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Most of the previous cabinet retain their posts. The state‐owned news agency website, ADI , reported on March 31st that the Prime Minister, Dileita Mohamed Dileita , had resigned after 12 years in the post, and been replaced by Abdoulkader Mohamed Kamil , formerly the Minister of National Defence. The new premier took office the same day after President Ismail Omar Guelleh reshuffled his cabinet in the wake of rioting in the strategic Horn of Africa nation over elections marred by widespread fraud. Guelleh's Union for Presidential Majority (UMP) won a parliamentary election on February 22nd with 49% of the vote, according to official results that triggered clashes between opposition protesters and police. The elections saw various opposition parties unite under the Union for National Salvation (USN) banner with a common programme focusing on human rights, developing independent media and fighting against “tribalism, corruption and nepotism”. The USN described the reshuffle as an attempt by the President to surround himself “with a team of zealous loyalists hated by the people”. Mohamed, who was born in 1951, previously served as the head of a state‐owned water agency and Agriculture Minister before being appointed to the Defence ministry in 2011. Of 21 ministers, only five in minor ministries did not make it back into the cabinet. The full cabinet list as announced by ADI is as follows: Head of State: President Ismail Omar Guelleh Prime Minister: Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed Ministers Justice, responsible for Human Rights: Ali Farah Assoweh Economy, Finance, responsible for Industry: Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh Defence: Hassan Darar Houffaneh Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Government spokesman: Mahamoud Ali Youssouf Interior: Hassan Omar Mohamed Budget: Bodeh Ahmed Robleh Health: Dr Kassim Issak Osman National Education and Vocational Training: Dr Djama Elmi Okieh Higher Education and Research: Dr Nabil Mohamed Ahmed Agriculture, Water, Livestock and Fish Resources: Mohamed Ahmed Awaleh Equipment and Transport: Moussa Ahmed Hassan Islamic Affairs, Culture and Religious Endowments (Awqaf): Aden Hassan Aden Energy and Natural Resources: Ali Yacoub Mahamoud Communication, in charge of Posts and Telecommunications: Ali Hassan Bahdon Labour, responsible for Administrative Reform: Abdi Houssein Ahmed Housing, Town Planning and the Environment: Mohamed Moussa Ibrahim Balala Womens' Affairs and Family Planning, responsible for Relations with Parliament: Hasna Barkad Daoud Minister‐delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, responsible for International Cooperation: Ahmed Ali Silay Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy and Finance, responsible for Trade, SMEs, Informal Sector, Tourism and Formalisation: Hassan Ahmed Boulaleh Secretaries of State Responsible for National Solidarity: Zahra Youssouf Kayad Housing, Town Planning and the Environment, responsible for Housing: Amina Abdi Aden Youth and Sports: Badoul Hassan Badoul (ADI news agency website 31/3) Electoral challenge dismissed p. 19632C
Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series – Wiley
Published: May 1, 2013
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