This is a list of presidents of the Republic of Somaliland, a de facto sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, considered internationally to be part of Somalia. 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. 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
Political parties
Portrait Name Term of office Political party Elected Cabinet(s) Took office Left office Time in office 1 Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur 28 May 1991 16 May 1993 SNM 1991 Tuur 2 Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal 16 May 1993 3 May 2002 Independent 1993 Egal 1997 UDUB 3 Dahir Riyale Kahin 3 May 2002 27 July 2010 UDUB 2003 Kahin 4 Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo 27 July 2010 13 December 2017 Kulmiye 2010 Silanyo 5 Muse Bihi Abdi 13 December 2017 13 December 2024 Kulmiye 2017 Abdi 6 Abdirahman Mohamed Irro 13 December 2024 Incumbent Waddani 2024 Irro
Timeline
Latest election
See also
President of Somaliland Vice President of Somaliland Lists of office-holders
References
External links World Statesmen – Somalia (Somaliland)