Ministry of Interior (Somaliland)

Republic of Somaliland
Ministry of Internal Affairs & Security
Wasaaradda Arrimaha Gudaha Iyo Amniga
(MoIA)
Coat of arms of Somaliland
Agency overview
Formed1991 (1991)
JurisdictionSomaliland
Headquarters
Agency executives
  • Abdalle Mohamed Arab, Minister
  • Abdirashid Mohammed Ahmed(Magalo), Deputy Minister
  • Mohamed Ali Mohamoud(Shabel), General Director
Websitemoi.govsomaliland.org
Footnotes
Ministry of Interior on Facebook

The Ministry of Internal Affairs & Security Of Republic of Somaliland) "(MoIAS)" (Somali: Wasaaradda Arrimaha Gudaha Iyo Amniga Qaranka Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland) (Arabic: وزارة الداخلية) is a Somaliland government ministry, tasked and primarily responsible for the internal policies, state security, administration of internal affairs involving the state, the current minister is Abdalle Mohamed Arab[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Responsibilities

Here are some of the main responsibilities of the ministry :- [9]

  • Providing citizenship and permanent resident status.
  • Issuing of entry visas and staying visas in the country.
  • Inhabitants administration: personal registration.
  • Protecting entryways into the country such as sea, air and land.
  • Issuing export and import licenses.
  • Possession of firearms and explosives.
  • Identity of refugees and asylum seekers.
  • Maintaining citizen's safety and public discipline

Departments

This ministry has six official departments[10]

Ministers of Interior

Image Minister Term start Term end
Suleiman Mohamoud Adan 1991[11]
Muse Bihi Abdi 1993[12]
Ahmed Jambir Suldan[13]
Mohamed Abdi Gaboose February 1997[14]
Ahmed Jambir Suldan[15] August 2001[16]
Abdillahi Omar Shige August 2001[16] November 2002[17]
Ismail Adan Osman (Yare) November 2002[17] May 2006[18]
Aden Mire Waqaf (Acting) May 2006[18] August 2006[19]
Abdillahi Ismail Ali (Irro) August 2006[19] July 2010[20]
Mohamed Abdi Gaboose July 2010[20][21][22] August 2011[22][23]
Mohamed Nour Arrale September 2011[23] June 2013[24]
Ali Mohamed Warancadde June 2013[24] August 2016[25]
Yasin Haji Mohamoud August 2016[25] December 2017[26]
Mohamed Kahin Ahmed December 2017[27][28] December 2024[29]
Abdalle Mohamed Arab (Sandheere) December 2024[30] Present

