Somalia forms new government with woman foreign minister

Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Said on Sunday announced the members of his new government, noting that a woman has been named as foreign minister for the first time in the country's history.

SomaliCare Blog sources indicate that the Prime Minister of Somalia Abdi Farah Shirdon (aka Saa’id) nominated his new Cabinet with 10 ministers:

1-Fowsio Yusuf Haji Adan, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister

2- Abdullahi Abyan Nur, Justice and Religion affairs Minister

3- Abdihakin Haji Mohamud Fiqi, Defence Minister

4- Abdikarin Husein Guled, Interior and National Security Minister

5- Mohamud Hassan Suleyman, Finance and Planning Minister

6- Abdullahi Ilmoge Hersi, Information, Post and Telecommunication Minister

7- Abdirisaq Omar Mohamed, National Resources Minister

8- Muhyaddin Mohamed Kalmoy, Public Works and Reconstruction Minister

9- Maryan Qasim, Social Services and Developments Minister

10- Mohamud Ahmed Hassan, Trade and Industry Minister

This report is a combination sources from AFP and SomaliCare Blog