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31-592: The Somali National University was established in 1954 as Università Nazionale Somala , under Italian U.N. Trusteeship over Italy's former Italian colony in East Africa of Italian Somaliland. In 1960, Somalia became an independent nation in the Trust Territory of Somalia . It obtained official university status in 1969 and the language initially used was only Italian . The Somali National University, based in Mogadishu,

62-487: A "sound mind", to have at least a high school diploma, to be capable of carrying out parliamentary duties, and to have no reported links with warlords, rebels, armed groups and other potential spoiler elements. The TSC also based its screening procedure on detailed background information on the parliamentary candidates that was forwarded to it by the United Nations and African Union . The inaugural session of parliament

93-416: A draft constitution after several days of deliberation. The NCA, which consists of 30 elders drawn from each of the country's four major Somali clans ( Darod , Dir , Hawiye , Rahanweyn ) and 15 from a coalition of minority groups based on the 4.5 power-sharing formula, overwhelmingly passed the new constitution on 1 August. 96% of the 645 delegates present voted for it, 2% against it and 2% abstained. For

124-541: A new 225 member bicameral parliament would be formed, consisting of an upper house seating 54 senators and a lower house; of which 30% of the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) is earmarked for women; the President is to be appointed via a constitutional election; and the prime minister is selected by the president, who would then name a council of ministers . On 23 June, TFG and regional leaders approved

155-752: A quota secured by Somali parliamentary consultant Hodan Ahmed and women political leaders. Ahmed had also helped form the Somali Women Parliamentary Association in 2009 in the preceding Transitional Federal Parliament . An official list of Members of the Federal Parliament was first published on 17 August 2012 by the Office of the Somali Parliament. The Senate, or Upper house, was elected during Somali parliamentary election held on 2016 and it contains 54 senators. The House of

186-588: Is the national parliament of Somalia . Formed in August 2012, it is based in the capital Mogadishu and is bicameral , consisting of an Upper House (Senate) and a Lower House (House of the People). The first parliament in independent Somalia was unicameral National Assembly (1960–1969 ). It was followed by unicameral House of the People (1969–2012 ) which did not function during Somali Civil War . Unicameral Federal Parliament

217-723: The United Nations Security Council , Michael Keating , Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), noted that the Upper House of Parliament had come into existence, comprising 54 members chosen on the basis of the federal member state rather than on a clan basis; the electorate had expanded from 135 male elders in 2012, to more than 13,000, 30% of whom were women; and voting had taken place in six locations around

248-611: The civil war in the early 1990s, classes at the university were suspended. Italian was the Somali National University's primary language of instruction. The university's main campus was situated in Mogadishu, where residents were already familiar with the Italian language. From 1973 onward, Somali and English were introduced as additional languages of instruction. All programs at Lafoole College were taught in English. Across

279-540: The legislative branch of government, with the Federal Government of Somalia representing the executive division. The parliament elects the President , Speaker of Parliament and Deputy Speakers. It also has the authority to pass and veto laws. In addition, the national parliament is tasked with selecting the ultimate number and boundaries of the autonomous regional states (officially, Federal Member States ) within

310-512: The Federal Government level[...] shall be defined in special laws enacted by the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia." According to the Office of the Somali Parliament, sitting legislators are mandated to serve from 2016 to 2020. The Parliamentary term elapsed on 27 December 2020, with the election date yet to be announced. The Federal Parliament of Somalia is a member of

341-526: The Federal Republic of Somalia. On 2 April 2014, the parliamentary committee of interior and security announced that it would soon establish a committee to oversee the federalism process in Somalia's constituent provinces. The Federal Parliament of Somalia is bicameral , consisting of an Upper House and a Lower House (House of the People). It includes many professionals and university graduates. At least 30% of seats are legally reserved for women,

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372-450: The Ministry of Livestock and Forestry Management. In the mid-1970s, the teaching college of Lafoole University , one of SNU's remote campuses, was made a stand-alone institution ("Lafoole Teacher's College"). The language of instruction was English. Due to extensive damage to its facilities as well as the difficulty of holding classes and acquiring books and other necessities in the wake of

403-589: The People, or lower house, is eventually expected to comprise 275 MPs. The Federal Parliament has a number of committees, which are tasked with carrying out its duties. They include: In March 2015, the Federal Cabinet agreed to establish a new commission tasked with overseeing the nationalization and integration of security forces in the country. Article 47 of the Provisional Constitution stipulates that "the regulations concerning[...] elections at

434-517: The Somali Ministry of Education and Culture made an official request to the University of Padua (which already ran the degree courses in chemistry and geology) to organize a faculty of sciences that included, in addition to the existing ones degree courses, those in mathematics, physics and biology. Only in 1987 did this new faculty start to operate . Jama In 1983, nine out of the twelve faculties in

465-527: The Somali National University used Italian as the language of instruction, but after 1990 only Somali and English were used. The main university grounds were situated about six kilometers from the city center. Here, during the institution's first thirty years, the main campus was known as Jaamacada Gaheyr ("Gaheyr University"). In 1973, under the Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC), programs and facilities were expanded. The SNU developed over

496-499: The constitution to come into effect, it will need to be ratified by the new parliament. On 18 August 2012, a list of 202 new parliamentarians was released, with a total of 215 legislators eventually sworn in on 20 August. A further 15 nominated lawmakers were approved by the Technical Selection Committee (TSC), an independent body officially tasked with vetting the applicants. However, verification of their paperwork