References

  1. ↑ "Wasiirka cusub ee wasaaradda arrimaha gudaha ee somaliland md Cabdalle Maxamed Carrab(Cabdalle Sandheere), oo maanta si rasmi ah xilkii wasaaraddaasi ula wereegey". www.qorilugudnews24.com (in Somali). 18 December 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Somaliland: State Urges Media To Promote Peaceful Stability". MENAFN. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Somaliland: How Ministry of Interior bullies the elected district councils". Somaliland Standard. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Somaliland Interior Ministry bans ceremonies and other entertainment events in the midnight". Horn Diplomat. January 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Wasaaradda Arrimaha Gudaha oo Xidhaysa Ganacsato Amar diido Sameeyey". Wargeyska Dawan (in Somali). 7 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Somaliland: Interior Ministry Inaugurates National Registration Bureau". Somaliland Sun. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Somaliland Ministry of Interior denies an alleged abuse". Somali Dispatch. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Wasaaradda Arrimaha Gudaha oo Digniin u Jeedisay Qaybo ka mid ah Bulshada". Wargeyska Dawan. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "Xeerka Kala Xadaynta Nidaamka Xukuumadda iyo Hay'adaha Madaxa Bannaan" (PDF). Somaliland Law (in Somali). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "Ministry of Interior of Somaliland Departments". Ministry of Interior. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "Magacyada Golihii Wasiirada ee Ugu Horeeyey ee Somaliland 1991 Iyo Kuwii 1993" [Names of the First Cabinet Ministers of Somaliland in 1991 and those of 1993]. Wargane. December 24, 2020. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Somaliland Ruling Party Candidate Bihi Wins Election". VOA News. November 21, 2017.
  13. ↑ "DAG-DAG DAAWO: Wasiirkii Hore Ee Arrimaha Gudaha Somaliland Oo Sheegay In Uu Ka Baxay Xisbiga Kulmiye Ku Biirayo Waddani" [URGENT WATCH: Former Somaliland Interior Minister Announces Departure from Kulmiye Party to Join Waddani]. Gabiley News. August 2017. Archived from the original on May 12, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Maxaad ka taqaan xukuumadii xulka ahayd ee mweyne Cigaal...AHN 1997" [What do you know about the selected government of President Egal... 1997]. Berbera Today. February 25, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Daawo: Garyaqaan Ciil iyo Cadho dartii isaga Tirtiraya Jinsiyada Somaliland Xukumadda Codsi u diray" [Watch: A lawyer renounces his Somaliland citizenship out of anger and frustration, sends request to the government]. Afka Shacabka.
  16. 1 2 "UNICEF Somalia Review Aug 2001". ReliefWeb. August 31, 2001.
  17. 1 2 "Madaxweyne Rayaale Oo Isku Shaandhayn Ku Sameeyay Golihiisa Wasiirada" [President Rayale Reshuffles His Cabinet]. Haatuf News. November 18, 2002.
  18. 1 2 "Wasiirka Arrimaha Gudaha Somaliland oo is casilay" [Somaliland's Interior Minister resigns]. BBC Somali. May 30, 2006.
  19. 1 2 "Rayaale oo isku shaandheyn sameeyay" [Rayale carries out a reshuffle]. BBC Somali. August 6, 2006.
  20. 1 2 "Somaliland: New ministers take office amid protest". Somalilandpress. July 31, 2010. Archived from the original on August 8, 2010.
  21. ↑ "Mweyne Siilaanyo oo magacaabay golihiiis wasiirada oo ka kooban 20 wasiir & 6 wasiir ku-xigeen" [President Silanyo appoints his cabinet consisting of 20 ministers & 6 deputy ministers]. Radio Daljir. July 28, 2010.
  22. 1 2 "Dr. Gaboose oo ku dhawaaqay inuu iska casilay xilkii Wasiirka Arrimaha Gudaha ee xukuumadda Siilaanyo" [Dr. Gaboose announced his resignation as Minister of Interior in the Silanyo government]. Araweelo News Network. October 2, 2011. Archived from the original on April 29, 2025.
  23. 1 2 "Maxamed Nuur Caraale (Duur) Oo Loo Magacaabay Wasiirka Arrimaha Guddaha Somaliland" [Mohamed Nour Arrale (Duur) Appointed as Somaliland's Minister of Interior]. Geeska Afrika Online. September 20, 2011.
  24. 1 2 "New Somaliland Interior Minister Takes Office". Qurbejoog. June 26, 2013.
  25. 1 2 "Warancade: Musharaxnimadii Madaxweyne ee Xisbigii UDUB, Wasiirnimadii Afarta Sanno iyo Safiirnimada Ka Dambeysay" [Warancadde: Presidential Candidacy for UDUB Party, Four Years as Minister and the Ambassadorship that Followed]. Wargane. August 29, 2016. Archived from the original on June 16, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Somaliland: the new president appoints his cabinet". Somaliland Daily. December 14, 2017.
  27. ↑ "Muuse Biixi oo magacaabay golihiisa wasiirada" [Muse Bihi appoints his cabinet ministers]. BBC Somali. December 14, 2017.
  28. ↑ "Is-barbar-dhiga Xukuumadihii Rayaale, Siilaanyo Iyo Golaha Madaxweyne Muuse Biixi, Faraqa U Dhexeeya Cugashada Saddexda Madaxweyne" [Comparison of the Rayale, Silanyo Governments and President Muse Bihi's Council, the Difference Between the Selection of the Three Presidents]. Geeska Afrika Online. December 17, 2017.
  29. ↑ "Mareykanka oo wafdi culus u diray Somaliland & qorshaha" [US sends heavy delegation to Somaliland and the plan]. Caasimada Online. December 14, 2024.
  30. ↑ "Somaliland's New Cabinet: Fresh Faces, Business Ties, and Notable Absences Shape President Cirro's Government". Somaliland Chronicle. December 14, 2024.

11. ^ "https://www.somalilandsun.com/somaliland-kulmiye-party-wins-presidential-elections/. Retrieved 21 November 2017.

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