Article 87 and 90. The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia

Article 87. The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia
(1) The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia is:

(a) The Head of the State of the Federal Republic of Somalia; 

(b) The symbol of the national unity; 

(c) The guardian and promoter of the founding principles of the Constitution.

(2) The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia shall carry out his duties in accordance with the
Constitution and the other laws of the Federal Republic of Somalia. 

And Article 90. The Responsibilities and Powers of the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia 


The powers and responsibilities of the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia are to:

(a)Declare a state of emergency and war in accordance with the law;

(b)Serve as Commander in Chiefofthe Armed Forces; 

(c)Appoint and dismiss the Commanders of the Forces at the Federal Government Level on the recommendationby the Council of Ministers;

(d)Appoint the Prime Minister, and to dissolve the Federal Government if it does not get the required vote of confidence from the House of the People of the Federal Parliamentby a simple majority (50% +1);

(e)Dismiss ministers, state ministers and deputy ministers on the recommendation of the Prime Minister; 

(f)Sign draft laws passed by the Federal Parliament in order to bring them into law;(g)Open the House of the People of the Federal Parliament; 

(h)Hold an annual session with the House of the People of the Federal Parliament; 

(i)Address the House of the People of the Federal Parliament at any other time;

(j)Appoint the chairman of the Constitutional Court, the High Court, and other judges at the Federal Government Level in accordance with the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission;

(k)Appoint senior Federal Government officials and the heads of the Federal Government Institutions on the recommendation ofthe Council of Ministers;

(l)Appoint ambassadors and high commissions on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers; 

(m)Receive foreign diplomats and consuls;(n)Confer State Honors on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers;

(o)Dissolve the House of the People of the Federal Parliament when its term expires, there by prompting new elections;

(p)Pardon offenders and commute sentences on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission; and 

(q)Sign international treaties proposed by the Council of Ministers and approved by the House of the People of the Federal Parliament