Vice President of Puntland

Vice President of Puntland
Madaxweyne Ku-xigeenka Dawladda Puntland
Flag of Puntland
Incumbent Ilyas Osman Lugatoor since January 08, 2024
Status	His Excellency
Abbreviation	VPOTP
Residence	Presidential Palace, Garowe
Appointer	Puntland Parliament
Term length	5 years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Puntland
Formation	August 1, 1998 (1998-08-01)
First holder	Mohamed Abdi Hashi
Salary	US$80,000
Website	plstate.so

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 the 2024 Vice Presidential Election, Ilyas Osman Lugator was elected in January 2024.

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.	Portrait	Name	Party	Election	President
1		Mohamed Abdi Hashi	Independent	1998	Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
—		Ahmed Mohamoud Gunle	Independent	2001	Jama Ali Jama
2		Mohamed Ali Yusuf	Independent	2004	Mohamed Abdi Hashi
3		Hassan Dahir Afqurac	Independent	2005	Mohamud Muse Hersi
4		Abdisamad Ali Shire	Horseed	2009	Abdirahman Farole
5		Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar	Independent	2014	Abdiweli Gaas
6		Ahmed Elmi Osman	Kaah	2019	Said Abdullahi Deni
7		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.