The Government of Puntland ( so, Dowlada Buntlaand ee Soomaaliya) is the supreme governing authority of the Autonomous region of
Puntland
Puntland ( so, Puntland, ar, أرض البنط, it, Terra di Punt or ''Paese di Punt''), officially the Puntland State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland ee Soomaaliya, ar, ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية), is a F ...
State of
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
. The legal structure of Puntland consists of the
judiciary
The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...
,
legislative
A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government.
Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as p ...
(House of Representatives) and the
executive
Executive ( exe., exec., execu.) may refer to:
Role or title
* Executive, a senior management role in an organization
** Chief executive officer (CEO), one of the highest-ranking corporate officers (executives) or administrators
** Executive dire ...
(the President and his nominated council of Ministries) branches of government.
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/ref> Puntland has conducted four presidential elections (1998, 2004, 2009, 2014). Presidents are elected by a 66-member unicameral parliament.Garowe
Garowe ( so, Garoowe, ar, غَاْرَّوْؤَيَ, .
Establishment
Following the outbreak of the civil war
A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country).
The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
in 1991, a homegrown constitutional conference was held in Garowe
Garowe ( so, Garoowe, ar, غَاْرَّوْؤَيَ, in 1998 over a period of three months. Attended by the area's political elite, traditional elders (''Issims''), members of the business community, intellectuals and other civil society representatives, the autonomous ''Puntland State of Somalia'' was subsequently officially established so as to deliver services to the population, offer security, facilitate trade, and interact with both domestic and international partners.[His Excellency Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamud (Farole). President of Puntland State of Somali]
Somalia: Puntland's Experience in Peace-building and State-building
. garoweonline.com (3 April 2012)
Government agencies
* Puntland Agency for Social Welfare The Puntland Agency For Social Welfare (PASWE) is the state-run social welfare agency of the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia.
Overview
PASWE was founded in May 2009 in Garowe by the Puntland government. It provides medical, educa ...
(PASWE)
* Puntland Highway Authority
Puntland Highway Authority (PHA) is a government body, established by law no.18 , in the year 2000, in charge of road transportation and infrastructure and responsible for maintaining and developing the road network throughout in the autonomous Pun ...
(PHA)
* Puntland State Agency for Water, Energy and Natural Resources (PSAWEN)
* Puntland Petroleum and Mineral Agency (PPMA)
Cabinet
References
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External links
Official Government Website
Puntland
Politics of Somalia
Political organisations based in Somalia
Government agencies established in 1998