Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur 'Jaamac' Takes Office as Speaker of Somalia's Federal Parliament

Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, known as 'Jaamac,' a former Minister of Ports and Marine Transport, was elected Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia on August 11, 2026, winning 142 votes against 30 for his opponent. Lawmakers aligned with Puntland and Jubbaland boycotted the vote, dismissing it as illegitimate amid the ongoing constitutional standoff between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the Somali Future Council opposition coalition. Jaamac formally assumed office on August 12, 2026, at Villa Hargeisa in Mogadishu, pledging to lead the House 'with fairness, transparency and unity' and to strengthen Somalia's parliamentary diplomacy with international legislatures.