Monday October 18, 2021
Jijiga (HOL)-Somali state in Ethiopia re-elected Mustafa Agjar as president on Monday amid an ongoing war in the country's north.
Mustafa Mohammed Omar (Cagjar) led the Somali branch of the Prosperity Party (S-PP) to electoral victory. He won a five-year term.
The regional parliament also made history by electing Ayaan Abdi as the speaker, the first woman to hold that position, while Ibrahim Ali will now become the deputy speaker.
Cagjar appointed his new cabinet on Monday. The new ministers appointed today include former members of the ONLF, who have held various positions in the organization.
Cagjar promised to include members of the official opposition in his cabinet, but that does not appear to be the case.
Here is a complete list of Cagjar's cabinet.
1- Office of the President: Dr. Hussein Qasim
2- Office of Agriculture: Dr. Abdiqadir Iman
3- Front Office. Pastoralists: Subeer Hussein Omar.
4- Urban Development Office: Abdirahman Eid Dahir.
5- Education Office: Abdullahi Laag.
6- Office of Health: Dr. Muse Ahmed Ibrahim
7- Office of Finance: Abdirahman Ahmed.
8- Public Service Office: Ask
9- Roads Office: Eng. Saddam Hussein
10- Security Office: Mubashir Dubad
11- Office of Justice: Ahmed Haji Samatar.
12- Water Office: Hassan Daadi
13- Skills and Job Creation Office: Hussein Geydh
14- Office of Social Affairs: Abdullahi Aman.
15. Office of Women's Affairs: Halima Hassan Mohamud
16- Office of Trade and Transport: Malaw Mohamed
17- Office of Investment and Industry: Dayib Ahmed Nur
18- Sports and Youth Office: Mohamed Mahdi.
19- Abdikadir Rashid Duale, Information Office
20. Office of Minerals and Petroleum: Khadra Bashir.
21- Environment and Forestry Office: Eng Muhiyadin Abdi Hussein
22- Irrigation and Valleys Office: Mohamed Fatah
23- Creative and Science Office: Faduma Deeqa.
24- Planning Office: Mohamed Sheikh Aden.
25- Revenue Office: Mohamed Naji
26- Office of Management and Risk: Ahmed Yasin Sh Ibrahim.
27- Office of Culture and Tourism: Mohamed Ismail.