President of Somaliland
Head of state and of government of Somaliland
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, 338 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. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
