Puntland Maritime Police Force

Puntland Maritime Police Force
cidanka boliiska badda gobolka puntland
*Ciidamada Badda Dawladda Puntland*
Puntland Maritime Police Force; cidanka boliiska badda gobolka puntland; Ciidamada Badda Dawladda Puntland
	Emblem of the Puntland Maritime Police Force
Abbreviation	PMPF
Agency overview
Formed	4 October 2010
Employees	8 thousand personal
Volunteers	571
Annual budget	$185 m USD (2024)
Jurisdictional structure
National agency; (Operations jurisdiction)	PL
Operations jurisdiction	PL
Legal jurisdiction	Government of Puntland
Primary governing body	Puntland
Secondary governing body	Somali Navy
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Puntland;
General nature	Military police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Bandar Siyada, Puntland
Agency executives	Abdirabbi Abdisamad, Director General & commander; Mohamoud Silal, Deputy Director General; Admiral Abdirahman Mohamed, Operation Commander; Abdirisak Husain, Coordinator;
Parent agency	Ministry of Security (Puntland)
Website
	pmpf.so
	War in Somalia Islamic State insurgency in Puntland Qandala campaign (26 October – 18 December 2016); Puntland Counter-Terrorism Operations (November 2024–Ongoing); ; ; Somali Civil War Operation Atalanta; Anti-piracy measures in Somalia; ; Global War on Terrorism War against the Islamic State; ; Galgala campaign;

The Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) is a security force based in Puntland, an autonomous region in northeastern Somalia. As of May 2024, the PMPF had around 4800 personnel. The force is eventually expected to comprise 10,000 personnel.

According to Puntland authorities, it is primarily aimed at preventing, detecting and eradicating piracy, illegal fishing, and other illicit activity off of the coast of Somalia, in addition to generally safeguarding marine resources. Yet the UN Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group (SEMG) said in 2012 that its primary focus was internal security operations.

As of April 2014, Abdinasir Bihi Sofe serves as the force's Director. Its main base is located in Qaw, Bari.