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Somalia

Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is a country in the Horn of Africa. The country is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, and Kenya to the southwest.
See also: Somaliland

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 780 entities connected with Somalia. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Somalia. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Somalia

We include 4 programs targeting entities located in Somalia.

IDTitleIssuerTarget countries
[EU-SOM]EU Restrictive measures in view of the situation in SomaliaCouncil European UnionSomalia  
[SECO-SOMALIA]Measures Against SomaliaSECO SwitzerlandSomalia  
[US-SOMALIA]Somalia Sanctions (EO 13620, EO 13536)OFAC United StatesSomalia  
[UK-SOM]UK sanctions relating to SomaliaOFSI United KingdomSomalia  

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 463 entities identified as PEPs connected with Somalia.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister1--
President1--
Prime Minister1--
Prime Minister of Somalia-171
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia-21
Minister of Agriculture & Irrigation1--
Minister of Agriculture And Irrigation-11
Minister of Air & Land Transport1--
Minister of Commerce and Industry-31
Minister of Constitutional Affairs-1-
Minister of Defence of Somalia-72
Minister of Defense1--
Minister of Education-21
Minister of Education & Higher Education1--
Minister of Endowments & Religion1--
Minister of Energy & Water1--
Minister of Environment & Climate Change1--
Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Somalia--1
Minister of Finance121
Minister of Fisheries & Maritime Resources1--
Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources-11
Minister of Foreign Affairs-16-
Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation1--
Minister of Health1--
Minister of Health and Social Care-11
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management-1-
Minister of Information11-
Minister of Interior1--
Minister of Interior, Federal Affairs and reconciliation-12
Minister of Internal Security131
Minister of Justice-31
Minister of Justice & Constitution1--
Minister of Labor & Employment1--
Minister of Labor and social affairs-4-
Minister of Livestock121
Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources1--
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources-2-
Minister of Planning & Investment1--
Minister of Planning, investment and Economic development-21
Minister of Ports & Transport1--
Minister of Ports and Marine Transport-11
Minister of Posts & Communications1--
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications-11
Minister of Public Works & Housing1--
Minister of Public Works and Reconstruction-21
Minister of Religious Affairs-31
Minister of Trade & Industry1--
Minister of Transport and Aviation-21
Minister of Water and Energy-11
Minister of Women and Human Rights11-
Minister of Youth & Sports1--
Minister of Youth and Sports-21
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
list of Speakers of the Parliament of Somalia--1
Member of the House of the People--203
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief of Defence Force-11
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Central Bank of Somalia-11
Governor, Central Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of France to Somalia-1-
ambassador of Kenya to Somalia-1-
ambassador of Palestine to Somalia--1
ambassador of Somalia--1
Ambassador of Spain to Somalia-2-
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Somalia-5-
Ambassador to the US1--

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the House of the People of Somalia-56
President of Somalia-11
President of the Federal Republic of Somalia1--
Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...