Vice President of Puntland

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Vice President of Puntland
Madaxweyne Ku-xigeenka Dawladda Puntland
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Flag of Puntland
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since January 08, 2024
StatusHis Excellency
AbbreviationVPOTP
Residence Presidential Palace, Garowe
Appointer Puntland Parliament
Term length 5 years
Constituting instrument Constitution of Puntland
FormationAugust 1, 1998 (1998-08-01)
First holder Mohamed Abdi Hashi
SalaryUS$80,000
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The Vice President of the Puntland (VPOTP) serves as the secondary head of the Government of Puntland after the President of Puntland. The office was established following the formation of Puntland on 1 August 1998, and is held by five officials, and two interim vice presidents, elected by the Parliament of Puntland. The first vice president was Mohamed Abdi Hashi. [1] [2] [3] following Vice presidential election Ilyas Osman Lugator was elected in January 2024.

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Establishment and history

In 1998, the self-autonomous Puntland State declared its autonomy, and Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed was chosen as its first president, with Mohamed Abdi Hashi serving as his vice president. Puntland had a single-chamber quasi-legislature called the Council of Elders. Ahmed served in the office of the president from July 23, 1998, to June 30, 2001.[ citation needed ]

List of vice presidents

No.PortraitNamePartyElectionPresident
1 Mohamed Abdi Hashi.jpg Mohamed Abdi Hashi Independent 1998 Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
Ahmed Mohamoud Gunle Independent 2001 Jama Ali Jama
2 Mohamed Ali Yusuf Gaagaab.png Mohamed Ali Yusuf Independent 2004 Mohamed Abdi Hashi
3 Hassan Dahir Afqurac Independent 2005 Mohamud Muse Hersi
4 Abdisamad Ali Shire (cropped).jpg Abdisamad Ali Shire Horseed 2009 Abdirahman Farole
5 Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar on July 17, 2017 (cropped).jpg Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar Independent 2014 Abdiweli Gaas
6 Ahmed Elmi Osman (cropped).jpg Ahmed Elmi Osman Kaah 2019 Said Abdullahi Deni
7 Lugatoor.jpg Ilyas Osman Lugator Kaah 2024 Said Abdullahi Deni

References

  1. State, Puntland (Somalia) Constitutional Conference of Puntland (1998). Charter for the State of Puntland: Ratified at the Constitutional Conference of Puntland State, May 15, Garowe. UNDOS.
  2. "Somalia". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  3. "UPDATE 2-New president of Somalia's Puntland vows to fight insecurity". Reuters . 8 January 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2023.