Farah Ali Jama فرح علي جامع | |
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Minister of Finance of Puntland | |
In office 28 January 2009 – 28 January 2014 | |
Succeeded by | Shire Haji Farah |
Personal details | |
Born | Puntland, Somalia |
Farah Ali Jama (Somali: Faarax Cali Jaamac, Arabic: فرح علي جامع) is a Somali economist and politician. From January 2009 to January 2014, he served as the Minister of Finance of Puntland.
Personal life
[edit]Jama hails from the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia. He belongs to the Cali Saleebaan subdivision of the Majeerteen Darod clan.[1]
Jama was previously stationed in Australia.[2]
Minister of Finance
[edit]Appointment
[edit]On 28 January 2009, Jama was appointed Puntland's Minister of Finance.[2]
Garowe Airport Project
[edit]Through its representative to Kuwait, Faisal Hawar, the Puntland government signed an agreement in Dubai with a Kuwaiti company for the development of facilities at the Garowe International Airport as well as at Maakhir University. The deal was valued at $10 million USD and was financed by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED).[3] In October 2013, Puntland Minister of Finance Farah Ali Jama and KFAED Deputy Director Hamad Al-Omar signed a follow-up Grant Agreement in Kuwait. The pact will see the Fund extend $10 million USD, of which $6 million will be allocated to finance the Garowe Airport Project and the remainder will be earmarked for the Maakhir University Project.[4]
End of term
[edit]On 28 January 2014, Jama's term as Puntland Minister of Finance ended. He was succeeded at the position by Shire Haji Farah.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Beesha Cumar Cali-Cali Saleebaan: Waa Been Abuur Hotel Guul Malahan Wasiirka Maaliyadda Puntland [Bayaan]". RBC Radio (in Somali). Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Somalia: Puntland Parliament approves new Cabinet". Garowe Online. 28 January 2009. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "Somalia: Kuwaiti Company to construct Airport, University in Puntland". Garowe Online. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Signature of Grant Agreements in The Federal Republic of Somalia". Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Somalia: Puntland leader unveils new cabinet". Garowe Online. 28 January 2014. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.