{"id":86878,"date":"2025-07-10T11:59:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T10:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/en\/?p=86878"},"modified":"2025-07-10T11:59:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T10:59:17","slug":"somalias-cabinet-approves-new-national-higher-education-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/en\/somalias-cabinet-approves-new-national-higher-education-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Somalia\u2019s Cabinet Approves New National Higher Education Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Council of Ministers of the Federal Government of Somalia has officially approved the formation of the National Higher Education Committee, during its weekly cabinet meeting held today in Mogadishu.<\/p>\n<p>The committee, proposed by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education, will consist of 15 members tasked with spearheading the development and oversight of higher education institutions across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The newly approved members are respected scholars and professionals with extensive experience in academia and policy. The list is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>1. Dr. Abdinur Mahamud \u2013 Chairperson<\/p>\n<p>2. Dr. Mohamed Ali Farah \u2013 Deputy Chairperson<\/p>\n<p>3. Dr. Ayaan Sheikh Abdullahi Mohamed<\/p>\n<p>4. Dr. Ahmed Adam Mohamed<\/p>\n<p>5. Dr. Roble Ibrahim Liban<\/p>\n<p>6. Dr. Abdulqadir Abdulle Cibar<\/p>\n<p>7. Dr. Abdishakur Sheikh Hassan (Fiqi)<\/p>\n<p>8. Dr. Abdullahi Mahamud Sharif<\/p>\n<p>9. Dr. Abdiwahab Ali Mumin<\/p>\n<p>10. Dr. Osman Mohamed Abdirahman<\/p>\n<p>11. Dr. Faisal Abdirahman Abdullahi<\/p>\n<p>12. Dr. Mohamed Macallin Abdullahi Kutub<\/p>\n<p>13. Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim Noor<\/p>\n<p>14. Dr. Mahamud Yusuf Garre<\/p>\n<p>15. Dr. Nadifa Sheikh Omar<\/p>\n<p>The committee\u2019s core mandate includes enhancing policy direction, ensuring academic standards, and strengthening institutional frameworks for higher education in Somalia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cabinet Discusses Institutional Reform and National Security<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the education sector, the Council reviewed ongoing reforms to streamline government institutions in line with legal provisions on inter-agency coordination and decentralization.<\/p>\n<p>Security was another key topic. The ministers were briefed on the latest military operations aimed at reclaiming territories from extremist groups. The Council commended the efforts of both the Somali National Armed Forces and local allied units for their continued sacrifices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hajj Services Recognized for Excellence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs (Awqaafta) also received praise for its improved Hajj services this year. The ministry&#8217;s management was credited for placing Somalia among the top-performing countries in providing efficient and dignified services to Somali pilgrims.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mustaqbal<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Council of Ministers of the Federal Government of Somalia has officially approved the formation of the National Higher Education Committee, during its weekly cabinet meeting held today in Mogadishu. The committee, proposed by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education, will consist of 15 members tasked with spearheading the development and oversight of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":86879,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86878"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86878"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86880,"href":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86878\/revisions\/86880"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}