{"id":7742,"date":"2026-04-23T16:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moci.website.so\/?page_id=7742"},"modified":"2026-04-29T11:40:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:40:43","slug":"history-of-the-ministry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/moci.gov.so\/en\/history-of-the-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"History of the Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7742\" class=\"elementor elementor-7742\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d26fd28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d26fd28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf1bd3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf1bd3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ece3ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-woocommerce-breadcrumb\" data-id=\"8ece3ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"woocommerce-breadcrumb.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"woocommerce-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">Home<\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f609fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f609fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cde490d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cde490d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c885d05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c885d05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f7edf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f7edf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of the Ministry  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd616c3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd616c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9386956 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tj-timeline\" data-id=\"9386956\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tj-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n  <div class=\"timeline\">\n          <div class=\"timeline-inner\">\n                  <div class=\"date\">1960 - 1970<\/div>\n                <div class=\"content\">\n          <div class=\"top\">\n                                      <h4 class=\"title\">The Beginning<\/h4>\n                                      <p>Following independence in 1960, Somalia established its early commercial and industrial institutions under the Somali Republic. During this period, trade and industry governance focused on building national economic foundations, regulating domestic commerce, and supporting early industrial activities as part of state-building efforts.<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"timeline-inner timeline-inner\">\n                  <div class=\"date\">1970\u20131980<\/div>\n                <div class=\"content\">\n          <div class=\"top\">\n                                      <h4 class=\"title\">The Golden Age<\/h4>\n                                      <p>Under the Supreme Revolutionary Council, Somalia adopted a state-led industrialisation model that expanded public-sector involvement in commerce and industry. This period saw structured industrial planning, stronger state enterprises, and centralised trade administration aimed at national economic transformation.<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"timeline-inner timeline-inner timeline-inner\">\n                  <div class=\"date\">1990\u20132000<\/div>\n                <div class=\"content\">\n          <div class=\"top\">\n                                      <h4 class=\"title\">Collapse<\/h4>\n                                      <p>Our mission is to empowers businesses off all size to thrive in an businesses ever changing marketplace. We are committed to the delivering exceptional in the value.<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"timeline-inner timeline-inner timeline-inner timeline-inner\">\n                  <div class=\"date\">2000\u20132010<\/div>\n                <div class=\"content\">\n          <div class=\"top\">\n                                      <h4 class=\"title\">Rebuild<\/h4>\n                                      <p>With the establishment of the Transitional Federal Government in 2004, commerce and industry institutions began gradual reconstruction. Core government functions were restored, policy frameworks reintroduced, and institutional coordination restarted to rebuild economic governance.<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"timeline-inner timeline-inner timeline-inner timeline-inner timeline-inner\">\n                  <div class=\"date\">2010\u2013Present<\/div>\n                <div class=\"content\">\n          <div class=\"top\">\n                                      <h4 class=\"title\">The Current Era<\/h4>\n                                      <p>Following the formation of the Federal Government of Somalia in 2012 under the Provisional Constitution, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry consolidated responsibilities across commerce, industry, cooperatives, and state-owned enterprise supervision.\n\nThe 2026 organogram amendment, approved by the Prime Minister, formalised the Ministry\u2019s current 8-Department and 5-Unit structure.<\/p>\n                      <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc4a04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ccc4a04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3f844 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b3f844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1672\" height=\"941\" src=\"https:\/\/moci.gov.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/history-ministry1.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8507\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moci.gov.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/history-ministry1.avif 1672w, https:\/\/moci.gov.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/history-ministry1-300x169.avif 300w, https:\/\/moci.gov.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/history-ministry1-1024x576.avif 1024w, https:\/\/moci.gov.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/history-ministry1-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/moci.gov.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/history-ministry1-1536x864.avif 1536w, https:\/\/moci.gov.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/history-ministry1-600x338.avif 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1672px) 100vw, 1672px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History of the Ministry 1960 \u2013 1970 The Beginning Following independence in 1960, Somalia established its early commercial and industrial institutions under the Somali Republic. During this period, trade and industry governance focused on building national economic foundations, regulating domestic commerce, and supporting early industrial activities as part of state-building efforts. 1970\u20131980 The Golden Age [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7742","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moci.gov.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moci.gov.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moci.gov.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moci.gov.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moci.gov.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7742"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/moci.gov.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8510,"href":"https:\/\/moci.gov.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7742\/revisions\/8510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moci.gov.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}