The President of the regional state of Galmudug reshuffled his cabinet ahead of the forthcoming local elections.
President Ahmed Abdi Karie Qoorqoor announced the reshuffle on Wednesday.
The region is scheduled to hold leadership elections later this year.
He has brought in five new faces to take over various dockets.
These include Abdiweli Abdullahi Jama and Abdinur Mohamud Mohamed as the new Minister of Health and Social Welfare as well as Minister of Transport and Aviation respectively.
Abdiwahab Sheikh Abukar Noor takes over as the new Minister of Youth and Sports.
Similarly, Abdirisaaq Mohamed Jama will be the new Minister of State for Finance as Abdulqadir Sheikh Hassan Ismail assumes responsibilities as the Minister of State for Education.
Qoorqoor urged the new ministers to be diligent in performing their duties and responsibilities.