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MOGADISHU, 12 November 2026 Somalia's cabinet on Thursday approved Feisal Mohamed Hashi as director general of the newly created National Revenue Authority, the prime minister's office said. Hashi is a senior finance ministry official who has led the government's revenue administration since 2023.
Ministers approved the appointment by majority vote at their weekly meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre. Finance Minister Bihi Iman Egeh had nominated Hashi.
Hashi has been director general of revenue at the finance ministry since May 2023, overseeing inland taxes, customs and non-tax revenues, according to a copy of his curriculum vitae seen by Dawan Media. In that role he has directed the government's 2024–2027 revenue roadmap, overseen the rollout of the 2025 income tax law and led the modernisation of customs systems.
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He also chairs a technical committee on fiscal federalism, which deals with how revenue is shared between the federal government and the member states. He has represented the ministry in talks with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. His CV says he contributed to the legal framework for the new authority.
Before taking up his current role, Hashi headed the ministry's macro-fiscal policy and analysis unit. He holds a master's degree in economic development from Ritsumeikan University in Japan.
Raising domestic revenue is a central goal for Somalia's government, which relies heavily on foreign aid. Somalia secured large-scale debt relief from international creditors in 2023 under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative.