Mustafe Mohamoud Ali
Mustafe Mohamoud Ali مصطفى محمود علي | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1 December 2019[1] – 10 January 2021 | |
| President | Muse Bihi Abdi |
| Preceded by | Abdirisaq Ali Abdi Salah |
| Succeeded by | Saleban Warsame Guled |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Peace, Unity, and Development Party |
Mustafe Mohamoud Ali Bile (Somali: Mustafe Maxamuud Cali Bile) is a Somali politician, who is currently serving as the Minister of Justice of Somaliland.[2]
Biography
Mustafe Mohamoud Ali Bile hails from the Bah Ogayslabe branch of the Warsangeli clan.[3]
Deputy Minister of Parliamentary Relations
On 4 December 2016, President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silanyo appointed Mustafe Mohamoud Ali Bile as Deputy Minister of Parliamentary Relations, Research and Technology.[4]
Director General of Trade Ministry
On 31 July 2018, President Muse Bihi Abdi appointed Mustafe Mohamoud Ali Bile as Director General to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism.[5]
In October 2019, Mustafe Mohamoud Ali Bile stated that foreign nationals from China, Germany, Portugal, Egypt, Sudan, and Yemen who had been operating illegally in Tog Wajaale were arrested.[6]
Justice Minister
In December 2019, the new President Muse Bihi Abdi announced a cabinet reshuffle and appointed Mustafe Mohamoud Ali Bile as Minister of Justice, replacing Abdirisaq Ali Abdi Salah.[7]
In September 2020, Mustafe Mohamoud Ali Bile was spending an extended period in El Afweyn as part of Interior Minister Mohamed Kahin’s peace delegation, while the Ministry of Justice was experiencing serious internal conflicts; he suspended the Director-General’s authorized signature because the official had exceeded his legal powers by signing agreements and contracts with private companies.[8]
Employment Minister
On 10 January 2021, Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi appointed Mustafe Mohamoud Ali Bile as Minister of Employment, Social Affairs and Family in his cabinet, replacing Hinda Jama Hirsi Mahamed.[9]
In February 2021, the Somaliland Ministry of Employment Affairs launched a Covid-19 poverty alleviation program in Hargeisa, and Minister Mustafe Mohamoud Ali Bile said that the cash payments to low-income families were too small but better than nothing, adding that they hoped to increase such payments for poor communities affected by Covid-19.[10]
Public Works Minister
On 4 January 2023, President Muse Bihi Abdi dismissed Minister of Public Works and Housing Abdillahi Abokor Osman and appointed Minister of Employment and Social Affairs Mustafe Mohamoud Ali Bile as the new minister. The successor to the Employment Minister was Ali Omar Mohamed, the former manager of Berbera Port.[11]
In September 2023, the Ministry of Public Works, led by Mustafe Mohamoud Ali Bile, developed Somaliland’s first regulatory procedure for construction quality control.[12]
On 14 December 2024, the new president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro, appointed Hussein Ahmed Aydeed Warsame as Minister of Public Works, Lands and Housing in his first cabinet line-up.[13]
See also
References
- ^ "Somaliland President Makes Major Cabinet Changes". Horn Diplomat. 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "Wasiirka Cadaalada JSl Oo Qaabilay Wafti Ka socda Deegaanka Soomaalida Itoobiya". Warfaafinta JSL (in Somali). 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "Caddaalada SNM iyo Agoonta Warsangeli" [The injustice of SNM and the orphans of Warsangeli]. Allsanaag (in Somali). 15 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ "Madaxweyne Siilaanyo oo wax ka bedel ku sameeyey xukuumaddiisa" [President Silanyo reshuffles his government]. Daljir (in Somali). 4 December 2016. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ "Somaliland: President Bihi Sacks DG, commissioner, appoints Chief of Coastal Guards and adviser". Somaliland Standard. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ "Somaliland Govt arrests foreign workers in retail business". Somaliland.com. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ "Madaxweynaha Biixi Oo Iskushaandheyn Sameeyey". Goobjoog News (in Somali). 1 December 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ "Somaliland: How to govern inefficiently, necessary travel or tourist ministers?". Araweelonews. 22 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ "Madaxweyne Muuse Biixi Oo Golaha Wasiirrada U Magacaabay Xubno Cusub" [President Muse Bihi appoints new members to the Council of Ministers]. Puntlandes (in Somali). 10 January 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ "Somaliland: Ministry of Employment launches Covid 19 social welfare program". Somali Dispatch. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "Madaxweye Muuse Biixi oo xil ka qaadis & magacaabis ku sameeyay qaar kamid ah wasiirada xukuumadiisa" [President Muse Bihi reshuffles and dismisses some members of his cabinet]. Horseed Media (in Somali). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "Somaliland oo loo sameeyay xeerka ilaalinta tayada dhismaha" [Somaliland adopts a code for construction quality control]. VOA Somali (in Somali). 5 September 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "President Abdirahman Irro unveils his cabinet ministers". Somaliland Standard. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2025.