Saleban Warsame Guled
Saleban Warsame Guled | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice of Somaliland | |
| In office January 2021 – December 2024 | |
| President | Muse Bihi Abdi |
| Preceded by | Mustafe Mohamoud Ali |
| Succeeded by | Yonis Ahmed Yonis Muhammed |
| Deputy Minister of Defence | |
| In office July 2010 – April 2011 | |
| President | Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (Silanyo) |
| Personal details | |
| Occupation | Politician |
Saleban Warsame Guled (Somali: Saleebaan Warsame Guuleed) is a Somali politician who has served in various governmental roles in Somaliland, including Deputy Minister of Defence, member of the National Human Rights Commission, and Minister of Justice.
Biography
Interior ministry staff
In July 2002, a series of discussions on the decentralization of government institutions was held in the capital, Hargeisa, where Saleban Warsame Guled participated in his capacity as a staff member of the Ministry of Interior.[1]
Deputy Defence Minister
In July 2010, President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud “Silanyo” announced his new cabinet, appointing Ahmed Haji Ali Adami as Minister of Defence and naming Saleban Warsame Guled and Ahmed Mohamed Filanwaa as deputy ministers of defence.[2]
Human Rights Commission
In April 2011, President Silanyo appointed seven human rights commissioners under the Human Rights Commission Act adopted in 2010, naming Saleban Warsame Guled as one of the members.[3]
In June 2014, the National Human Rights Commission visited Las Anod in the Sool region as part of a tour to assess the human rights situation in different parts of Somaliland.[4]
In July 2018, President Muse Bihi Abdi appointed a seven-member human rights commission, naming Saleban Warsame Guled as one of its members.[5]
In July 2020, Suldaan Abdillahi Suldaan Ali, the supreme suldaan of the Habr Je'lo clan, appealed to two closely related clans in the Beeyo Macaan area of the Sahil region to end their fighting, a call that was made at a gathering also attended by Mustafe Mohamoud Ali.[6]
Under Somaliland's National Human Rights Commission Act (Law No. 39/2010), which establishes the National Human Rights Commission as an independent statutory body separate from the executive branch, commissioners cannot concurrently serve as government ministers.[7] In 2021, after Saleeban Warsame Guled left his position as a commissioner on the National Human Rights Commission, President Muse Bihi Abdi appointed Jama Haji Ahmed as his replacement, a move that some legal commentators criticised as contrary to Law No. 39/2010 (the Human Rights Commission Act).[8]
Justice Minister
On 10 January 2021, President Muse Bihi Abdi carried out a cabinet reshuffle and appointed Saleban Warsame Guled as Minister of Justice.[9]
On 19 January 2021, Saleban Warsame Guled received a formal handover from former Minister of Justice Mustafe Mohamoud Ali.[10]
In March 2021, Minister of Justice Saleban Warsame Guled announced that all visits to inmates in the country’s fourteen prisons had been suspended to protect them from a resurgence of COVID-19.[11]
In November 2021, President Muse Bihi Abdi met with Suldaan Abdillahi Suldaan Ali after the chief demanded the removal of Mohamed Kahin Ahmed and Hassan Mohammed Ali; the meeting was reportedly brokered by Minister of Justice Saleban Warsame Guled.[12]
In September 2023, during the Las Anod conflict (2023–present), Somaliland deployed newly graduated army officers to Oog. Minister of Justice Saleban Warsame Guled visited the army base to welcome the recruits.[13]
In August 2024, senior figures of the Kulmiye party held a meeting in Berbera, attended by Minister of Justice Saleban Warsame Guled alongside the Minister of Religious Affairs.[14]
In December 2024, power changed hands in Somaliland as Waddani party leader Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi "Irro" became president, and he appointed Yonis Ahmed Yonis Muhammed as Minister of Justice in his new cabinet.[15]
References
- ^ "Decentralisation of Government Institutions: APD Governance Report" (PDF). Academy for Peace and Development (APD). July 2002. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
- ^ "Madaxweyne Siilaanyo Oo Ku Dhawaaqay Golihiisa Wasiiradda Iyo Tirada Wasaaraddaha Oo Wax Iska Bedeleen Sidii La Saadaalinayay" [President Silanyo announces his cabinet and a changed number of ministries from what was anticipated]. Araweelo News Network (in Somali). 28 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
- ^ "Presidential Decree on Appointment of Human Rights Commissioners" (PDF). Somalilandlaw.com. April 2011. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
- ^ "Komiishanka Xuquuqul Iinsaanka Qaranka oo Socdaal ku tagay Magaalada Laascaanood {Warbixin Dhagayso}" [National Human Rights Commission makes a fact-finding visit to the city of Las Anod]. Qurbejoog (in Somali). 5 June 2014. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
- ^ "Muuse Biixi oo Magacaabay Guddiga Xaquuqul Insaanka" [Muse Bihi appoints the Human Rights Commission]. Goobjoog News (in Somali). 3 July 2018. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
- ^ "Daawo Sulaadiin Iyo Xildhibaano Baaq U Diray Colaada ka Bilaabantay Deegaanka Beeyo Macaan" [Watch: Traditional leaders and MPs call for an end to the conflict in the Beeyo Macaan area]. Wargeyska Dawan (in Somali). 5 July 2020. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
- ^ "Somaliland National Human Rights Commission Law (Law No. 39/2010)". Somalilandlaw.com. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
- ^ "Waa kuma xubinta kaydka ahayd ee buuxin lahayd booska uu madaxweynuhu u magacaabay guddoomiyihii gobolka Maroodi-jeex?" [Who is the reserve member who should have filled the seat given by the president to the Maroodi-jeex regional governor?]. Somaliland Today (in Somali). 13 September 2021. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
- ^ "Madaxweyne Muuse Biixi oo Sameeyey Xilka Qaadis, Bedel iyo Magacaabid" [President Muse Bihi carries out dismissals, reshuffles and appointments]. Goobjoog News (in Somali). 10 January 2021. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
- ^ "Komishanka Maamul-wanaaga JSL, Xilwareejin" [Good Governance Commission oversees the handover between incoming and outgoing ministers of justice]. Somaliland Good Governance Commission (in Somali). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
- ^ "Wasiirka Cadaaladda Somaliland oo Sheegay in la Joojiyay Booqashadii Maxaabiista ku Xidhan Jeelasha Dalka" [Justice Minister announces suspension of prison visits]. Wargeyska Dawan (in Somali). 21 March 2021. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
- ^ "Kulan natiijo la'aan ku dhamaaday oo dhex maray Madaxweyne Muuse Biixi Iyo Suldaanka Guud ee Beelaha Bariga Burco" [Unsuccessful meeting between President Muse Bihi and the paramount chief of the eastern Burao clans]. Somaliland Today (in Somali). 18 November 2021. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
- ^ "Somaliland Deploys New Army Officers to Oog". FTL Somalia. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
- ^ "Xisbiga Kulmiye ah oo Kulan la Qaatay Taageerayaasha Bariga Saaxil" [Kulmiye party holds a meeting with supporters from eastern Saaxil]. Wargeyska Dawan (in Somali). 10 August 2024. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
- ^ "Somaliland president Irro unveils full cabinet after election victory". Hiiraan Online. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 2025-11-24.