List of presidents of Somaliland

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This is a list of presidents of the Republic of Somaliland, a de facto sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, considered internationally to be part of Somalia. The Republic of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to British Somaliland, which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the State of Somaliland. [1] [2] The President of Somaliland is the head of state and head of government of Somaliland. The president leads the executive branch of the Government of Somaliland and is the commander-in-chief of the Somaliland Armed Forces. The official residence of the president is the Presidential Palace in Hargeisa.

Contents

List of officeholders

Political parties
   Somali National Movement (SNM)
   Independent
   United Peoples' Democratic Party (UDUB)
   Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party
   Waddani
Symbols

† Died in office

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		ElectedTerm of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur.jpg Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
(1931–2003)		 1991 28 May 199116 May 19931 year, 353 days SNM
2 Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal 1968.jpg Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
(1928–2002)		 1993
1997 		16 May 19933 May 2002 [†] 8 years, 352 days Independent
(until July 2001)
UDUB
3 Dahir Riyaale Kahin.jpg Dahir Riyale Kahin
(born 1952)		 2003 3 May 200227 July 20108 years, 85 days UDUB
4 Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud 2.jpg Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo
(1938–2024)		 2010 27 July 201013 December 20177 years, 139 days Kulmiye
5 Muse Bihi official portrait 2017 (cropped).jpg Muse Bihi Abdi
(born 1948)		 2017 13 December 201712 December 20246 years, 365 days Kulmiye
6 Abdirahaamn Abdullahi cirro (cropped).jpg Abdirahman Mohamed Irro
(born 1956)		 2024 12 December 2024Incumbent277 days Waddani

Timeline

Abdirahman Mohamed IrroMuse Bihi AbdiAhmed SilanyoDahir Riyale KahinIbrahim EgalAbdirahman Ahmed Ali TuurList of presidents of Somaliland

Latest election


CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi Waddani 407,90863.95
Muse Bihi Abdi Mohamoud Hassan Saajin Peace, Unity, and Development Party 225,21935.31
Faysal Ali Warabe Abdirashid Duale Diriye For Justice and Development 4,6990.74
Total637,826100.00
Valid votes637,82698.45
Invalid/blank votes10,0371.55
Total votes647,863100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,227,04852.80
Source: HO, Registered

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Somaliland Marks Independence After 73 Years of British Rule" (fee required). The New York Times. 26 June 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
  2. ↑ "How Britain said farewell to its Empire". BBC News. 23 July 2010.
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