527-506: The country, reflecting emerging state structures. The constitutional mandate of the parliamentarians ended on 27 December 2020, and Somalia had no parliament until the swearing-in of the 11th Parliament in 2022. Members of the 11th Federal Parliament of Somalia were sworn-in in Mogadishu on 14 April 2022. 250 out of 275 members of the House of the People and 40 out of 54 members of the Senate took their oaths of office. Abdi Hashi Abdullahi

558-651: The country, there were programs in Af Soomaali run by the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education, the government ministry responsible for scholastic instruction. When the Somali linguist Shire Jama Ahmed 's modified Latin script was chosen by the Siad Barre administration as the nation's official orthography , Somali language courses began to spring up throughout the country. The language of instruction in primary and secondary schools also became Somali. On 14 November 2013,

589-527: The details below. Request from 172.68.168.133 via cp1102 cp1102, Varnish XID 28809169 Upstream caches: cp1102 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 04:53:21 GMT Federal Parliament of Somalia [REDACTED] Member State of the Arab League The Federal Parliament of Somalia ( Somali : Golaha Shacabka Soomaaliya ; often Baarlamaanka Federaalka Soomaaliya ; Arabic : البرلمان الاتحادي في الصومال )

620-536: The first academic year of the Somali National University. The Somali National University had four main campuses: The first campus, Gaheyr, opened in 1971 and was located at KM 6 (on the Afgooye Road, 6 km from downtown Mogadishu). There were also new expansion buildings across from Gaheyr Campus. The new buildings took some years to complete and were situated on the other side of the Afgoi road, facing Gaheyr. Most of

651-475: The former Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon "Saacid" and his cabinet approved a federal government plan to reopen the Somali National University. The refurbishing initiative cost US$ 55.2 million. On 16 August 2014, the federal government officially re-opened the Somali National University at a meeting of the Board of the University. The event was chaired by former President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud , who serves as

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682-779: The head of the university's committee in charge of the curriculum, budget dispensation and faculties. On 18 September 2014, about 480 pupils took the university's entry exams, which were supervised by the Chairman of the Somali National University Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Jimale and the Deputy Minister of Culture and Higher Education Mohamed Ahmed Kulan. In October 2014, Speaker of the Federal Parliament Mohamed Osman Jawari and Minister of Culture and Higher Education Duale Adan Mohamed officially inaugurated

713-485: The new buildings had some sort of circular design to them, and the engineer who designed them was unofficially nicknamed "Engineer O" by the students. The Somali National University formerly had 14 departments: Notable alumni of the Somali National University include: Trust Territory of Somalia Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include

744-468: The next twenty years into an institution of higher learning, with 13 departments, 700 staff and over 15,000 students. Under the Somali revolutionary government, the Ministry of Higher Learning and Culture established research centers in a number of cities, with the goal of developing regional economies. These learning centers were earmarked for employees from such ministries as the Ministry of Agriculture, and

775-569: The northeastern town of Garowe in February 2012 to discuss post-transition arrangements. After extensive deliberations attended by regional actors and international observers, the conference ended in a signed agreement between TFG President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed , Prime Minister Abdiweli Gaas , Speaker of Parliament Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden , Puntland President Abdirahman Mohamed Farole , Galmudug President Mohamed Ahmed Alim and Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a representative Khalif Abdulkadir Noor stipulating

806-410: Was appointed Interim Speaker and Acting President. Voting for a new Speaker of Parliament was held on 28 August 2012, with former Minister of Transportation and Minister of Labor and Sports Mohamed Osman Jawari elected as Speaker. Jaylaani Nur Ikar and Mahad Abdalle Awad are serving as his First Deputy Speaker and Second Deputy Speaker, respectively. The Federal Parliament of Somalia constitutes

837-512: Was born in 1969 as part of a project by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) for technical assistance to Somalia. The aim was to train graduates of Somali nationality, as in every part of the world, for the new leading and technical cadres of the country.The first courses were those of economics and jurisprudence. From '71 to '73, other degree courses were instituted including agrarian, chemistry, medicine, engineering and geology. In 1986

868-554: Was established in 2012, and it was reformulated as bicameral in 2016, when Senate of Somalia was established. As part of the official "Roadmap for the End of Transition", a political process devised by former Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas which provides clear benchmarks leading toward the establishment of permanent democratic institutions in Somalia by late August 2012, members of Somalia's then ruling Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and other administrative officials met in

899-509: Was held on 20 August 2012, at the Mogadishu airport since the main parliament building was undergoing renovations. The outgoing President, Prime Minister and Speaker of Parliament all attended the ceremony in the capital, which witnessed the swearing in of most of the MPs and the selection of a new interim Speaker. The tenth Parliament of Somalia was inaugurated on 27 December 2016. In a statement to

930-536: Was reelected as speaker of the Senate, and Ali Shacban Ibrahim and Abdullahi Ali Hirsi were elected as first and second deputy speakers on 26 April 2022. Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur Madobe was elected as speaker of the House of the People on 27 April 2022, while Saadia Yasin Haji Samatar and Abdullahi Omar Abshirow were elected as first and second deputy speakers the next day. On 20 August 2012, former Somali National Army (SNA) General Muse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle

961-532: Was still pending before they could be officially sworn into parliament. The remaining candidates that were submitted by the National Constituent Assembly's elders to the TSC were rejected for failing to meet specific criteria agreed upon by stakeholders that partook in earlier agreements, including the Galkayo and Garowe Principles accords. The minimal selection criteria required potential MPs to be Somali nationals possessing

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