Puntland Maritime Police Force

Puntland Maritime Police Force
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Emblem of the Puntland Maritime Police Force
Emblem of the Puntland Maritime Police Force
AbbreviationPMPF
Agency overview
Formed4 October 2010; 14 years ago (2010-10-04)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyPuntland, Somalia
Operations jurisdictionPuntland, Somalia
Primary governing bodyPuntland
Secondary governing bodySomali Navy
Operational structure
HeadquartersBosaso (Bandar Siyada), Puntland Somalia
Agency executives
  • Abdirabbi Abdisamad, Director General & commander
  • Mohamoud Silal, Deputy Director General
  • Admiral Abdirahman Mohamed, Operation Commander
  • Abdirisak Husain, Coordinator
Website
pmpf.so

The Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) is a security force based in Puntland,[2] an autonomous region in northeastern Somalia. As of May 2024, the PMPF had around 4800 personnel.[citation needed] The force is eventually expected to comprise 10,000 personnel.[citation needed]

According to Puntland authorities, it is primarily aimed at preventing, detecting and eradicating piracy, illegal fishing, and other illicit activity off of the coast of Somalia, in addition to generally safeguarding marine resources.[2] Yet the UN Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group (SEMG) said in 2012 that its primary focus was internal security operations.[3]

As of April 2014, Abdinasir Bihi Sofe serves as the force's Director.[4] Its main base is located in Qaw, Bari.[5]

  1. ^ "About – PMPF".
  2. ^ a b "About - Puntland Maritime Police Force". Retrieved 11 April 2012.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ Report of the Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea, S/2012/544, p.236
  4. ^ "SOMALIA: Puntland President sacks PMPF director". Raxanreeb. 6 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Somalia: President Gaas Tours Puntland Marine Force Base". Garowe Online. Retrieved 11 June 2015.