Hamza Abdi Barre | |
|---|---|
| Xamse Cabdi Barre حمزة عبد بري | |
 Barre in 2022 | |
| 21st Prime Minister of Somalia | |
| Assumed office 26 June 2022 | |
| President | Hassan Sheikh Mohamud |
| Deputy | Salah Jama |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Hussein Roble |
| Member of the House of the People | |
| Assumed office 28 December 2021 | |
| Constituency | Afmadow, Afmadow District, Lower Juba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 or 1973 (age 51–52)[1] Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somali Democratic Republic[2] |
| Political party | Union for Peace and Development Party (UPD) |
| Children | 8 |
| Residence(s) | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree |
Hamza Abdi Barre (Somali: Xamse Cabdi Barre, Arabic: حمزة عبد بري) is a Somali politician who has served as the prime minister of Somalia since 2022. He was nominated on 15 June 2022, by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud,[3] and he was endorsed by parliament on 25 June 2022 (229 in favour, 7 opposed, 1 abstention).[4] Hamza is also a parliamentarian elected to the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia on 28 December 2021, representing the Afmadow constituency of Middle Juba.[5]
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- ^ "Jubaland elects six Lower House MPs". Saafi Films. 28 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.