| Parliament name |
Federal Parliament |
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| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name |
Upper House |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
House of the People
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| Affiliation to the IPU |
Yes |
| Affiliation date(s) |
1963 - 1969
1980 - 1991
2006 - 2009
2013 - |
| LEADERSHIP |
| President |
Abdi Hashi Abdilahi (M)
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| Notes |
Elected on 22 Jan. 2017. |
| Secretary General |
Ali Mohamed Jama (M)
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| COMPOSITION |
| Members (statutory / current number) |
54 / 54 |
PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN
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| Women (current number) |
13 (24.07%) |
| Mode of designation |
indirectly elected 54 |
| Notes |
Indirectly elected by state assemblies.
The Upper House shall comprise no more than 54 members drawn from: the 18 regions that existed in Somalia before 1991; the current number of federal member states in Somalia. All federal member states shall have an equal number of representatives in the Upper House.
Three seats are reserved for the clans of Sool, Eastern Sanaag and Buuhoodle. One of those seats belongs to minorities in the clan areas.
Two further seats are reserved for the Somaliland communities. |
| Term |
4 years |
| Last renewal dates |
23 October 2016
7 February 2017
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| CONTACT INFORMATION |
| Address |
Federal Parliament*
Mogadishu, Somalia
*All communications should be sent by DHL to the address above, or by post to:
Federal Parliament of Somalia
c/o Somali Embassy in Kenya
Likoni Lane,
Off Dennis Pritt Road,
Kilimani P.O.Box 623- 00606.
Sarit Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
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| Phone |
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| Fax |
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| E-mail |
info@parliament.gov.so |
| Website |
http://www.parliament.gov.so
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