Presidency of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's tenure as the 8th President of Somalia began with his inauguration on 16 September, 2012 and ended on 16 February, 2017.

[5] The endorsement officially lifts the purchase ban on light weapons for a one-year period, but retains certain restrictions on the procurement of heavy arms.

[8] According to MP Mohamed Abdi Yusuf, the rift between Mohamud and Shirdon centered over through what constitutional mechanism and by whom the Cabinet was ultimately to be formed.

[14] On 17 January 2014, Ahmed named a new, larger Cabinet consisting of 25 ministers,[15] with only two council members retained from the previous Shirdon administration.

[17] In October 2014, Prime Minister Ahmed made a minor reshuffle of the Cabinet, which President Mohamud immediately rejected.

[22] Sharmarke indicated that he selected the new Council of Ministers after intensive consultations with local stakeholders, with the aim of balancing the public interest with governmental continuation and administrative priorities.

[24] At Sharmarke's behest, the Federal Parliament concurrently granted him a time extension to engage in further consultations before was to select a new Council of Ministers.