Mayor of Mogadishu
| Mayor of The City of Mogadishu | |
|---|---|
 Seal of Mogadishu | |
 Flag of Mogadishu | |
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| Style | Mr. Mayor |
| Appointer | Hassan Sheikh Mohamud |
| Formation | 1936 |
| Deputy | Isse Gure |
| Website | https://bra.gov.so/ |
The Mayor of Mogadishu is head of the executive branch of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces laws within the city. Mayor Sheik Yousuf Hussein Jim'ale was appointed on 14 September 2022 and succeeded the Mayor Omar Mohamoud Mohamed Filish.
The mayor's office is located in Mogadishu City Hall, which was recently renovated after years of abandonment and decay during the Somali Civil War. The mayor is not elected, but is appointed by the President of Somalia. The mayor also holds the title of Governor of Benaadir, an administrative region whose territory is coextensive with the city of Mogadishu.
History of the office
[edit]The first mayor of Mogadishu was Romeo Campani, an Italian expatriate who was appointed by General Rodolfo Graziani, the Governor of Italian Somaliland. Beginning in 1956 with the appointment of Mohamed Sheekh Jamaal also known as Jamaal Jabiye, the office of mayor has been held by native Somalis. After Somalian independence from Italy in 1960, the mayor has been appointed by the President of Somalia.
List of mayors
[edit]Colonial mayors and first Somali mayor in colonial era
[edit]The following mayors of Mogadishu were appointed by the Governor of Italian Somaliland. From 1941 to 1949, resulting from World War II, the British occupied the territory and appointed the mayors, who remained Italians. Beginning in 1953, native Somalis were appointed to the office.
| # | Image | Mayor | Term | Governor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romeo Campani | 1936 – 1937 | Rodolfo Graziani
Angelo de Ruben | |
| 2 | Rag Scarpa | 1937 – 1937 | Francesco Saviero Caroselli | |
| 3 | Dr. Sicar | 1937 – 1937 | ||
| 4 | Luigi Barbino | 1937 – 1937 | ||
| 5 | Marcelio Baudino | 1937 – 1938 | ||
| 6 | Sanatore Guliano | 1938 – 1941 | Gustavo Pesenti | |
| 7 | Pietro Bartelli | 1941 – 1950 | Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith
William Eric Halstead Scuphan Denis Henry Widcham Eric Armar Vully de Candole Geoffrey Massey Gamble | |
| 8 | Oliveri Olivierio | 1950 – 1950 | Giovanni Fornari | |
| 9 | Enrico Aliviero | 1950 – 1953 | Giovanni Fornari | |
| 10 | Carlo Vecco | 1953 – 1956 | ||
| 11 |  |
Mohamed Sheekh Jamaal | 1956 – 1958 | |
| 12 |  |
Ali Omar Sheegow | 1958 – 1960 |
Post-independence mayors
[edit]Since Somalia's independence on 1 July 1960, mayors of Mogadishu have been appointed by the President of Somalia:
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Vice mayors
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The mayor of Mogadishu is assisted by a vice mayor or deputy mayor. The current vice mayor is Iman Nur Ikar.
Notable former vice mayors
[edit]- Hassan Haji Mohamoud (1982–1991)
In popular culture
[edit]Towards the end of the Somali Rebellion, President Siad Barre was sometimes mockingly referred to by many as the "Mayor of Mogadishu," based on the fact that Barre controlled little territory outside the capital.[7] By 1989, when the United Somali Congress had captured most surrounding towns and villages, this had become a common saying in Somalia, and on 29 September 1990, the British newspaper The Economist used the phrase in reference to Barre.[8]
During the early 1990s, after the overthrow of the Siad regime and during the Somali famine, Dan Eldon, a British photojournalist who covered the famine and conflict, became popular among Mogadishans that he was nicknamed the "Mayor of Mogadishu."[9][10]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Abukar, Hassan (26 May 2015). Mogadishu Memoir. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781504911559.
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Somalia: Information on the mayor of Mogadishu during 1990-1992 and whether the city of Mogadishu issued identity cards and the reasons behind their issuance". Refworld. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ a b Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Somalia: Update to SOM27549 of 27 August 1997 on place of issue of Somali birth certificates; update to SOM12922.E of 27 January 1993 on the names of the mayors of Mogadishu in 1988 and 1990". Refworld. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ Kapteijns, Lidwien (18 December 2012). Clan Cleansing in Somalia: The Ruinous Legacy of 1991. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 133. ISBN 978-0812207583.
- ^ Barise, Hassan (3 September 2001). "Taxman returns to Mogadishu". BBC News.
- ^ "WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY in Mogadishu, Mogadishu University and SCWE". www.somwe.com. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ Harper, Mary (9 February 2012). Getting Somalia Wrong?: Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State. Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781780321059.
- ^ Harper, Mary (9 February 2012). Getting Somalia Wrong?: Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State. Zed Books Ltd. p. 117. ISBN 9781780321059.
- ^ "Young photographer exposed Somalia's horrors". CNN. 7 December 1997. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ Lorch, Donatella (22 August 1993). "Endpaper/Life and Times; Four Friends". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ https://www.radiodalsan.com/en/77124/2022/09/yussuf-hussein-madaale-takes-charge-at-mogadishu-and-banadir-region/