Shire Haji Farah

Shire Haji Farah
شيري حاجي فرح
Minister of Finance of Puntland
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 January 2014
Vice President Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar
Preceded by Farah Ali Jama
Personal details
Born Puntland, Somalia
Political party Independent
Religion Islam

Shire Haji Farah (Somali: Shire Xaaji Faarax, Arabic: شيري حاجي فرح‎) is a Somali entrepreneur. He is the Minister of Finance of Puntland.

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]

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.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ilaa 20 Musharax oo u tartamaysa Doorashada Puntland(Aqri Magacyadooda)". Midnimo. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Supporting Systems and Procedures for the Effective Regulation and Monitoring of Somali Remittance Companies (Hawala)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Musharax SHIRE XAAJI FAARAX oo la kulmay Haweenka aqoonyahanka ah ee gobolka Bari[Sawirro]". Raxanreeb. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Somalia: Parliament elects Dr. Abdiweli Gaas as new Puntland President". Garowe Online. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Somalia: Puntland leader unveils new cabinet". Garowe Online. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "SOMALIA: Puntland to start the taxation of UN and the other International organisations". Raxanreeb. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.