# Speakers of the Somali Parliament since 1956 (Guddoomiyeyaasha Baarlamaanka) > Every speaker of Somalia's parliament from 1956 to 2026: the National Assembly, the People's Assembly, the transitional parliaments, the House of the People and the Upper House, with dates and votes. Source page: https://calankii.com/en/institutions/speakers-of-parliament/ Last checked: 2026-11-12 Publisher: Calankii (https://calankii.com) ## What the speaker does The Speaker chairs parliament's sittings, represents the house and runs its work. Each house elects its Speaker and deputies by secret ballot ([Provisional Constitution 2012, Article 65, via Constitute Project](https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Somalia_2012)). When the President is temporarily absent, through illness or travel, the Speaker of the House of the People acts as President ([List of speakers of the Parliament of Somalia, Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Parliament_of_Somalia)). For the houses themselves, see [Federal Parliament](/en/institutions/federal-parliament/); for their current members, see [Members of the Federal Parliament](/en/institutions/members-of-parliament/). ## National Assembly, 1956 to 1969 | No. | Speaker | From | To | |---:|---|---|---| | 1 | Aden Abdulle Osman | 29 February 1956 | 1 July 1960 | | acting | Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf | 1 July 1960 | 26 July 1960 | | 2 | Jama Abdullahi Qalib | 26 July 1960 | 26 May 1964 | | 3 | Ahmed Mohamed Obsiye | 26 May 1964 | 1 March 1967 | | 4 | Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein | 1 March 1967 | 21 October 1969 | Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Parliament_of_Somalia). [Aden Abdulle Osman](/en/people/aden-abdulle-osman/) left the post on 1 July 1960 to become the first President of the [Somali Republic](/en/states/somali-republic-1960-1969/). [Sheikh](/en/regions/sheikh/) Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein was acting President after President [Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke](/en/people/abdirashid-ali-shermarke/) was killed in October 1969, until the army took power on 21 October 1969. See [The civilian era, 1960 to 1969](/en/history/civilian-era-1960-1969/). ## People's Assembly, 1979 to 1991 Parliament did not sit from 1969 to 1979. The People's Assembly elected under the 1979 constitution had three speakers ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Parliament_of_Somalia)): | No. | Speaker | From | To | |---:|---|---|---| | 5 | Ismail Ali Abokor | 5 August 1979 | 26 January 1982 | | 6 | Mohamed Ibrahim Liqliiqato | 26 January 1982 | 1 November 1989 | | 7 | Hussein Kulmiye Afrah | 1 November 1989 | 22 January 1991 | ## Transitional parliaments, 2000 to 2012 | No. | Speaker | From | To | |---:|---|---|---| | 8 | Abdallah Isaaq Deerow | 9 August 2000 | 14 September 2004 | | 9 | Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden | 14 September 2004 | 17 January 2007 | | 10 | Aden Mohamed Nur "Madobe" | 17 January 2007 | 25 May 2010 | | 11 | Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden | 25 May 2010 | 20 August 2012 | Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Parliament_of_Somalia). See [Transitional governments, 2000 to 2012](/en/history/transitional-governments-2000-2012/). ## House of the People, 2012 to today | No. | Speaker | From | To | How elected | |---:|---|---|---|---| | acting | Muse Hassan Abdulle | 20 August 2012 | 28 August 2012 | Oldest member | | 12 | Mohamed Osman Jawari | 28 August 2012 | 9 April 2018 | Elected 2012; re-elected January 2017 with 141 votes | | 13 | Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdirahman | 30 April 2018 | April 2022 | 147 of 265 votes in the second round | | 14 | Aden Mohamed Nur "Madobe" | April 2022 | 11 June 2026 | 163 of 252 votes in the second round | | 15 | Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur | 10 August 2026 | today | 142 votes | Sources: [MPR News / AP, August 2012](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2012/08/29/somalia-lawmakers-select-new-speaker); [Africanews, January 2017](https://www.africanews.com/2017/01/12/somalia-s-speaker-of-parliament-reelected//); [Africanews, April 2018](https://www.africanews.com/2018/04/30/ex-somalia-defense-minister-elected-new-speaker-of-parliament/); [Anadolu Agency, April 2022](https://aa.com.tr/en/africa/somalia-s-parliament-elects-new-speaker/2574904); [Dawan Africa, 10 August 2026](https://www.dawan.africa/news/somalias-abdulkadir-mohamed-nur-elected-speaker-of-house-of-the-people). - Jawari resigned in April 2018 before a no-confidence motion against him was to be tabled ([Africanews, April 2018](https://www.africanews.com/2018/04/30/ex-somalia-defense-minister-elected-new-speaker-of-parliament/)). - [Aden Madobe](/en/people/aden-madobe/), who had already been speaker from 2007 to 2010, left the post when he was elected President of [South West State](/en/states/south-west-state/) in June 2026 ([AllAfrica, June 2026](https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100614.html)). First Deputy Speaker Saadia Samatar, elected in 2022 as Somalia's first woman deputy speaker, acted as Speaker until August ([The EastAfrican, 2022](https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/somalia-first-female-deputy-speaker-3798242)). - An opposition group rejected the August 2026 election as invalid, saying parliament's term had ended ([Dawan Africa, August 2026](https://www.dawan.africa/news/somali-opposition-group-rejects-election-of-house-speaker-as-sham-exercise)). ## Upper House, 2016 to today The Upper House (also called the Senate) was created in 2016. Abdi Hashi Abdullahi has been its Speaker since 2017. He was re-elected on 26 April 2022 with 28 votes, against 24 for Salah Jama and 2 for Osman Dubbe ([Africanews, April 2022](https://www.africanews.com/2022/04/26/senate-speaker-abdi-hashi-re-elected-in-somalia); [Upper House, leadership](https://senate.gov.so/leadership-of-the-senate/?lang=en)). ## Its legal basis Article 65 of the 2012 Provisional Constitution, as amended in 2024 and 2026; the rules of procedure of each house. --- I want to help with this: email hello@calankii.com. Fix this page: email hello@calankii.com with the page link and your source.