Shire Haji Farah
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Shire Haji Farah Yusuf شيري حاجي فرح | |
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| Puntland Minister of Finance | |
| In office 28 January 2014 – 13 June 2015 | |
| President | Abdiweli Gaas |
| Vice President | Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar |
| Preceded by | Farah Ali Jama |
| Succeeded by | Abdullahi Aarshe |
| Puntland Minister of Planning | |
| In office 13 June 2015 – 11 February 2019 | |
| President | Abdiweli Gaas |
| Vice President | Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar |
| Preceded by | Daud Bisinle |
| Succeeded by | Abdiqafar Hange |
| Assumed office 17 June 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 5, 1950 |
| Party | Independent |
Shire Haji Farah Yusuf (Somali: Shire Xaaji Faarax, Arabic: شيري حاجي فرح; born January 5, 1950) is a Puntland politician who served Minister of Finance later Minister of Planning and International Relations during Presidency of Abdiweli Gaas from January 2014 to January 2019.
Farah hails from Bari region of Puntland. He belongs to the Ali Suleiman sub-clan of the Majeerteen Harti Darod.[1]
By profession, Farah is a successful entrepreneur. He is an Executive Committee Member of the Somali Business Council based in the United Arab Emirates.[2]
In 2013, Farah presented himself as a candidate in the 2014 Puntland presidential elections, which took place on 8 January 2014 in Garowe.[3] He was eliminated in the first round of voting, with former Prime Minister of Somalia Abdiweli Mohamed Ali declared the winner.[4]
Minister of Finance
Appointment
On 28 January 2014, Farah was appointed Puntland's Minister of Finance by the region's new President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali. He replaced Farah Ali Jama at the post.[5][6]
