Federal government: ministries and agencies
Ministry of Planning, Investment and Economic Development of Somalia (Wasaaradda Qorsheynta)
Somalia's Ministry of Planning, Investment and Economic Development (MoPIED) writes the country's national development plans, coordinates aid with donors, promotes investment and oversees the national statistics bureau. Its current plan is the National Transformation Plan for 2025 to 2029, approved by the cabinet in February 2025. Mohamud Abdirahman Sheikh Farah "Beenebeene" is minister.
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; MoPIED, launch). 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). See 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). See Aid and humanitarian funding.
- Member state plans: it helps align the member states' own plans with the NTP. Hirshabelle launched a 2026 to 2030 plan aligned with it (same source), and Puntland launched its separate Fourth Five-Year Development Plan for 2026 to 2030 (UNDP Somalia).
- Drought and development: in 2026 it reviewed progress on the plan alongside the drought response (Dawan Africa).
- Statistics: the Somali National Bureau of Statistics reports to the ministry. See National Bureau of Statistics.
- Investment: it promotes private investment. See Investing in Somalia.
Who leads it
Mohamud Abdirahman Sheikh Farah "Beenebeene" is minister; the ministry's newsletters of 2026 name him as Mahmoud A. Sheikh Farah (MoPIED, March 2026 newsletter). In January 2026 the ministry's senior leadership met to review its 2026 work plan (Radio Dalsan, January 2026).
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.
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.
Sources
- MoPIED, cabinet approval · mop.gov.so
- MoPIED, launch · mop.gov.so
- MoPIED · mop.gov.so
- MoPIED, June 2026 newsletter · mop.gov.so
- UNDP Somalia · undp.org
- Dawan Africa · dawan.africa
- MoPIED, March 2026 newsletter · mop.gov.so
- Radio Dalsan, January 2026 · radiodalsan.com
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