Somali Bureau of Standards

SOBS · Public Register

Accredited Laboratories

The official register of SOBS in-house laboratories and the externally accredited partner laboratories SOBS recognises for testing and calibration of regulated products.

Provider:9 laboratories
Outsourced
electrical

Berbera Port Quality Laboratory

Partner: Intertek Mombasa

Head Officer: Dr. Hassan Yusuf
Accreditation #: SOBS-ACC-2026-372
Accreditation Expires: 2027-11-28
MOU #: MOU-SOBS-2023-71 · Expires 2027-07-04
Bosaso, Somalia +252611521416 lab10@sobs.gov.so
In-house
electrical

Bosaso Microbiology Laboratory

Head Officer: Dr. Hassan Yusuf
Accreditation #: SOBS-ACC-2023-385
Accreditation Expires: 2026-10-08
Garowe, Somalia +252614216816 lab4@sobs.gov.so
Outsourced
chemistry

Burao Electrical & Electronics Lab

Partner: Bureau Veritas East Africa

Head Officer: Dr. Hassan Yusuf
Accreditation #: SOBS-ACC-2023-591
Accreditation Expires: 2026-10-26
MOU #: MOU-SOBS-2025-94 · Expires 2028-01-20
Mogadishu, Somalia +252611344810 lab7@sobs.gov.so
Outsourced
physical

Galkayo Construction Materials Lab

Partner: Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)

Head Officer: Dr. Khadija Abdi
Accreditation #: SOBS-ACC-2023-648
Accreditation Expires: 2027-06-03
MOU #: MOU-SOBS-2024-92 · Expires 2027-09-16
Kismayo, Somalia +252614283088 lab9@sobs.gov.so
Outsourced
microbiology

Garowe Petroleum Testing Lab

Partner: Intertek Mombasa

Head Officer: Dr. Maryam Ahmed
Accreditation #: SOBS-ACC-2024-492
Accreditation Expires: 2027-07-21
MOU #: MOU-SOBS-2023-40 · Expires 2027-04-07
Garowe, Somalia +252614192623 lab8@sobs.gov.so
In-house
physical

Hargeisa Chemistry Laboratory

Head Officer: Eng. Yusuf Hussein
Accreditation #: SOBS-ACC-2025-992
Accreditation Expires: 2027-08-02
Mogadishu, Somalia +252617974946 lab3@sobs.gov.so
Outsourced
food safety

Kismayo Field Testing Laboratory

Partner: Intertek Mombasa

Head Officer: Eng. Yusuf Hussein
Accreditation #: SOBS-ACC-2026-640
Accreditation Expires: 2027-02-20
MOU #: MOU-SOBS-2025-71 · Expires 2027-05-22
Kismayo, Somalia +252619025688 lab6@sobs.gov.so
In-house
microbiology

Mogadishu Food Safety Laboratory

Head Officer: Dr. Khadija Abdi
Accreditation #: SOBS-ACC-2025-346
Accreditation Expires: 2026-10-24
Hargeisa, Somalia +252611549223 lab2@sobs.gov.so
In-house
chemistry

SOBS Central Reference Laboratory

Head Officer: Dr. Omar Bashir
Accreditation #: SOBS-ACC-2024-915
Accreditation Expires: 2026-02-16
Bosaso, Somalia +252613085059 lab1@sobs.gov.so

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