Somalia

Upper HouseHouse of the People

House of the People

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Presidential-Parliamentary
Compare data of this field.
Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Bicameral
Compare data of this field.
IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
See historical data for this field. Compare data of this field.

Data on women

empty

Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdirahman (Male)
Year of birth
1957
See historical data for this field.

Secretary general

Secretary General
Abdikarim Haji Abdi Buh (Male)

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
67
See historical data for this field.
Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
24.36% See historical data for this field.

Age

Average age of all members
Click for historical data
See historical data for this field. Compare data of this field.
Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
25
Compare data of this field.
Youngest member
Ahmed Omar Islow Mohamed (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
79
Oldest member
Yusuf Dirir Abdi-Isse (Male)

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
No
Compare data of this field.
Elections > Election results

Results

Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
208
Number of women elected
67
Percentage of women elected The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected in the election and the number of seats at stake at the election.
24.36%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Indirectly Elected
67

New legislature

Total number of men after the election The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
208
Total number of women after the election The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
67
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Mohammed Sheikh Osman (Jawari) (Male)
Date of election
11.01.2017
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Date of independence For countries that become independent after 1940
1960
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
1979

Specialized body - Women's caucus

Somali Women Parliamentarians Association
(May 2009)
Formal or informal
Informal

Contact information for the Committee