President of Puntland

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President of Puntland
Madaxweynaha Dawladda Puntland
Puntland President.svg
Seal of the Puntland State House
Flag of Puntland.svg
Flag of Puntland
Puntland President Deni in Garowe, 2021 (cropped).jpg
since 8 January 2019
Government of Puntland
Style
  • His Excellency
  • Honorable
AbbreviationPOTPOS
Reports toThe President
Residence Presidential Palace, Garowe
Seat Garowe
Appointer Parliament of Puntland
Term length Five years, renewable once
Constituting instrument Constitution of Puntland
FormationAugust 01,1998
First holder Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
Deputy Vice President of Puntland
Website plstate.so

The president of Puntland is the head of government and state of Puntland. The Presidency was elected by the House of Representatives of Puntland behind establishing the Puntland State in Somalia on August 1, 1998.

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History and establishment

In 1998, the state of Puntland declared its autonomy, and Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, who later served as the 8th President of Somalia, was chosen as the state's first president.

On 8 January 2024, President Said Abdullahi Deni was re-elected in the 2024 Puntland presidential election. [1] [2]

Qualification eligibility

To be eligible as the president of Puntland, according to Article 78 of the Puntland Constitution. [3] candidate must meet the following criteria:

Term of office

The first president, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed was mandated to serve three years in office by the early Puntland provisional charter.

After yusuf term expired in 2001, Puntland House of Representatives extended the executive (president and vice president) term.

That extension caused Puntland crisis (2001–2003). There have been no term extensions for the presidency since Abdullahi Yusuf.

Since then 2005 Puntland presidential election, the presidential election should be held on January 8th after the president and vice president has completed their term in office, according to the Constitution of Puntland. [3]

After April 18, 2012, Puntland constitution was ratified and was effective March 4, 2012, the president and vice president are should be held office for a duration of five years. [4] The term of office of the incumbent president continues until the president-elect takes office. [4] Upon assuming office, the president takes the following oath in front of the House of Representatives of Puntland;

I swear in the name of Allah that I will perform my duties honestly and in the best interest of the Nation, People, and Religion, and that I will abide by the Constitution and the other Laws of the Country.

—  Puntland Constitution

List

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. [5]

However, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed formed an army and, with Ethiopian support, expelled Jama Ali Jama from the capital in early 2002. [5] Therefore, today, Somali media usually don't count Jama Ali Jama a Puntland president, and report Mohamed Abdi Hashi as the second president. [6] [7]

Therefore, Abdirahman Farole is the "fourth president," according to a document issued in 2018 by the Puntland Bureau of Statistics. [8] 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." [9]

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 [10] 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 [11] 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 [12] —
2 Mohamed Abdi Hashi.jpg Mohamed Abdi Hashi
(1950s–2020)
'		14 October 20048 January 200586 days United Somali Party Mohamed Ali Yusuf [13] ~
3 Mohamed Muse Hersi (cropped).jpg Mohamud Muse Hersi
(1937–2017)		8 January 20058 January 20094 years, 0 days Independent Hassan Dahir Afqurac [10] [13] 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 [14] 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 [14] 2014
6 Said Abdullahi Dani (2019).jpg Said Deni
(1967–)		8 January 2019Incumbent6 years, 26 days Kaah Ahmed Elmi Osman [15] 2019
Ilyas Osman Lugator 2024

Latest election

On January 8, 2024, Said Abdullahi Deni, the incumbent President of Puntland, was re-elected following an election held in Garoowe, the capital of Puntland. [16] Deni was declared as the winner in the third round of the election, securing 45 votes, while Guled Salah Barre, the runner-up candidate, received 21 votes. [17] Deni went on to become the first President of Puntland to be re-elected and sworn in, and he should have held office for another five-year term. [18]

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundThird round
Votes%Votes%Votes%
Said Abdullahi Deni Kaah 3553.034060.614568.18
Guled Salah Barre Independent913.641725.762131.82
Abshir Omar Huruse Mideeye 812.12913.64
Hassan Shire Abgal Kaah 57.58
Ahmed Isse Awad Independent46.06
Asad Osman Abdullahi Mideeye 34.55
Mohamed Abdirahman Farole Horseed 23.03
Total66100.0066100.0066100.00
Source: Caasimada, Caasimada Garowe Online

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