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The Office of the Prime Minister's Council of Ministers page lists 25 ministers but is partly out of date: it still shows the ministers of Commerce, Public Works and Information who were replaced in December 2025 and May 2026, and Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur at Ports, who resigned on becoming Speaker on 10 August 2026. Those three posts are filled from news reports (sourced); no successor at Ports and Marine Transport was found, so the seat is left out. The other ministers are verified only in the sense that the official page lists them; later changes not reflected there cannot be ruled out. The two Deputy Prime Ministers, Salah Ahmed Jama and Jibril Abdirashid Haji Abdi (named Second Deputy Prime Minister in April 2025; the same briefing also calls him interim leader of South West State), are confirmed by the federal government's official weekly briefing of 3 April 2026; no later official confirmation was found. Start dates are given only where a page opened states them.

Head of state
Hassan Sheikh MohamudPresident of the Federal Republic of Somalia
Head of government
Hamza Abdi BarrePrime Minister · since 26 Jun 2022
System
Federal parliamentary republic with a provisional governmentCapital: Mogadishu
UN e-government rank
191 of 193EGDI 2024

Somalia is a federal parliamentary republic with a provisional government[1]. The head of state is President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud[3][4][5]. The government is led by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, in office since 26 Jun 2022[6][7]. Govpedia records 27 members of its cabinet.

At a glance[2]

Capital
Mogadishu
Region
Eastern Africa
Area
637,657 km²
Languages
Arabic, Somali
Currency
Somali shilling (Sh)
People
Somali
Borders
Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya
Calling code
+252
Internet domain
.so

Leadership

Who leads the state

Head of state

Disputed

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

President of the Federal Republic of Somalia[3][4][5]

The presidency's site names him President. His second term began in 2022. Constitutional amendments passed in May 2026, which the opposition boycotted, lengthened the presidential term from four to five years; he says his mandate runs until 15 May 2027, while opposition leaders say it expired on 15 May 2026 and no longer recognise him as president. Talks mediated by US and UK diplomats collapsed (Somali Guardian). On 15 October 2026 the electoral commission set the presidential election for 15 May 2027.

Executive

Hamza Abdi Barre government

24 of 27 verified on official pages

The government declared a transition period under the May 2026 constitutional amendments, which the opposition rejects; see the head of state note. Parliamentary elections are scheduled for 15 April 2027 and the presidential election for 15 May 2027 (Al Jazeera). Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.

Digital government

Digital government, measured

UN E-Government Development Index[17]

2024

0.147rank 191 of 193

  • Online services0.297
  • Human capital0.000
  • Telecom infrastructure0.143

Record of changes

Timeline

  1. 15 Oct 2026

    The electoral commission sets parliamentary elections for 15 April 2027 and the presidential election for 15 May 2027; opposition figures reject the timetable without a political agreement.[4]

    Sourced

  2. 10 Aug 2026

    Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, Minister of Ports and Marine Transport, is elected Speaker of the House of the People and resigns from the government.[16]

    Sourced

  3. 15 May 2026

    The date on which, according to the opposition, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's four-year term expired; he says the May 2026 constitutional amendments extend his mandate to 15 May 2027. US- and UK-mediated talks with the opposition collapse.[4][5]

    Disputed

  4. 6 May 2026

    Abdifitah Qasim Mohamud is appointed Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, replacing Daud Aweis Jama; he is later sworn in as the first minister to take office under the amended constitution.[14][15]

    Sourced

  5. 13 Dec 2025

    Jamaal Mohamed Hassan replaces Mahamud Geesood as Minister of Commerce and Industry, and Ayuub Ismail Yusuf replaces Elmi Mahmoud Noor as Minister of Public Works.[12][13]

    Sourced

  6. 27 Apr 2025

    Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre reshuffles the cabinet: Jibril Abdirashid Haji Abdi becomes Second Deputy Prime Minister, Abdisalam Abdi Ali Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ahmed Moallim Fiqi Minister of Defence.[10]

    Sourced

Evidence

Sources

How Govpedia verifies
  1. [1]
    List of countries by system of government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)

    Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026

  3. [3]
    Villa Somalia

    Office of the President, Federal Republic of SomaliaOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
    Somalia says it will hold elections in 2027

    Al JazeeraNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026

  5. [5]
    Somalia president says term not expired as opposition rejects his legitimacy

    Somali GuardianNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026

  6. [6]
    Office of the Prime Minister

    Office of the Prime Minister, Federal Republic of SomaliaOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026

  7. [7]
    Cabinet of Somalia

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026

  8. [8]
    Golaha Wasiirrada (Council of Ministers)

    Office of the Prime Minister, Federal Republic of SomaliaOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026

  9. [9]
    Federal Government of Somalia's Weekly Briefing, 3 April 2026

    Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, SomaliaOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026

  10. [10]
    Prime Minister Hamza Makes Cabinet Reshuffle

    Somali National News Agency (SONNA)NewsChecked 16 Oct 2026

  11. [11]
    Somali Defence Minister Visits Danab Command in Galkayo

    AllAfricaNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026

  12. [12]
    Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre Announces Cabinet Reshuffle; Appoints New Ministers for Commerce and Public Works

    Somali National News Agency (SONNA)NewsChecked 16 Oct 2026

  13. [13]
    Somalia's Prime Minister Reshuffles Cabinet, Appoints New Ministers

    AllAfricaNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026

  14. [14]
    Somali Prime Minister Appoints New Information Minister

    Somali National News Agency (SONNA)NewsChecked 16 Oct 2026

  15. [15]
    Somalia's Information Minister Resigns From Parliament, Sworn In

    Dawan AfricaNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026

  16. [16]
    Somalia's Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur elected Speaker of House of the People

    Dawan AfricaNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026

  17. [17]
    UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data

    United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026