# National Disability Agency of Somalia (Hay'adda Naafada)

> What Somalia's National Disability Agency does, who leads it, its budget 2025 to 2027, the 2024 disability law and the 5% quota, and what it reports doing.

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

The National Disability Agency is the federal body for the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities. Its chairman said in February 2026 that the agency had existed for about five years ([The Somali Times, February 2026](https://somnews.pages.dev/articles/somali-national-disability-agency-chairman-demands-implementation-of-5-political-quota-and-inclusive-drought-relief)). It carried out a national disability survey, published in January 2024 with a foreword by its chairperson ([NDA Disability Survey Report](https://tcd.ie/triss/assets/PDFs/1.%20NDA%20Disability%20Survey%20Report%20-%20Final%20.pdf)).

## Who leads it

Mohamed Abdullahi Jama (Sugaal Macalin) is chairman ([The Somali Times, February 2026](https://somnews.pages.dev/articles/somali-national-disability-agency-chairman-demands-implementation-of-5-political-quota-and-inclusive-drought-relief); [NDA Disability Survey Report](https://tcd.ie/triss/assets/PDFs/1.%20NDA%20Disability%20Survey%20Report%20-%20Final%20.pdf)). The federal cabinet extended the term of the agency's board by four years at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister [Hamza Abdi Barre](/en/people/hamza-abdi-barre/) ([Goobjoog News](https://en.goobjoog.com/somali-cabinet-extends-national-disability-agency-board-term)).

## The money

The figures are from the federal Appropriation Act for 2027 as submitted to parliament, where the body is sub-head 040501 under the Ministry of Family and Human Rights Development ([Ministry of Finance, Appropriation Act 2027](https://mof.gov.so/storage/documents/2026/11/xihvtskp/Appropriation%20Act%20for%202027%20Submitted%20to%20Parlement.pdf)):

| Year | US$ |
|---|---|
| 2025 (actual) | 600,306 |
| 2026 (budget) | 637,036 |
| 2027 (proposed) | 643,336 |

All federal bodies' budgets are compared on [federal bodies and their budgets](/en/institutions/federal-bodies-and-budgets/).

## The 2024 law and the 5% quota

The chairman said the National Disability Rights Protection Law was signed by President [Hassan Sheikh Mohamud](/en/people/hassan-sheikh-mohamud/) on 30 December 2024 and came into force on 31 December 2024. He said it has 39 articles and that Article 7 sets a quota of 5% for people with disabilities on government councils at federal, state and district levels ([The Somali Times, February 2026](https://somnews.pages.dev/articles/somali-national-disability-agency-chairman-demands-implementation-of-5-political-quota-and-inclusive-drought-relief)).

## What it reports doing

In a TV interview aired on 14 February 2026, the chairman said ([The Somali Times, February 2026](https://somnews.pages.dev/articles/somali-national-disability-agency-chairman-demands-implementation-of-5-political-quota-and-inclusive-drought-relief)):

- the agency launched a National Disability Policy in January 2026, in line with the government's national plan;
- it is writing guidelines for the 5% quota, to put to the Council of Ministers before the elections;
- two disabled candidates were elected to district councils in the Banadir elections;
- the electoral commission has consulted disability groups on how to apply the quota.

The chairman took part in a meeting led by the acting Minister of Justice, Ilyaas [Sheikh](/en/regions/sheikh/) Omar, with the constitutional bodies on the rights of disabled people in the constitutional review ([SONNA](https://sonna.so/en/somali-government-commits-to-including-people-with-disabilities-in-politics/)).

## How the work is shared

The agency's budget line sits under the [Ministry of Family and Human Rights](/en/institutions/ministry-of-family-and-human-rights/). Elections and the quota involve the electoral commission (see [independent commissions](/en/institutions/independent-commissions/)).

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