President of Somaliland

President of the
Republic of Somaliland
Madaxweynaha Soomaaliland  (Somali)
Presidential seal
Flag of the President of Somaliland
Incumbent
Muse Bihi Abdi
since 13 December 2017 (2017-12-13)
StyleHis Excellency
Mr. President
Type
Member ofCabinet of Somaliland
ResidencePresidential Palace
SeatHargeisa
AppointerDirect election
Term length5 years, renewable once
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Somaliland
Formation28 May 1991 (1991-05-28)
First holderAbdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
DeputyVice President of Somaliland
WebsiteOfficial website

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]

List of officeholders

Political parties
  Somali National Movement (SNM)
  United Peoples' Democratic Party (UDUB)
  Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party
  Independent
Symbols

† Died in office

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
(1931–2003) 		1991 28 May 1991 16 May 1993 1 year, 353 days SNM
2 Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
(1928–2002) 		1993
1997 		16 May 1993 3 May 2002[†] 8 years, 352 days Independent
UDUB
3 Dahir Riyale Kahin
(born 1952) 		2003 3 May 2002 27 July 2010 8 years, 85 days UDUB
4 Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
(1938–2024) 		2010 27 July 2010 13 December 2017 7 years, 139 days Kulmiye
5 Muse Bihi Abdi
(born 1948) 		2017 13 December 2017 Incumbent 6 years, 351 days Kulmiye

References

  1. ↑ AfricaNews (2017-12-13). "Somaliland hailed as it swears in new president". Africanews. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  2. ↑ "Abiy holds talks with President of Somaliland Administration". Nazret. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.