Abdisamad Ali Shire

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Abdisamad Ali Shire
عبدي الصمد علي شيري
Vice President of Puntland
In office
8 January 2009 – 8 January 2014
Preceded by
Succeeded byAbdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar
Personal details
BornTaleh, Somaliland

General Abdisamad Ali Shire (Somali: Cabdisamad Cali Shiire, Arabic: عبدي الصمد علي شيري) is a Somali politician. From 8 January 2009 to 8 January 2014, he served as Vice President of Puntland.[1]

Personal life[]

Shire was born in Taleh, situated in the Sool region of Puntland. He is from the Dhulbahante sub-division of the Harti Darod clan.

Career[]

Vice President of Puntland[]

Garowe Principles[]

In February 2012, Shire and other Somali government officials met in Garowe, Puntland's administrative capital, to discuss post-transition arrangements following the end of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG)'s mandate in August 2012.[1] After extensive deliberations attended by regional actors and international observers, the conference ended in a signed agreement between Puntland President Abdirahman Mohamud Farole, TFG President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Speaker of Parliament Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, Galmudug President Mohamed Ahmed Alim and Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a representative Khalif Abdulkadir Noor stipulating that: a) a new 225 member bicameral parliament would be formed, consisting of an upper house seating 54 Senators as well as a lower house; b) 30% of the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) is earmarked for women; c) the President is to be appointed via a constitutional election; and d) the Prime Minister is selected by the President and he/she then names his/her Cabinet. The agreements were known as the Garowe Principles.[2][3] On June 23, 2012, the Somali federal and regional leaders met again and approved a draft constitution after several days of deliberation.[4] The National Constituent Assembly overwhelmingly passed the new constitution on August 1, with 96% voting for it, 2% against it, and 2% abstaining.[5]

Horseed[]

On 14 November 2012, President Farole announced the launching of his new political party, Horseed. The association counted over 200 members and represented the incumbent Puntland government, including Vice President Shire and the state Ministers. It was the first prospective party to register for an application with the Transitional Puntland Electoral Commission (TPEC).[6]

2014 Puntland presidential elections[]

In 2013, Shire ran for a second term as Vice President of the autonomous Puntland state in the northeastern region's 2014 elections. He lost out to Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar.[7]

See also[]

  • Abdirahman Mohamud Farole

References[]

  1. ^ a b Somalia: Delegates arrive for Garowe conference Archived May 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Somalia: Garowe conference comes to a close Archived 2012-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Second Garowe Conference Concludes Archived 2014-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Somalia: Somali Leaders Adopt Draft Constitution". ANP/AFP. Retrieved 23 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Somalia adopts a constitution, amidst insecurity". Garowe Online. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Somalia: Puntland President announces political association". Garowe Online. 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Cabdixakiin Cabdullaahi Camey oo loo doortey Madaxweyne kuxigeenka Puntland". Horseed Media. 8 January 2014. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
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