List of presidents of Puntland

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The president of Puntland (Somali : Madaxaweynaha Dawladda Puntland) is the head of government of the Puntland State of Somalia. The president represents the government of Puntland. The office of president of Puntland was established with the proclamation of the Puntland State on 1 August 1998. The first president of Puntland was Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed. The current office-holder is the seventh president Said Abdullahi Deni, since 8 January 2024.

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In 2001, the first president, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, whose term was expiring, was ousted from the capital by the opposition for refusing to step down. The opposition held a shir (council) in November and elected Jama Ali Jama as president. Therefore, Jama Ali Jama is sometimes considered the second president of Puntland. [1]

However, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed formed an army and, with Ethiopian support, expelled Jama Ali Jama from the capital in early 2002. [1] Therefore, today, Somali media usually don't count Jama Ali Jama a Puntland president, and report Mohamed Abdi Hashi as the second president. [2] [3]

Therefore, Abdirahman Farole is the "fourth president," according to a document issued in 2018 by the Puntland Bureau of Statistics. [4] And the current president of Puntland, Said Deni, writes in his Facebook page until 2023, "The 6th and Current President Of the Puntland State of Somalia", and from 2024, "The 7th and Current President Of the Puntland State of Somalia." [5]

No.PortraitName
(birth–death)		Term of officePartyVice presidentElection
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Abdullahi Jusuf Ahmed - September 2006.jpg Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
(1934–2012)		1 August 199830 June 20012 years, 333 days Independent Mohamed Abdi Hashi [6] 1998
— Yusuf Haji Nur (cropped).jpg Yusuf Haji Nur
(?–2019)
acting		1 July 200114 November 2001136 days Independent Vacant—
— Jama Ali Jama
(born ?)
acting		14 November 20018 May 2002175 days Independent Ahmad Mahmud Gunle [7] 2001
(1) Abdullahi Jusuf Ahmed - September 2006.jpg Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
(1934–2012)		8 May 200214 October 20042 years, 159 days Independent Mohamed Abdi Hashi [8] —
2 Mohamed Abdi Hashi.jpg Mohamed Abdi Hashi
(1950s–2020)
'		14 October 20048 January 200586 days United Somali Party Mohamed Ali Yusuf [9] ~
3 Mohamed Muse Hersi (cropped).jpg Mohamud Muse Hersi
(1937–2017)		8 January 20058 January 20094 years, 0 days Independent Hassan Dahir Afqurac [6] [9] 2005
4 UNPOS CONFERENCE SEPT 5th and 6th, Mogadishu Somalia (6129792848) (cropped).jpg Abdirahman Farole
(born 1945)		8 January 20098 January 20145 years, 0 days Horseed Abdisamad Ali Shire [10] 2009
5 2015 03 03 Puntand President visits Kismayo-8 (16528331268) (cropped).jpg Abdiweli Gaas
(born 1963)		8 January 20148 January 20195 years, 0 days UDAD Abdihakim Amey [10] 2014
6 Said Abdullahi Dani (2019).jpg Said Deni
(1967–)		8 January 2019(Incumbent)(5 years, 217 days) Kaah Ahmed Elmi Osman [11] 2019
7 Said Abdullahi Dani (2019).jpg Said Deni
(1967–)		8 January 2024Incumbent5 years, 217 days Kaah Ilyas Osman Lugator 2024

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