During her tenure, she has introduced a ban on female genital mutilation nationwide and worked on equal rights for men and women within Somalia.

She was among 20 changes made to the cabinet by Sharmarke, which included several debuting ministers in addition to Samatar.

[2] Samatar announced the government's intention to ban female genital mutilation nationwide in August 2015.

[4] In July, Samatar condemned the rumours surrounding a new gender law which sought to give men and women equal rights, after rumours spread that it was legalising same sex marriage in contrary to Islamic law, calling the claims "propaganda and baseless report".

[6] She is the daughter of Mohammad Ali Samatar, former Prime Minister and Vice President of Somalia, who had been involved in the military coup of Siad Barre in 1969.