House of Elders (Somaliland)

Somaliland

This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Somaliland
Constitution Constitution
Government President (list) Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo Vice-President Abdirahman Saylici Cabinet
Parliament House of Elders Chairman: Suleiman Mahmud Adam House of Representatives Speaker: Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi
Administrative divisions Regions of Somaliland
Elections Presidential: 2010 2017 Parliamentary: 2005 2017 Political parties Politicians
Foreign relations UNPO Puntland–Somaliland dispute List of representative offices of Somaliland List of diplomatic missions in Somaliland
See also
Politics of Somalia
Other countries Atlas Politics portal

The Parliament of Somaliland (Baarlamaanka) has two chambers. The upper house is the House of Elders (Golaha Guurtida). It has 82 members, representing traditional leaders.

Suleiman Mahmud Adam is the Speaker of the House of Elders of Somaliland.

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Somaliland law

Upper houses of national legislatures

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