online reported that it included 17 members from the SSC-Khaatumo areas, and that it was announced after a long dispute over how members were selected (Hiiraan Online, 1 January 2024). Candidates said that President Said Abdullahi Deni had interfered with seats chosen by clans and removed members they had picked; the list also included Faarax Yuusuf Jaamac Dalmar, then held in Somaliland after the fighting in Sool the year before (same source).
On 4 January 2024 the House elected Abdirizak Ahmed Said as speaker, with two deputies, and on 8 January it elected the president (Wikipedia, House of Representatives of Puntland; BBC Somali, 4 January 2024). See Presidents of Puntland and Elections in Puntland.
About the list
The names below are copied from the two-page list published by Hiiraan Online, which carries the stamp and signatures of Puntland's committee for settling disputes and approving the House of Representatives (Hiiraan Online, 1 January 2024). Spelling is as on the list, in Somali. The list numbers members 1 to 66 and groups them by region. Wikipedia keeps an English-spelled version of the same list (Wikipedia, 6th Parliament of Puntland).
| Region | Members |
|---|---|
| Bari (Bosaso) | 21 |
| Nugaal (Garowe) | 9 |
| Mudug (Galkayo) | 10 |
| Sanaag | 11 |
| Sool | 8 |
| Cayn (Buuhoodle) | 7 |
| Total | 66 |
Bari (Bosaso): 21 members
Source: signed list, via Hiiraan Online, 1 January 2024.
| No. | Member |
|---|---|
| 1 | Faarax Salaad Nuux |
| 2 | Cabdirisaaq Cumar Ismaacil |
| 3 | Faarax Jaamac Yusuf |
| 4 | Maxamad Baari Shire |
| 5 | Axmad Bile Siciid |
| 6 | Axmad Xaaji Maxmuud Axmad |
| 7 | Maxamad Maxamuud Cabdi (Shendi) |
| 8 | Maxamuud Cali Maxamuud |
| 9 | Maxamuud Dhakuul Xirsi |
| 10 | Xasan Cabdale Xasan |
| 11 | Abuubakar Maxamd Cumar |
| 12 | Cabdikhaaliq Maxamad Maxamuud |
| 13 | Bashiir Mire Axmad Adan |
| 14 | Mustafe Bile Maxamuud |
| 15 | Maxamuud Shire Cismaan |
| 16 | Axmad Siciid Yuusuf |
| 17 | Nasiib Muuse Cali |
| 18 | Cabdiqaadir Xasan Siciid |
| 19 | Maxamad Salaad Cabdi |
| 20 | Maxamad Maxamuud Cumar |
| 21 | Maxamad Siciid Cali |
Nugaal (Garowe): 9 members
Source: signed list, via Hiiraan Online, 1 January 2024.
| No. | Member |
|---|---|
| 48 | Maxamed Cali Subeyr |
| 49 | Cabdimahad Cali Liibaan |
| 50 | Cabdirisaaq Jaamac Aadan |
| 51 | Yuusuf Cali Siciid |
| 52 | Cabdirishiid Axmed Maxamed |
| 53 | Mukhtaar Cabdiraxmaan Axmad |
| 54 | Ibrahin Casayr Guraase |
| 55 | Cabdiqani Faarax Dhaashane |
| 56 | Yaasin Jaamac Cumar |
Mudug (Galkayo): 10 members
Source: signed list, via Hiiraan Online, 1 January 2024.
| No. | Member |
|---|---|
| 57 | Xuseen Axmad Nuur Maxamad |
| 58 | Liibaan Bedel Shikh Maxamuud |
| 59 | Maxamad Maxamuud Ciise |
| 60 | Cismaan Ysuf Xaraare |
| 61 | Xareed Xasan Cali |
| 62 | Muno Axmed Cabdale Diyano |
| 63 | Cabdiwali Yusuf Warsame |
| 64 | Axmad Jamal Xangule |
| 65 | Abdiraxmaan Shiikh Xasan |
| 66 | Cabdikafi Cabdi Abshir |
Sanaag: 11 members
Source: signed list, via Hiiraan Online, 1 January 2024.
| No. | Member |
|---|---|
| 37 | Cabdirashiid Yuusuf Jibrii Cawl |
| 38 | Cabdicasiis Axmad Salax |
| 39 | Maxamad Faarax Maxamad |
| 40 | Cabdiqaadir Saalax Cali Guuleed |
| 41 | Mursal Maxamuud Cabdi Cali |
| 42 | Axmed Cabdiraxmaan Jamac (Kuluc) |
| 43 | Cali Axmad Maxamuud Samatar |
| 44 | Cabdirisaaq Axmad Saciid Faarax |
| 45 | Maxamad Cawil Cali Dalaf |
| 46 | Maxamuud Axmad Xasan |
| 47 | Jamac Maxamad Farax |
Sool: 8 members
Source: signed list, via Hiiraan Online, 1 January 2024.
| No. | Member |
|---|---|
| 22 | Farax Maxamad Cabdi Xaashi |
| 23 | Maxamad Mursal Maxamd |
| 24 | Ismaacil Saleebaan Geele |
| 25 | Maxamuud Adanwli Maxamad |
| 26 | Faysal Maxmad Dalmar |
| 27 | Qaalib Xassan Maxamuud |
| 28 | Xasan Yuusuf Majabe |
| 29 | Mukhtar Cumar Cali |
Cayn (Buuhoodle): 7 members
Source: signed list, via Hiiraan Online, 1 January 2024.
| No. | Member |
|---|---|
| 30 | Jacafar Maxamed Gaadawayne |
| 31 | Khadar Farax Maxamad |
| 32 | Cabdiraxmaan Xaji Axmad Aadan |
| 33 | Mowliid Abokar Caafi |
| 34 | Cabdirisaaq Shariif Axmad |
| 35 | Xasan Ducaale Cali |
| 36 | Maxamuud Cabdiraxmaan Maaxamuud |
Sources
- Wikipedia, House of Representatives of Puntland · en.wikipedia.org
- Constitution of Puntland, FAOLEX · faolex.fao.org
- Hiiraan Online, 1 January 2024 · hiiraan.com
- BBC Somali, 4 January 2024 · bbc.com
- Wikipedia, 6th Parliament of Puntland · en.wikipedia.org
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