Government of Puntland

Following the outbreak of the civil war in 1991, a homegrown constitutional conference was held in Garowe in 1998 over a period of three months. Attended by the area's political elite, traditional elders (Issims), members of the business community, intellectuals and other civil society representatives, the autonomous Puntland State of Somalia was subsequently officially established so as to deliver services to the population, offer security, facilitate trade, and interact with both domestic and international partners. == Competencies ==

Since 31 March 2024, following changes due to the constitutional crisis in Somalia, the government of Puntland no longer recognizes the authority of the Somali federal government and would no longer participate in Somali federal institutions. It has declared that it will "act independently", or "exercise powers of an independent state", until there is a federal government with a constitution agreed upon in a referendum in which Puntland participates. == Government agencies ==

• Puntland Agency for Social Welfare (PASWE) • Puntland Highway Authority (PHA) • Puntland State Agency for Water, Energy and Natural Resources (PSAWEN) • Puntland Petroleum and Mineral Agency (PPMA) • Information Management Center (IMC-Puntland) • State Bank of Puntland (SBP) == Government ministries ==

• Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation • Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airport Authority • Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment • Ministry of Education and Higher Education • Ministry of Environment, Range and Climate Change • Ministry of Finance • Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources • Ministry of Health • Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management • Ministry of Information, Technology and Tourism • Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs and Democratization • Ministry of Justice and Religious Affairs • Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs • Ministry of Livestock and Animal Husbandry • Ministry of Sea Transport, Ports and Maritime Crime Prevention • Ministry of Energy, Mineral and Water • Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Transport • Ministry of Planning Economic Development and International Cooperation • Ministry of Security • Ministry of Women Development and Family Affairs • Ministry of Youth and Sports == Cabinet ==