List of presidents of Somaliland

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President of the Republic of Somaliland
Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland
رئيس جمهورية أرض الصومال
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Incumbent
Muse Bihi Abdi
since 13 December 2017 (2017-12-13)
StyleHis Excellency
Mr. President
ResidencePresidential Palace - Qasriga Madaxtooyada JSL
SeatHargeisa (1991–present)
AppointerDirect election
Term lengthTwo consecutive 5-year terms
Constituting instrumentConstitution of the Republic of Somaliland
Formation18 May 1991 (1991-05-18)
First holderAbdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur as the first President in 1991
DeputyVice President of Somaliland
Websitesomalilandgov.com/somaliland-president/ (in English)
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This is a list of presidents of the Republic of Somaliland, is a de facto sovereign state in the Horn of Africa. The Republic of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to British Somaliland, which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the State of Somaliland.[1][2] The President of Somaliland is the head of state and head of government of Somaliland. The president leads the executive branch of the Government of Somaliland and is the commander-in-chief of the Somaliland Armed Forces. The official residence of the president is the Presidential Palace in Hargeisa.


List of officeholders[]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur.jpg Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
عبد الرحمن أحمد علي الطور
(1931–2003) 		1991 28 May 1991 16 May 1993 1 year, 353 days Somali National Movement (SNM)
2 Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal 1968.jpg Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
محمد الحاج ابراهيم عقال
(1928–2002)
Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal signature.svg 		1993
1997 		16 May 1993 3 May 2002 8 years, 352 days Independent
(until 2001)
(2) United Peoples' Democratic Party (UDUB)
3 Dahir Riyaale Kahin.jpg Dahir Riyale Kahin
ظاهر ريالي كاهن
(born 1952)
Dahir Riyale Kahin signature.svg 		2003 3 May 2002 27 July 2010 8 years, 85 days United Peoples' Democratic Party (UDUB)
4 The President of Somaliland Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silanyo.jpg Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
احمد محمد محمود سيلانيو
(born 1936)
Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silanyo signature.svg 		2010 27 July 2010 13 December 2017 7 years, 139 days Peace, Unity, and Development Party (KULMIYE)
5 Muse Bihi official portrait 2017 (cropped).jpg Muse Bihi Abdi
موسى بيحي عبدي
(born 1948)
Muse Bihi Abdi signature.svg 		2017 13 December 2017 Incumbent 4 years, 86 days Peace, Unity, and Development Party (KULMIYE)

Timeline[]

Muse Bihi AbdiAhmed SilanyoDahir Riyale KahinIbrahim EgalAbdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur


Latest election[]

On 21 November 2017 the NEC announced that Muse Bihi Abdi of the ruling Kulmiye party polled 55.1% of votes to emerge winner. His closest contender was Abdirahman Irro of the Waddani party who polled 40.7% with Faysal Ali Warabe finishing last with 4.2% of votes.[3]

Candidate Party Votes %
Muse Bihi Abdi Peace, Unity, and Development Party 305,909 55.10
Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Waddani 226,092 40.73
Faisal Ali Warabe For Justice and Development 23,141 4.17
Invalid/blank votes –
Total 555,142 100
Registered voters/turnout 80
Source: Somalia Update

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Somaliland Marks Independence After 73 Years of British Rule" (fee required). The New York Times. 26 June 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
  2. ^ "How Britain said farewell to its Empire". BBC News. 23 July 2010.
  3. ^ Somaliland ruling party candidate wins Nov. 13 polls – media reports AFrica News, 21 November 2017

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