# Ministry of Family and Human Rights Development of Somalia: what it does

> What Somalia's federal ministry for family and human rights does: women, children, disability and human rights; the Somali Disabled Agency; who leads it; its budget 2025 to 2027; and what it reports doing.

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Last checked: 2026-11-12
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## What it does

The ministry is the federal government's lead for women's rights, families, children, people with disabilities and human rights. Its work, as reported:

- **Human rights:** it speaks for Somalia at the UN Human Rights Council. Since 1993 the Council had appointed an Independent Expert on Somalia; in October 2025 it adopted Resolution 60/28, without a vote, ending that mandate. At the Council's 63rd session on 3 October 2026, the minister said Somalia is "ready to take on its new role in monitoring and protecting human rights" and asked for an OHCHR office to open in Mogadishu soon ([Dawan Africa, 4 October 2026](https://www.dawan.africa/news/somalia-says-ready-for-rights-monitoring-role-after-un-ends-expert-mandate)).
- **The Human Rights Commission:** it led the process that set up the Independent National Human Rights Commission, whose members the President confirmed by decree in December 2025 ([AllAfrica, December 2025](https://allafrica.com/stories/202512110205.html); [SONNA](https://sonna.so/en/minister-al-makhzoumi-hails-presidential-decree-finalizing-the-independent-national-human-rights-commission)). See [Independent commissions](/en/institutions/independent-commissions/).
- **Women's rights:** it seeks partners for women's rights programmes ([Dawan Africa](https://www.dawan.africa/news/somalia-seeks-stronger-global-partnerships-to-advance-womens-rights)).
- **Disability:** the **Somali Disabled Agency** sits under it with its own budget line ([Appropriation Act for 2027, as submitted](https://mof.gov.so/storage/documents/2026/11/xihvtskp/Appropriation%20Act%20for%202027%20Submitted%20to%20Parlement.pdf)).

## Who leads it

Ambassador Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi is minister ([Dawan Africa, October 2026](https://www.dawan.africa/news/somalia-says-ready-for-rights-monitoring-role-after-un-ends-expert-mandate)). She was earlier Minister of Environment and Climate Change ([SONNA](https://sonna.so/en/somalias-minister-of-environment-calls-for-urgent-action-at-climate-mobility-summit)). Maryan Ali Abukar was reported as deputy minister in August 2026 ([AllAfrica, August 2026](https://allafrica.com/stories/202608170116.html)). An earlier minister was Deqa Yasin Hagi Yusuf ([World Bank](https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/team/d/deqa-yasin-hagi-yusuf)).

## The money

From the federal budget ([Appropriation Act for 2027, as submitted](https://mof.gov.so/storage/documents/2026/11/xihvtskp/Appropriation%20Act%20for%202027%20Submitted%20to%20Parlement.pdf)):

| Line | 2025 actual (US$) | 2026 budget (US$) | 2027 proposed (US$) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Ministry of Family and Human Rights Development | 1,063,113 | 1,191,624 | 1,186,908 |
| Somali Disabled Agency | 600,306 | 637,036 | 643,336 |

The World Bank's "Rajo Kaaba" project, Somalia Empowering Women through Education and Skills, is a separate project line of US$21.0 million proposed for 2027 (same source).

## Other records on its work

- In 2026 the ministry expressed sorrow over the death of a mother at a hospital in Hargeisa ([AllAfrica, August 2026](https://allafrica.com/stories/202608170116.html)).
- A [Dawan](/en/society/somaliland-newspapers/) Africa report, "Somali women take back their ministry", covers the ministry's history and its name ([Dawan Africa](https://www.dawan.africa/news/somali-women-take-back-their-ministry)).
- Each member state has its own ministry of women and human rights; [Galmudug](/en/states/galmudug/)'s minister in 2026 was Hodon Abdullahi Shire ([Garowe Online](https://garoweonline.com/index.php/en/news/somalia/somalia-galmudug-state-president-unveils-22-member-cabinet)).

## Its legal basis

Chapter 2 of the 2012 Provisional Constitution, the Bill of Rights, as amended in 2024 and 2026; the law setting up the Human Rights Commission; and the ministry's mandate from the Council of Ministers.

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