Federal Government of Somalia

Federal Government of Somalia

Coat of arms of Somalia
Formation	20 August 2012; 11 years ago (2012-08-20)
Founding document	Constitution of Somalia
Jurisdiction	Somalia
Website	www.somalia.gov.so
Legislative branch
Legislature	Federal Parliament
Executive branch
Leader	Prime minister of Somalia
Appointer	President of Somalia
Headquarters	Villa Somalia
Judicial branch
Seat	Mogadishu

The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS; Somali: Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya, DFS; Arabic: الحكومة الفيدرالية الصومالية) is the internationally recognised government of Somalia, and the first attempt to create a central government in Somalia since the collapse of the Somali Democratic Republic. It replaced the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia on 20 August 2012 with the adoption of the Constitution of Somalia.^[1]

It officially comprises the executive branch of government, with the parliament serving as the legislative branch. It is headed by the President of Somalia, to whom the Council of Ministers reports through the Prime Minister.^[2]

After the collapse of the Somali Democratic Republic in 1991, there were no relations between the Somaliland government, which declared itself a country and the government of Somalia.