Constitution of Puntland

Dastuurka Dawladda Puntland
Overview
JurisdictionPuntland
Created15 May 1998; 26 years ago (1998-05-15)
Presented6 May 2010; 14 years ago (2010-05-06)
Ratified18 April 2012; 12 years ago (2012-04-18)
Date effective4 March 2012; 12 years ago (2012-03-04)
Systempresidential
parliamentary
Head of stateGovernment of Puntland
JudiciarySupreme Court of Puntland
Citationpuntlandparliament.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Dastuuurka-Puntland-min.pdf
Author(s)Abdirahman Farole
Signatories472 delegates

The Constitution of Puntland is the governing document and legal framework for the autonomous Puntland region of Somalia. It is the supreme law documenting the duties, powers, structure and function of the government of Puntland, subject only to Somalia's federal constitution. The current constitution, adopted on the 18 April 2012, is Puntland state's first and only permanent constitution.