The Parliament of Somaliland consists of two chambers: *The

House of Elders House of Elders could refer to: * House of Elders (Afghanistan) * House of Elders (Somaliland) See also * Elder (disambiguation) * Eldership (disambiguation) * Council of Elders (disambiguation) Council of Elders may refer to: * Council of El ...

(

Upper Chamber An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house. The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smaller and often has more restricted power than the lower house. A legis ...

) *The

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...

(

Lower Chamber A lower house is the lower chamber of a bicameral legislature, where the other chamber is the upper house. Although styled as "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has come to wield more power or otherwise exe ...

) The current speakership position was established in the 1990s, following the formation of the

Somaliland Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is an List of states with limited recognition, unrecognised country in the Horn of Africa. It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, E ...

polity. Since July 2023, Yasin Haji Mohamoud has been the Speaker of the House of Representatives of

, while Said Mire Farah is the first deputy speaker and

Ali Hamud Ali ibn Abi Talib (; ) was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from until his assassination in 661, as well as the first Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib an ...

the second deputy speaker. The Speaker of the House of Elders is

Suleiman Mohamoud Adan Suleiman Mohamoud Adan (, ), also known as Saleebaan Gaal is a Somaliland politician and the current speaker of Somaliland House of Elders since 28 August 2004. Biography Suleiman Mohamoud Adan Yusuf was born in 1937. He belongs to the Solom ...

, who was elected in 2004. Somaliland held nationwide elections in May 2021 for the first time in more than 10 years. The Muslim-democratic

Waddani The Somaliland National Party (), sometimes referred to as the Waddani National Party and better known by its shortened Somali form Waddani (stylised in all caps), is a political party in Somaliland. The party was founded by Abdirahman Mohamed A ...

party won a plurality in the election. Still, it fell short of a majority and allied with the centre-left

Justice and Welfare Party The Justice and Welfare Party (, UCID; ), sometimes translated as the Justice and Welfare Association, and also known as For Justice and Development, was the oldest political party in Somaliland. The party tended to be supported by people from th ...

to form a majority. File:The First Parliament of Somaliland 1960.jpg, The First

Parliament of Somaliland The Parliament of Somaliland consists of two chambers: *The House of Elders of Somaliland, House of Elders (upper chamber, Upper Chamber) *The House of Representatives of Somaliland, House of Representatives (lower chamber, Lower Chamber) The c ...

in 1960. File:Supreme Court of Somaliland.jpg, Somaliland Parliament old Building and now is

Supreme Court of Somaliland The Supreme Court of Somaliland (SCS; ; ) is the highest court under the Constitution of Somaliland. The Court holds the power of judicial review, the ability to invalidate a statute for violating a provision of the Constitution. it has ultimate ...

Building File:Somalilandparliament.jpg, Somaliland Parliament Building File:Somaliland Parliament Chamber.jpg , Somaliland Parliament Chamber

References

Politics of Somaliland

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