Jubaland President Appoints Mukhtar Sheikh Ahmed Abdulle as Second Vice-President

GOOBJOOG NEWS | KISMAYO: Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe has appointed Mukhtar Sheikh Ahmed Abdulle as the regional administration’s second vice-president, filling a position that had remained vacant since 2025.

The appointment was announced in a presidential decree issued in Kismayo on Saturday, November 14, under powers granted to the president by the Jubaland Constitution.

The decree cites Chapter Four, Article 67, Clause Five of the regional constitution, which provides for the president’s authority to appoint members of the state executive.

Mukhtar’s appointment brings him into Jubaland’s senior executive leadership, although the presidential announcement did not provide details about his previous roles or responsibilities in the administration.

The position became vacant following the death of former second vice-president Abdulkadir Haji Mahmoud in June 2025.

Jubaland, one of Somalia’s federal member states, is led by Madobe, who has remained a central figure in the region’s political and security affairs. Its administration operates from Kismayo, the regional capital.

The appointment comes as Jubaland continues to manage its executive institutions and broader political and security responsibilities in southern Somalia.