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'''Farah Ali Jama''' ({{lang-so|''Faarax Cali Jaamac''}}, {{lang-ar|فرح علي جامع}}) is a [[Somali people|Somali]] politician.
'''Farah Ali Jama''' ({{langx|so|Faarax Cali Jaamac}}, {{langx|ar|فرح علي جامع}}) is a [[Somali people|Somali]] economist and politician. From January 2009 to January 2014, he served as the Minister of Finance of [[Puntland]].


==Career==
==Personal life==
Jama hails from the autonomous [[Puntland]] region in northeastern [[Somalia]]. He belongs to the Cali Saleebaan subdivision of the [[Majeerteen]] [[Darod]] clan.<ref name="Rbcccs">{{cite news|title=Beesha Cumar Cali-Cali Saleebaan: Waa Been Abuur Hotel Guul Malahan Wasiirka Maaliyadda Puntland [Bayaan]|url=http://gaafo.com/215960/beesha-cumar-cali-cali-saleebaan-waa-been-abuur-hotel-guul-malahan-wasiirka-maaliyadda-puntland-bayaan/|accessdate=13 January 2014|newspaper=RBC Radio}}</ref>
Jama hails from the autonomous [[Puntland]] region in northeastern [[Somalia]]. He belongs to the Cali Saleebaan subdivision of the [[Majeerteen]] [[Darod]] clan.<ref name="Rbcccs">{{cite news|title=Beesha Cumar Cali-Cali Saleebaan: Waa Been Abuur Hotel Guul Malahan Wasiirka Maaliyadda Puntland [Bayaan]|url=http://gaafo.com/215960/beesha-cumar-cali-cali-saleebaan-waa-been-abuur-hotel-guul-malahan-wasiirka-maaliyadda-puntland-bayaan/|accessdate=13 January 2014|newspaper=RBC Radio|language=Somali}}</ref>


Jama was previously stationed in [[Australia]]. On 28 January 2009, he was appointed Puntland's Minister of Finance.<ref name="Sppanc">{{cite news|title=Somalia: Puntland Parliament approves new Cabinet|url=http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_Puntland_Parliament_overwhelmingly_approves_new_Cabinet_printer.shtml|accessdate=13 January 2014|newspaper=Garowe Online|date=28 January 2009}}</ref>
Jama was previously stationed in [[Australia]].<ref name="Sppanc">{{cite news|title=Somalia: Puntland Parliament approves new Cabinet|url=http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_Puntland_Parliament_overwhelmingly_approves_new_Cabinet_printer.shtml|accessdate=13 January 2014|newspaper=Garowe Online|date=28 January 2009|archive-date=9 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609205521/http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_Puntland_Parliament_overwhelmingly_approves_new_Cabinet_printer.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Minister of Finance==

===Appointment===
On 28 January 2009, Jama was appointed Puntland's Minister of Finance.<ref name="Sppanc"/>

===Garowe Airport Project===
Through its representative to [[Kuwait]], [[Faisal Hawar]], the Puntland government signed an agreement in [[Dubai]] with a Kuwaiti company for the development of facilities at the Garowe International Airport as well as at [[Maakhir University]]. The deal was valued at $10 million USD and was financed by the [[Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development]] (KFAED).<ref name="Skctcauip">{{cite news|title=Somalia: Kuwaiti Company to construct Airport, University in Puntland |url=http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia-Kuwaiti-Company-to-construct-Airport-University-in-Puntland.shtml |accessdate=29 September 2014 |agency=Garowe Online |date=14 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416090203/http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia-Kuwaiti-Company-to-construct-Airport-University-in-Puntland.shtml |archivedate=April 16, 2014 }}</ref> In October 2013, Puntland Minister of Finance Farah Ali Jama and KFAED Deputy Director Hamad Al-Omar signed a follow-up Grant Agreement in Kuwait. The pact will see the Fund extend $10 million USD, of which $6 million will be allocated to finance the Garowe Airport Project and the remainder will be earmarked for the Maakhir University Project.<ref name="Sogaitfros">{{cite web|title=Signature of Grant Agreements in The Federal Republic of Somalia|url=http://www.kuwait-fund.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=700|accessdate=27 March 2014}}</ref>

===End of term===
On 28 January 2014, Jama's term as Puntland Minister of Finance ended. He was succeeded at the position by [[Shire Haji Farah]].<ref name="Splunc">{{cite news|title=Somalia: Puntland leader unveils new cabinet |url=http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia-Puntland-leader-unveils-new-cabinet_printer.shtml |accessdate=29 January 2014 |newspaper=Garowe Online |date=28 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219073917/http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia-Puntland-leader-unveils-new-cabinet_printer.shtml |archivedate=19 February 2014 }}</ref>


==See also==
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Latest revision as of 00:21, 5 November 2024

Farah Ali Jama
فرح علي جامع
Minister of Finance of Puntland
In office
28 January 2009 – 28 January 2014
Succeeded byShire Haji Farah
Personal details
BornPuntland, Somalia

Farah Ali Jama (Somali: Faarax Cali Jaamac, Arabic: فرح علي جامع) is a Somali economist and politician. From January 2009 to January 2014, he served as the Minister of Finance of Puntland.

Personal life

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Jama hails from the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia. He belongs to the Cali Saleebaan subdivision of the Majeerteen Darod clan.[1]

Jama was previously stationed in Australia.[2]

Minister of Finance

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Appointment

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On 28 January 2009, Jama was appointed Puntland's Minister of Finance.[2]

Garowe Airport Project

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Through its representative to Kuwait, Faisal Hawar, the Puntland government signed an agreement in Dubai with a Kuwaiti company for the development of facilities at the Garowe International Airport as well as at Maakhir University. The deal was valued at $10 million USD and was financed by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED).[3] In October 2013, Puntland Minister of Finance Farah Ali Jama and KFAED Deputy Director Hamad Al-Omar signed a follow-up Grant Agreement in Kuwait. The pact will see the Fund extend $10 million USD, of which $6 million will be allocated to finance the Garowe Airport Project and the remainder will be earmarked for the Maakhir University Project.[4]

End of term

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On 28 January 2014, Jama's term as Puntland Minister of Finance ended. He was succeeded at the position by Shire Haji Farah.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Beesha Cumar Cali-Cali Saleebaan: Waa Been Abuur Hotel Guul Malahan Wasiirka Maaliyadda Puntland [Bayaan]". RBC Radio (in Somali). Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Somalia: Puntland Parliament approves new Cabinet". Garowe Online. 28 January 2009. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Somalia: Kuwaiti Company to construct Airport, University in Puntland". Garowe Online. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Signature of Grant Agreements in The Federal Republic of Somalia". Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Somalia: Puntland leader unveils new cabinet". Garowe Online. 28 January 2014. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
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