He belongs to the Cali Saleebaan subdivision of the Majeerteen Darod clan.
[2] Through its representative to Kuwait, Faisal Hawar, the Puntland government signed an agreement in Dubai with a Kuwaiti company for the development of facilities at the Garowe International Airport as well as at Maakhir University.
The deal was valued at $10 million USD and was financed by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED).
[3] In October 2013, Puntland Minister of Finance Farah Ali Jama and KFAED Deputy Director Hamad Al-Omar signed a follow-up Grant Agreement in Kuwait.
[4] On 28 January 2014, Jama's term as Puntland Minister of Finance ended.