On 11 March 2026, the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of Somalia, through its Department of Judicial Affairs, issued the official register of practicing notaries for the year 2026. The document provides a nationwide record of notaries operating across the Federal Member States and various regions of the country.
According to the register, the serial numbering extends to at least 367 licensed notaries, reflecting the officially recognized notarial practitioners registered under the authority of the Ministry. The Ministry of Justice urges all concerned parties to deal only with registered notaries who are authorized to provide notarial services during the year 2026.
A total of 225 notaries are registered in the Banaadir Region, representing the largest concentration of notarial practitioners in the country according to the federal register. In contrast, the number of entries recorded for certain regions is significantly lower. For example, only five notaries appear in the list from Puntland. However, this limited figure should not be interpreted as evidence that notarial practice is absent in the region.
In several Federal Member States, notaries may obtain authorization through regional registration systems, and as a result they may not seek additional registration within the federal register administered by the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of Somalia.
The register issued by the Department of Judicial Affairs of Somalia does not include entries from the newly established Northeastern State based in Lasanod, nor from Somaliland, which has declared that it is not part of the federal system of Somalia. As a result, notarial practitioners operating within these territories are not reflected in the federal register.
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