 He would hold both 1st Deputy Prime and Finance Minister positions until the collapse of the central government in January 1991.Additionally, Jama Barre was part of the governmental Suhl (reconciliation) group, of which Abdiqassim Salad Hassan, who would go on to become President of Somalia, was a key founder.In 2004, following the establishment of the Transitional Federal Government, Jama Barre presented himself as a candidate for President of Somalia.