Senate of Somalia

The Senate of Somalia Aqalka Sare
10th Parliament
Type
Type	The Upper House of the Federal Parliament of Somalia
Leadership
Speaker	Sen. Abdi Hashi Abdullahi since January 22, 2017
1st Deputy Speaker	Sen. Abshir Mohamed Ahmed since January 22, 2017
2nd Deputy Speaker	Sen. Mowlid Hussein Guhad since January 22, 2017
Chief Whip.	Sen. Abdikafi Moalim Hassan since January 22, 2017
Deputy Chief Whip	Sen. Fartun Abdulkadir Farah since January 22, 2017
Structure
Seats	54
Length of term	4 Years
States	Somaliland, Puntland, Galmudug, Hirshabelle, Southwest, Jubbaland
Meeting place
Website
senate.gov.so
Constitution
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia

The Senate of Somalia is the Upper Chamber of the bi-cameral legislature of Somalia. The Senate of Somalia is the upper chamber of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, which, along with the lower chamber constitutes the legislature of Somalia. The Senate chamber is located in Mogadishu, the capital City of Somalia.

The term "Senator" usually refers to a member of the Aqalka Sare, the Upper House of Somalia Federal parliament and the term "Xildhibaan" is used for the member of the House of People(the lower house), this does not imply the former is more powerful than the latter. The approval of both houses is necessary for legislation to become law and, thus, the Senate can reject bills passed by the House of the People.