Shire Haji Farah

[3] He was eliminated in the first round of voting, with former Prime Minister of Somalia Abdiweli Mohamed Ali declared the winner.

[4] On 28 January 2014, Farah was appointed Puntland's Minister of Finance by the region's new President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali.

[5][6] on June 17, 2015 Farah was appointed's Minister of Planning and International Relations by the President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali.

According to the head of the Nugal tax department Abdiwahab Farah Ali, this is the first such initiative undertaken in the regional state, and is expected to raise available revenue for local development projects by the new Puntland authorities.

Toward this end, the Puntland government already increased taxes on commercial firms operating in the state in order to meet regional financing benchmarks.

Somali women at a political function in Dubai in support of Shire Haji Farah's candidacy for President of Puntland (November 2013).
Farah and Bari region governor Yusuf Mohamed Dhedo at Qandala after the town's recapture from ISS on 7 December 2016.