Transitional federal

parliament of
Somalia

The Transitional Federal Parliament of

the Somali Republic (TFP) (Somali:
Golaha Shacabka Federaalka
Kumeelgaarka ee Jamhuuriyada
Soomaaliya; often Baarlamaanka
Federaalka Soomaaliya) was the national
parliament of Somalia from 2004 until
2012.
In a 2008 report called 'So Much to Fear'
Human Rights Watch accused the
Transitional Federal Government of
human rights abuses and war crimes
which include murder, rape, assualt, and
looting. The report also states that the
TFG police force had also been
implicated in arbitrary arrests of ordinary
civilians in order to extort ransoms from
their families. [1] The TFP was succeeded
by the Federal Parliament of Somalia.

Overview
The Transitional Federal Institutions
(TFIs) were the key foundations of the
national government of Somalia. Created
in 2004, they included the Transitional
Federal Charter (TFC), the Transitional
Federal Government (TFG) and the
Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP).

The TFP is the parliament of Somalia. It

constituted the legislative branch of
government, with the Transitional Federal
Government representing the executive
division.The Transitional Federal
Parliament elected the President and
Prime Minister, and had the authority to
propose and pass laws. It was also in
charged of governance and
administration of Mogadishu, which was
then the seat of the TFG. Members of
Parliament (MP) were selected through
traditional clan leaders or shura councils.

The Federal Parliament of Somalia was

established on August 20, 2012,
following the end of the Transitional
Federal Government's mandate.[2]

Composition
The Transitional Federal Parliament,
officially referred to as the Transitional
Federal Assembly (TFA), was a
unicameral national assembly.[3]

It was formed in 2004 and originally

included 275 members. Following the
creation of a unity government in 2008–
2009 between the Transitional Federal
Government and moderate members of
the Alliance for the Re-liberation of
Somalia (ARS), the TFP's seats were
increased to 550.[4]

Of those, 475 Members of Parliament

were appointed following the 4.5 formula:
1 apportionment went to each of the four
major Somali clans, while a coalition of
minority clans received a quota of 0.5.[3]

The remaining 75 seats were reserved

for business people and civil society
representatives.[3] Article 29 of the
Transitional Federal Charter also
stipulated that at least 12% of all
parliamentary members had to be
women.

Speaker of Parliament
The first Speaker of the Transitional
Federal Parliament was Sharif Hassan
Sheikh Aden. He held the position from
September 15, 2004 to January 17, 2007,
and was succeeded by Adan Mohamed
Nuur Madobe.

On May 25, 2010, Sharif Hassan was re-

elected parliamentary Speaker.[5]

See also
Judiciary of Somalia
Notes
1. " "So Much to Fear" " . 12 August 2008.
2. "Somalia: UN Envoy Says Inauguration of
New Parliament in Somalia 'Historic
Moment' " . Forum on China-Africa
Cooperation. 21 August 2012. Retrieved
24 August 2012.
3. "The World Factbook" . Retrieved
27 February 2015.
4. "The World Factbook" . Retrieved
27 February 2015.
5. Somalia parliament elects new speaker

External links
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members
of Foreign Governments – Somalia
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