Polygamy in Somalia

Polygamy is legal in Somalia. Under law, however, court permission and proof a man's first wife is sterile or was incarcerated are first required.^[1]

References

↑ "Acceptance of Polygamy Slowly Changes in Muslim Africa", VOANews.com, Voice of America, 12 March 2007, archived from the original on 2009-05-07

Polygamous marriage by country

Performed
legally

Nationwide	Afghanistan Algeria Bahrain Bangladesh Brunei Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad CAR Comoros Congo Djibouti Egypt Gabon The Gambia India Indonesia Iran Jordan Kenya Kuwait Lebanon Libya Malaysia Maldives Mali Mauritania Morocco Myanmar Niger Oman Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Senegal Sierra Leone Singapore Somalia Sri Lanka Sudan Tanzania Togo Uganda UAE Yemen Zambia

Statewide	Iraq¹ Nigeria² Palestine Gaza Strip West Bank Syria¹

Recognized if
performed
legally abroad

Australia (2008)
New Zealand (1980)
United Kingdom (2008; welfare only)

Recognized under
customary law

Other countries
and regions

Legal status
Polygamy
Polygyny
Polyandry
Non-monogamy
Polygamy by country
Marriage practice by country

¹ Kurdish-controlled areas criminalize polygamy
² Regions governed by Sharia

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Polygamy in Somalia

See also

References