Each row is a source observation, not a unique person or a continuous term. Annual snapshots, research waves and dated events keep their own date precision. Initials appear where these datasets supply no portrait.
ASDated snapshot
Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail FARATAG
Min. of Internal Security
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 17; Min. of Internal Security
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
HMDated snapshot
Hassan MACALLIN
Min. of Justice & Constitution
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 18; Min. of Justice & Constitution
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
BIDated snapshot
Bihi Iman CIGE
Min. of Labor & Employment
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 19; Min. of Labor & Employment
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
HHDated snapshot
Hassan Hussein Mohamed “ELAAY”
Min. of Livestock
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 20; Min. of Livestock
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
SADated snapshot
Salah Ahmed JAMA
Dep. Prime Min.
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 3; Dep. Prime Min.
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
CODated snapshot
CRISAAQ Omar Mohamed
Min. of Petroleum & Mineral Resources
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 21; Min. of Petroleum & Mineral Resources
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
MADated snapshot
Mohamud Abdirahman Sheikh “BEENE-BEENE”
Min. of Planning & Investment
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 22; Min. of Planning & Investment
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
FODated snapshot
Fardowsa Osman IGAAL
Min. of Ports & Transport
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 23; Min. of Ports & Transport
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
MADated snapshot
Mohamed Adan MOALIM
Min. of Posts & Communications
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 24; Min. of Posts & Communications
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
ISDated snapshot
Ismail Sheikh BASHIR
Min. of Public Works & Housing
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 25; Min. of Public Works & Housing
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
JADated snapshot
JIBRIL Abdirashid
Min. of Trade & Industry
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 26; Min. of Trade & Industry
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
KMDated snapshot
Khadija Mohamed DIRIE
Min. of Women & Human Rights
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 27; Min. of Women & Human Rights
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
MBDated snapshot
Mohamed BARRE Mohamud
Min. of Youth & Sports
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 28; Min. of Youth & Sports
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
AMDated snapshot
Abdirahman Mohamed ABDULLAHI
Governor, Central Bank
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 29; Governor, Central Bank
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
ASDated snapshot
Ali Sharif AHMED
Ambassador to the US
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 30; Ambassador to the US
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
AMDated snapshot
Ahmed Madobe NUUNOW
Min. of Agriculture & Irrigation
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 4; Min. of Agriculture & Irrigation
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
ADDated snapshot
Abukar Dahir OSMAN
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 31; Permanent Representative to the UN, New York
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
FODated snapshot
Fardowsa Osman DHORE
Min. of Air & Land Transport
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 5; Min. of Air & Land Transport
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
AMDated snapshot
Abdulkadir Muhammad Nur "JAMA"
Min. of Defense
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 6; Min. of Defense
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
FSDated snapshot
FARAH Sheikh Abdulqadir
Min. of Education & Higher Education
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 7; Min. of Education & Higher Education
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
MRDated snapshot
Mukhtar Robow Abu Mansoor “ROBOW”
Min. of Endowments & Religion
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 8; Min. of Endowments & Religion
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
ABDated snapshot
Abdullahi Bidhan WARSAME
Min. of Energy & Water
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 9; Min. of Energy & Water
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
AODated snapshot
AHMED OMAR Mohamed
Min. of Environment & Climate Change
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 22 Apr 2024.
Evidence location: Somalia; leaders; row 10; Min. of Environment & Climate Change
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
HSAnnual snapshot
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Pres.
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 214927; id=SOM-1471
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
HAAnnual snapshot
Hamza Abdi Barre
Prime Min.
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 214928; id=SOM-1472
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
SAAnnual snapshot
Salah Ahmed Jama
Dep. Prime Min.
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 214929; id=SOM-1473
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
MAAnnual snapshot
Mohamed Abdi Hayir
Min. Of Agriculture & Irrigation
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 214930; id=SOM-1474
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
FOAnnual snapshot
Fardowsa Osman Dhore
Min. Of Air & Land Transport
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 214931; id=SOM-1475
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
AMAnnual snapshot
Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur
Min. Of Defense
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 214932; id=SOM-1476
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
FSAnnual snapshot
Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir
Min. Of Education & Higher Education
Jul 2024 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2024. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 214933; id=SOM-1477
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.