# Ministry of Planning, Investment and Economic Development of Somalia (Wasaaradda Qorsheynta)

> What Somalia's planning ministry does: national development plans, the National Transformation Plan 2025 to 2029, donor coordination, investment and statistics, and where to find its reports.

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

- **National plans:** it writes and tracks Somalia's national development plans. The Council of Ministers approved the **National Transformation Plan (NTP) for 2025 to 2029** in February 2025, and the ministry launched it in March 2025 ([MoPIED, cabinet approval](https://mop.gov.so/somalias-cabinet-approves-national-transformation-plan-ntp-2025-2029-advancing-economic-growth-and-stability/); [MoPIED, launch](https://mop.gov.so/?p=7574)). It replaced the Ninth National Development Plan (NDP-9) of 2020 to 2024, and the ministry has published a report on poverty reduction under NDP-9 ([MoPIED](https://mop.gov.so/the-ministry-of-planning-launches-report-on-poverty-reduction-efforts-under-ndp-9/)). See [National Transformation Plan](/en/economy/national-transformation-plan/).
- **Aid coordination:** it coordinates development partners and UN agencies. In 2026 it launched a Somalia Development Cooperation Programme for 2026 to 2030 with UNDP ([MoPIED, June 2026 newsletter](https://mop.gov.so/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MONTHLY-NEWSLETTER-JUNE-2026.pdf)). See [Aid and humanitarian funding](/en/economy/aid-and-humanitarian-funding/).
- **Member state plans:** it helps align the member states' own plans with the NTP. [Hirshabelle](/en/states/hirshabelle/) launched a 2026 to 2030 plan aligned with it (same source), and [Puntland](/en/states/puntland/) launched its separate Fourth Five-Year Development Plan for 2026 to 2030 ([UNDP Somalia](https://www.undp.org/index%2Ephp/somalia/news/puntland-launches-fourth-five-year-development-plan-2026-2030)).
- **Drought and development:** in 2026 it reviewed progress on the plan alongside the drought response ([Dawan Africa](https://www.dawan.africa/news/somalia-assesses-development-plan-drought-response)).
- **Statistics:** the Somali National Bureau of Statistics reports to the ministry. See [National Bureau of Statistics](/en/institutions/national-bureau-of-statistics/).
- **Investment:** it promotes private investment. See [Investing in Somalia](/en/economy/investing-in-somalia/).

## Who leads it

Mohamud Abdirahman [Sheikh](/en/regions/sheikh/) Farah "Beenebeene" is minister; the ministry's newsletters of 2026 name him as Mahmoud A. Sheikh Farah ([MoPIED, March 2026 newsletter](https://mop.gov.so/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Mopied-Monthly-Newsletter-March-2026.pdf)). In January 2026 the ministry's senior leadership met to review its 2026 work plan ([Radio Dalsan, January 2026](https://radiodalsan.com/2026/01/28/ministry-of-planning-holds-senior-leadership-meeting-to-review-2026-work-plan-and-accelerate-national-transformation-agenda/)).

## How to use it

- **Reports:** the plans and a monthly newsletter are free on mop.gov.so.
- **Data:** for official numbers, use the statistics bureau's publications; see the [Data section](/en/data/gdp-national-accounts-2018-2024/).

## Its legal basis

The 2012 Provisional Constitution, as amended in 2024 and 2026; the Statistics Law, under which the statistics bureau sits with the ministry; the ministry's mandate is set by the Council of Ministers.

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