Polygamy in Somalia

Polygamy is legal in Somalia. Under law, however, court permission and proof a man's first wife is sterile or was incarcerated are first required.^[1]

References

↑ "Acceptance of Polygamy Slowly Changes in Muslim Africa", VOANews.com (Voice of America), 12 March 2007, archived from the original on 2009-05-07

Polygamous marriage by country

Performed
legally

Nationwide	Afghanistan Algeria Bahrain Bangladesh Brunei Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad CAR Comoros Congo Djibouti Egypt Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia India¹ Indonesia Iran Iraq Jordan Kenya Kuwait Lebanon Libya Malaysia Maldives Mali Mauritania Morocco Myanmar Niger Oman Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Senegal Sierra Leone Singapore Somalia Sri Lanka¹ Sudan Syria Tanzania Togo Uganda UAE Yemen Zambia

Statewide	Eritrea (Sharia districts)² Nigeria (Sharia states) Palestine Gaza Strip West Bank

Recognized if
performed
legally abroad

Australia (2008)
New Zealand (1980)
United Kingdom (2008; welfare only)

Recognized under
customary law

Other countries
and regions

Legal status
Polygamy
Polygyny
Polyandry
Non-monogamy
Polygamy by country
Marriage practice by country

¹ Illegal in all forms; Muslims exempt
² Regions governed by Sharia
NB: In certain countries and regions, only Muslims may legally contract a polygamous marriage

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Polygamy in Somalia

See also

References