Gulleid Salah Barre (Somali: Guuleed Saalax Barre) is a Somali politician who served as the Chairman of the Transitional Puntland Electoral Committee from 2019 to 2022 and as the Puntland Minister of Environment and Climate Change from 2014 to 2016.

He is the founder and first director of the research institute SIDRA and has worked with the UNDP and UNFPA.

[5][8] Barre collaborated with international organizations such as the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Population Fund, he assumed responsibilities as a professor and vice president at the East Africa University in Garowe.

[10][11] On October 22, 2024, he announced the publication of “Islam, SoHeCulture,accountability and justiceain lism: An Integrated Perspective,” on 50 Shades of Federalism.

[12] In his piece, he explores how Islamic values and Somali cultural practices intersect with the federalism debate, offering a nuanced perspective on governance and unity in Somalia.