18 August 2009

30 Nov 2009

18 August 2009

Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke re-shuffles and expands his cabinet in an attempt to reduce grievances among clans who feel underrepresented. In the new cabinet, Ali Jama Ahmed is appointed new Foreign Minister and Abdallah Boss Ahmed, Defence Minister. The Finance portfolio is divided into two with Abdiraham Omar Osman, the former protocol chief in President Sharif's office, named Treasury Minister along side Finance Minister Sharif Hassan Sheik Aden. Mohamed Abdi Ghandi, the former Defence Minister, is named Somalia's new Transport Minister