 As Somalia 's capital city , many important national institutions are based in Mogadishu . It is the seat of the Federal Government of Somalia established in August 2012 , with the Somalia Federal Parliament serving as the government 's legislative branch . Yusuf Hussein Jimaale has been the Mayor of Mogadishu since October 2015 . Villa Somalia is the official residential palace and principal workplace of the President of Somalia , Hassan Sheikh Mohamud . In May 2012 , the First Somali Bank was established in the capital , which organized Mogadishu 's first ever Technology , Entertainment , Design ( TEDx ) conference . The establishment of a local construction yard has also galvanized the city 's real @-@ estate sector . Arba 'a Rukun Mosque is one of the oldest Islamic places of worship in the capital , built circa 667 ( 1268 / 9 AD ) . The Mosque of Islamic Solidarity in Mogadishu is the largest masjid in the Horn region . Mogadishu Cathedral was built in 1928 by the colonial authorities in Italian Somaliland in a Norman Gothic style , and served as the traditional seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogadiscio . The National Museum of Somalia is based in Mogadishu and holds many culturally important artefacts . The National Library of Somalia is undergoing a $ 1 million Somali federal government funded renovation , including a new library complex . 
 As Somalia <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>capital city , many important national institutions are based in Mogadishu . It <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>the seat of the Federal Government of Somalia established in August 2012 , with the Somalia Federal Parliament serving as the government <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>legislative branch . Yusuf Hussein Jimaale <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>has</mark></a> been the Mayor of Mogadishu since October 2015 . Villa Somalia <a href='drop_aux' title='5'><mark>is</mark></a>the official residential palace and principal workplace of the President of Somalia , Hassan Sheikh Mohamud . In May 2012 , the First Somali Bank was established in the capital , which organized Mogadishu <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>first ever Technology , Entertainment , Design ( TEDx ) conference . The establishment of a local construction yard <a href='been_done' title='7'><mark>has</mark></a> also galvanized the city <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>real @-@ estate sector . Arba 'a Rukun Mosque <a href='drop_aux' title='9'><mark>is</mark></a>one of the oldest Islamic places of worship in the capital , built circa 667 ( 1268 / 9 AD ) . The Mosque of Islamic Solidarity in Mogadishu <a href='drop_aux' title='10'><mark>is</mark></a>the largest masjid in the Horn region . Mogadishu Cathedral was built in 1928 by the colonial authorities in Italian Somaliland in a Norman Gothic style , and served as the traditional seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogadiscio . The National Museum of Somalia is based in Mogadishu and <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>holds</mark></a> many culturally important artefacts . The National Library of Somalia is undergoing a $ 1 million Somali federal government<a href='been_done' title='12'><mark></mark></a> funded renovation , including a new library complex . 
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