Wednesday April 1, 2026
Garowe (HOL) — Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni has announced a sweeping reshuffle of his cabinet, regional governors and senior government officials, marking his first major government overhaul in more than two years.
The decree, issued Tuesday by the Puntland Presidency, introduced a 43-member cabinet overseeing key portfolios such as justice, interior, health, planning, information and fisheries. The reshuffle is widely seen as an effort to strengthen governance and recalibrate the administration’s political direction amid evolving regional dynamics.
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Significantly, the new lineup includes figures from the Sool region who previously served in the SSC-Khaatumo administration, signaling a move toward broader political inclusion. Among them is former SSC-Khaatumo Information Minister Najib Barkhadle, appointed as a state minister in the Ministry of Information and Communications.
Cabinet List
- Abdurashid Barqadle Warsame – Minister of Justice and Religious Affairs
- Abdi Hirsi Ali Qarjab – Minister of Interior
- Mohamed Abdirahman Faroole – Minister of Health
- Barre Yusuf Fatah – Minister of Planning
- Abdiftaah Ugaas Yasin – Minister of Aviation and Airports
- Hodan Said Hassan – Minister of Women and Family Affairs
- Farhan Ali Hirsi – Minister of Information and Communications
- Said Ali Jama Qorsheel – Minister of Animal Husbandry and Pasture
- Aydaruus Ahmed Farah – Minister of Environment and Climate Change
- Mohamed Abdukadir Donyaale – Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources
- Abdinasiir Yusuf Haji Hirsi – Minister of Relief
- Omar Abdisamad Yusuf Duux – Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation
- Mohamud Aaydid Dirir – Minister of Youth, Sports and Tourism
Deputy Ministers
- Ahmed Mahmoud Ahmed Qahiye – Justice and Religious Affairs
- Abdirisaaq Mohamed Mahmoud – Internal Affairs, Federalism and Democracy
- Abdirahmaan Yusuf Farah – Security
- Axmed Yasin Saleh – Finance
- Axmed Mohamed Bulhan – Finance
- Mohamed Hassan Said – Planning
- Musaddaq Mohamed Musaddaq – Education
- Maryan Osman Ahmed Fangase – Health
- Eng. Mohamed Ali Ismail – Ports
- Bile Mohamud Ahmed Qabowsade – Information
- Abdirashid Abdirisaaq Abdi – Fisheries and Marine Resources
- Xasan Jamac Ismail – Animal Husbandry and Pasture
- Abdirahmaan Khalif Farah – Energy and Mining
- Mohamed Said Salah – Environment and Climate Change
- Ahmed Said Qolombi – Agriculture and Irrigation
- Riyad Ahmed Ali – Aid
- Mohamud Mohamed Daad – Youth and Sports
Ministers of States
- Farah Mohamud Aw Osman – Diaspora and Resettlement
- Abdirahmaan Mohamud Osman – Public Works and Housing
- Mohamed Mohamud Osman – Finance
- Mohamed Jamac Abdirahman – Planning and International Relations
- Ali Mohamed Osman – Health
- Inj. Mohamed Isse Lacale – Aviation and Airports
- Abdiqani Ahmed Ismail Dheero Dile – Fisheries and Marine Resources
- Mohamed Abdicaafi Mohamed – Livestock and Pasture
- Siiid Mohamed Aware – Agriculture and Irrigation
- Ambassador Mohamed Ahmed Cawil – Energy, Minerals and Water
- Najib Barqad Warsame – Information and Communications
- Muktaar Ahmed Oday – Environment and Climate Change
- Ahmed Ibrahim Awaale Biid – Trade, Industry and Investment
Governors
- Mohamed Ibrahim Haaji Farah – Governor of Bari Region
- Abdullahi Ismail Osman – Governor of Karkaar Region
- Ali Hussein Mahmud Somali – Governor of Sanaag Region
- Mohamed Farah Cisse – Governor of Haylaan Region
- Muuse Salah Guuleed – Governor of Raas Asayr Region
- Abdiqadir Ismail Samatar (Fod-Ade) – Governor of Nugaal Region
- Abdiweli Jibriil Bayle – Governor of Mudug Region.
