Mohamed Omar Arte

Mohamed Omar Arte محمد عمر عرتي
Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 January 2015
Prime Minister	Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
Preceded by	Ridwan Hirsi Mohamed
Minister of Labor, Youth and Sports of Somalia
In office 27 January 2015 – 6 February 2015
Prime Minister	Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
Succeeded by	Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan Noah
Personal details
Born	Somalia
Political party	Independent
Religion	Islam

At Chatham House, London March 2016

Mohamed Omar Arte (Somali: Maxamed Cumar Carte, Arabic: محمد عمر عرتي‎) is a Somali politician. He is the Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia.

Personal life

Arte hails from the Habar Awal subclan of the Isaaq.^[1] He is the son of former Prime Minister of Somalia Umar Arteh Ghalib.

Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia

Appointment

On 27 January 2015, Arte was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia by Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke. He was concurrently named Minister of Labor, Youth and Sports.^[1]

Anti-terrorism law

In May 2015, Deputy Prime Minister Arte chaired a Federal Cabinet meeting, his first since being lightly wounded during an Al-Shabaab attack on the Central Hotel in Mogadishu in February of the year. The Council of Ministers therein passed an anti-terrorism law. The bill had earlier been approved by the federal ministers, but was subsequently repealed by lawmakers who called for amendments to the legislation. It is part of the government's broader strategy against Al-Shabaab and other anti-peace elements. The law aims to strengthen national security by more effectively countering radicalization and rooting out extremism. It is now slated to be put before parliament for deliberation.^[2][3]

References

1. "Nominated Ministers and Their Clans". Goobjoog. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
2. "Somalia cabinet approves counter-terrorism bill". Garowe Online. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
3. "Somali Cabinet Approves Anti-terrorism Bill". Goobjoog. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.