Federal Parliament of Somalia

Federal Parliament of Somalia Baarlamaanka Federaalka Soomaaliya
11th Somali Parliament
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Upper house (Senate) Lower house (House of the People)
History
Founded	20 August 1956 (1956-08-20)
Preceded by	Transitional Federal Parliament of Somalia
Leadership
Speaker of the Senate of Somalia	Abdi Hashi Abdullahi[1] since 22 January 2017
Speaker of the House of the People of Somalia	Aden Madobe since 28 April 2022
Seats	275 MPs and 54 senators
Elections
Voting system	Indirect first-past-the-post
Last election	2021–2022
Next election	TBD
Meeting place
Mogadishu, Somalia
Website
www.parliament.gov.so

Politics of Somalia
Member State of the Arab League
Constitution Provisional Constitution
Executive President (List) Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre Council of Ministers
Legislature Speaker Aden Madobe Members of the Federal Parliament
Judiciary Judiciary
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2017 2022 Parliamentary: 2016 2021–2022 Referendum: 1979 (latest)
Administrative divisions States and regions Galmudug Hirshabelle Jubaland Puntland South West Somalia Claimed territory Somaliland
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Abshir Omar Huruse Diplomatic missions of / in Somalia Somali nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Other Political parties Human rights
Somalia portal Other countries
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The Federal Parliament of Somalia (Somali: Golaha Shacabka Soomaaliya; often Baarlamaanka Federaalka Soomaaliya; Arabic: البرلمان الاتحادي في الصومال) is the national parliament of Somalia. Formed in August 2012, it is based in the capital Mogadishu and is bicameral, consisting of an Upper House (Senate) and a Lower House (House of the People).