Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon announces the nomination of a Council of Ministers. It includes: Mrs Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Abdullahi Abyan Nur, Minster of Justice, Religious Affairs and Endowments, Mr. Abdihakin Mahamud Haji Fiqi, Minister of Defence, Mr. Abdikarim Hussein Guled, Minister of Interior and National Security, Mr. Mahamud Hassan Suleyman (Awil), Minister of Finance and Planning, Mr. Abdullahi Iil-Mooge Hirsi, Minister of Information and Telecommunication, Mr. Abdirisaq Omar Mohamed, Minister of National Resources, Mr. Muhyadin Mohamed Kalmoy, Minister of Public Works and Mrs Maryan Qasim, Minister of Social Services and Development.