Shire Haji Farah Yusuf شيري حاجي فرح | |
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| Puntland Minister of Finance | |
| In office 28 January 2014 – June 13, 2015 | |
| President | Abdiweli Gaas |
| Vice President | Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar |
| Preceded by | Farah Ali Jama |
| Puntland Minister of Planning | |
| Assumed office 28 January 2014 | |
| President | Abdiweli Gaas |
| Vice President | Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar |
| In office June 17, 2015 – February 11, 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1950-01-05)January 5, 1950 (age 75) Somalia |
| Political party | Independent |
Shire Haji Farah Yusuf (Somali:Shire Xaaji Faarax,Arabic:شيري حاجي فرح; born January 5, 1950) is a Somali entrepreneur, and formerPuntland Minister of Planning and International Relations.
Farah hails from the autonomous Puntland region in northeasternSomalia. He belongs to the Cali Saleebaan sub-clan of theMajeerteenHartiDarod.[1]
By profession, Farah is a successful entrepreneur. He is an Executive Committee Member of the Somali Business Council based in theUnited Arab Emirates.[2]
In 2013, Farah presented himself as a candidate in the2014 Puntland presidential elections, which took place on 8 January 2014 inGarowe.[3] He was eliminated in the first round of voting, with former Prime Minister of SomaliaAbdiweli Mohamed Ali declared the winner.[4]
On 28 January 2014, Farah was appointed Puntland's Minister of Finance by the region's new President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali. He replacedFarah Ali Jama at the post.[5][6]
on June 17, 2015 Farah was appointed'sMinister of Planning and International Relations by the PresidentAbdiweli Mohamed Ali.[7]
In April 2014, Farah's Ministry of Finance announced that the Puntland government would start taxation of UN and international organizations working in Puntland. According to the head of theNugal tax department Abdiwahab Farah Ali, this is the first such initiative undertaken in the regional state, and is expected to raise available revenue for local development projects by the new Puntland authorities. The decision is part of a pledge byPuntland President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali to increase the government's development funding in part through higher taxation. Toward this end, thePuntland government already increased taxes on commercial firms operating in the state in order to meet regional financing benchmarks.[8]
In December 2016, Farah led thePuntland Security Force's counter-offensive against theISS-occupied town ofQandala during theQandala campaign. His forces succeeded in retaking Qandala on 7 December 2016. Farah then asked refugees to "return to the town, to come; we want to tell them that the town is peaceful, [we] will help them resettle."[9]