Shire Haji Farah

Shire Haji Farah Yusuf
شيري حاجي فرح
Puntland Minister of Finance
In office
28 January 2014 – June 13, 2015
PresidentAbdiweli Gaas
Vice PresidentAbdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar
Preceded byFarah Ali Jama
Puntland Minister of Planning
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 January 2014
PresidentAbdiweli Gaas
Vice PresidentAbdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar
In office
June 17, 2015 – February 11, 2019
Personal details
Born (1950-01-05) January 5, 1950 (age 75)
Somalia
Political partyIndependent

Shire Haji Farah Yusuf (Somali: Shire Xaaji Faarax, Arabic: شيري حاجي فرح; born January 5, 1950) is a Somali entrepreneur, and former Puntland Minister of Planning and International Relations.

Biography

Somali women at a political function in Dubai in support of Shire Haji Farah's candidacy for President of Puntland (November 2013).

Farah hails from the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia. He belongs to the Cali Saleebaan sub-clan of the Majeerteen Harti Darod.[1]

By profession, Farah is a successful entrepreneur. He is an Executive Committee Member of the Somali Business Council based in the United Arab Emirates.[2]

In 2013, Farah presented himself as a candidate in the 2014 Puntland presidential elections, which took place on 8 January 2014 in Garowe.[3] He was eliminated in the first round of voting, with former Prime Minister of Somalia Abdiweli Mohamed Ali declared the winner.[4]

Minister of Finance

Appointment

On 28 January 2014, Farah was appointed Puntland's Minister of Finance by the region's new President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali. He replaced Farah Ali Jama at the post.[5][6]

Minister of Planning and International Relations

Main article: Ministry of Planning (Puntland)

Appointment

on June 17, 2015 Farah was appointed's Minister of Planning and International Relations by the President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali.[7]

Regional tax reform

In April 2014, Farah's Ministry of Finance announced that the Puntland government would start taxation of UN and international organizations working in Puntland. According to the head of the Nugal tax department Abdiwahab Farah Ali, this is the first such initiative undertaken in the regional state, and is expected to raise available revenue for local development projects by the new Puntland authorities. The decision is part of a pledge by Puntland President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali to increase the government's development funding in part through higher taxation. Toward this end, the Puntland government already increased taxes on commercial firms operating in the state in order to meet regional financing benchmarks.[8]

Military command

Farah and Bari region governor Yusuf Mohamed Dhedo at Qandala after the town's recapture from ISS on 7 December 2016.

In December 2016, Farah led the Puntland Security Force's counter-offensive against the ISS-occupied town of Qandala during the Qandala campaign. His forces succeeded in retaking Qandala on 7 December 2016. Farah then asked refugees to "return to the town, to come; we want to tell them that the town is peaceful, [we] will help them resettle."[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ilaa 20 Musharax oo u tartamaysa Doorashada Puntland(Aqri Magacyadooda)". Midnimo. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Supporting Systems and Procedures for the Effective Regulation and Monitoring of Somali Remittance Companies (Hawala)" (PDF). UNDP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Musharax SHIRE XAAJI FAARAX oo la kulmay Haweenka aqoonyahanka ah ee gobolka Bari[Sawirro]". Raxanreeb. 12 December 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Somalia: Parliament elects Dr. Abdiweli Gaas as new Puntland President". Garowe Online. 8 January 2014. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Somalia: Puntland leader unveils new cabinet". Garowe Online. 28 January 2014. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Somalia: Puntland Cabinet Ministers Sworn-in in Garowe". AllAfrica. 2014-02-01.
  7. ^ "Somalia: Puntland cabinet ministers sworn in". Garowe Online. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  8. ^ "SOMALIA: Puntland to start the taxation of UN and the other International organisations". Raxanreeb. 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  9. ^ Harun Maruf (7 December 2016). "Forces Retake Somali Town Held by Pro-Islamic State Fighters". Voice of America. Retrieved 15 December 2017.