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1 CUTUBKA 1: BAAQA JAMHUURIYADDA FEDERAALKA SOOMAALIYA (CHAPTER 1: DECLARATION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA) 9 2 CUTUBKA 2: XUQUUQDA AASAASIGA AH IYO WAAJIBAADKA MUWAADDINKA (CHAPTER 2: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE CITIZEN) 33 3 CUTUBKA 3: DHULKA, HANTIDA IYO DEEGAANKA (CHAPTER 3: LAND, PROPERTY AND THE ENVIRONMENT) 3 4 CUTUBKA 4: MATALAADDA SHACABKA (CHAPTER 4: REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE) 15

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Article 1

Qodobka 1aad: Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya

Article 1: Federal Republic of Somalia

(1) Somalia is a federal republic, Sunni Shafi’i Muslim, with sovereignty founded on social justice and the rule of law. (2) Somalia is a democratic republic,...

Article 2

Qodobka 2aad: Diinta

Article 2: Religion

(1) Islam is the religion of the country, the people and the State of the Federal Republic of Somalia. (2) No religion other than Islam may be propagated withi...

Article 3

Qodobka 3aad: Mabaadi'da Aasaasiga ah

Article 3: Fundamental Principles

(1) The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia is founded upon the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and it upholds Islamic Sh...

Article 4

Qodobka 4aad: Sarreynta Dastuurka

Article 4: Supremacy of the Constitution

(1) Subject to Islamic Sharia, the Constitution of the Republic is the supreme law of the country, and all levels of government of the Federal Republic of Somal...

Article 5

Qodobka 5aad: Afafka Rasmiga ah

Article 5: Official Languages

(1) The official language of the Federal Republic of Somalia is the Somali language (Maay and Maxaa-tiri), and Arabic is the second language. (2) The Federal G...

Article 6

Qodobka 6aad: Calanka iyo Astaanta Qaranka

Article 6: The National Flag and Emblem

(1) The flag of the Federal Republic of Somalia, as depicted in Schedule One (A) of the Constitution, is a light blue rectangle bearing at its centre a white fi...

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