House of Elders (Somaliland)
The House of Elders (Somali: Golaha Guurtida) is the upper house of the Parliament of Somaliland.[1] It has 82 members, representing traditional leaders. The House of Elders is mandated with considering bills proposed by the lower house of the parliament, the Somaliland House of Representatives.[2][3][4]
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Somaliland House of Elders Building, Hargeisa
House of Elders Golaha Guurtida | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | Suleiman Mohamoud Adan since August 28, 2004 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 82 members |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Meeting place | |
| Hargeisa | |
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Somaliland National Charter of 1993 established bicameral legislature.[5]
Speakers
- Sheikh Yusuf Ali Sheikh Madar, 1993 - July 2004, died in office[6]
- Suleiman Mohamoud Adan, August 2004 - Present
See also
- History of Somaliland
- Legislative branch
- List of national legislatures
References
- "Golaha guurtida Somaliland goormey howlgab noqonayaan?". 21 January 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
- "Maxaa u Dan ah Somaliland".
- Bahcheli, Tozun; Bartmann, Barry; Srebrnik, Henry (9 September 2004). De Facto States: The Quest for Sovereignty. Routledge. ISBN 1135771200 – via Google Books.
- Salih, Mohamed Abdel Rahim Mohamed; Wohlgemuth, Lennart (4 June 1994). Crisis Management and the Politics of Reconciliation in Somalia: Statements from the Uppsala Forum, 17-19 January 1994. Nordic Africa Institute. ISBN 9789171063564 – via Google Books.
- "Somaliland International Democratization Support Strategy". www.iri.org. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/122230/1/66936990X.pdf
External links
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