President of Somaliland
Head of state and of government of Somaliland
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The president of Somaliland is the head of state and head of government of Somaliland. The president is also commander-in-chief of the Somaliland Armed Forces.[1][2]
| President of the Republic of Somaliland Madaxweynaha Soomaaliland (Somali) | |
|---|---|
 Presidential seal | |
 Flag of the President of Somaliland | |
| Style | His Excellency Mr. President |
| Type | |
| Member of | Cabinet of Somaliland |
| Residence | Presidential Palace |
| Seat | Hargeisa |
| Appointer | Direct election |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Somaliland |
| Formation | 28 May 1991 |
| First holder | Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur |
| Deputy | Vice President of Somaliland |
| Website | Official website |
List of officeholders
change- Political parties
Somali National Movement (SNM)
- Symbols
† Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | 
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Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur (1931–2003) |
1991 | 28 May 1991 | 16 May 1993 | 1 year, 353 days | SNM |
| 2 | 
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Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal (1928–2002) |
1993 1997 |
16 May 1993 | 3 May 2002[†] | 8 years, 352 days | Independent |
| UDUB | |||||||
| 3 | 
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Dahir Riyale Kahin (born 1952) |
2003 | 3 May 2002 | 27 July 2010 | 8 years, 85 days | UDUB |
| 4 | 
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Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (1938–2024) |
2010 | 27 July 2010 | 13 December 2017 | 7 years, 139 days | Kulmiye |
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Muse Bihi Abdi (born 1948) |
2017 | 13 December 2017 | Incumbent | 6 years, 348 days | Kulmiye |
References
change- ↑ AfricaNews (2017-12-13). "Somaliland hailed as it swears in new president". Africanews. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ↑ "Abiy holds talks with President of Somaliland Administration". Nazret. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
