The Ministry of Internal Affairs & Security Of Republic of Somaliland) "(MoIAS)" () (Arabic: وزارة الداخلية) is a Somaliland government ministry, tasked and primarily responsible for the internal policies, state security, administration of internal affairs involving the state, the current minister is Abdalle Mohamed Arab
Responsibilities Here are some of the main responsibilities of the ministry :-
Providing citizenship and permanent resident status. Issuing of entry visas and staying visas in the country. Inhabitants administration: personal registration. Protecting entryways into the country such as sea, air and land. Issuing export and import licenses. Possession of firearms and explosives. Identity of refugees and asylum seekers. Maintaining citizen's safety and public discipline
Departments This ministry has six official departments
Ministers of Interior Image Minister Term start Term end Suleiman Mohamoud Adan 1991 Muse Bihi Abdi 1993 Ahmed Jambir Suldan Mohamed Abdi Gaboose February 1997 Ahmed Jambir Suldan August 2001 Abdillahi Omar Shige August 2001 November 2002 Ismail Adan Osman (Yare) November 2002 May 2006 Aden Mire Waqaf (Acting) May 2006 August 2006 Abdillahi Ismail Ali (Irro) August 2006 July 2010 Mohamed Abdi Gaboose July 2010 August 2011 Mohamed Nour Arrale September 2011 June 2013 Ali Mohamed Warancadde June 2013 August 2016 Yasin Haji Mohamoud August 2016 December 2017 Mohamed Kahin Ahmed December 2017 December 2024 Abdalle Mohamed Arab (Sandheere) December 2024 Present
References
11. ^ "https://www.somalilandsun.com/somaliland-kulmiye-party-wins-presidential-elections/. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
External links Somaliland Interior Ministry