This is a list of notable Somalilanders from Somaliland, as well as the Somaliland diaspora.
Athletes Mo Farah – British-Somalilander long-distance runner Bashir Abdi – Belgian-Somalilander long-distance runner Mohammed Ahmed – Somali-Canadian long-distance runner Liban Abdi – Somalilander-Norwegian footballer Mohammed Ahamed – Somalilander-Norwegian footballer
Authors and Poetries Hadrawi – songwriter and philosopher Gaariye - Somali Poet Elmi Boodhari - Somali Poet and King of Romance Weedhsame - Somali Poet Hassan Ganey - Somali Poet Nadifa Mohamed – Somali-British novelist
Entrepreneurs Abdirashid Duale – CEO and founder of Dahabshiil Ismail Ahmed – Executive Chairman and founder of WorldRemit Mohamed Said Guedi CEO MSG SomCable Abdikarim Mohamed Eid CEO Telesom
Entertainers Chunkz – YouTuber, Influencer, and member of Beta Squad alongside Niko Omilana Aboflah-Kuwaiti-based YouTuber, streamer and philanthropist. AJ Shabeel - YouTuber, Influencer and member of Beta Squad together with Niko Omilana and Chunkz
Journalists Rageh Omaar – Somalilander-British television news presenter Ahmed Said Egeh – former BBC Somali correspondent of Hargeisa
Military General Nuh Ismail Tani – current Chief of Staff of Somaliland Armed Forces General Mohamed Adan Saqadhi – former Commissioner of Somaliland Police Force Mohamed Adan Saqadhi – current Commissioner of Somaliland Police Force
Politicians Muse Bihi Abdi – former President of Somaliland Mohamoud Hashi Abdi The chairman of the Kaah party Mohamed Kahin Ahmed The Chairman of the Kulmiye party Mohamed Omar Hagi Mohamoud 1st Somaliland Ambassador to Israel and former Representative to Taiwan Member of Parliament Mohamed Hassan Saed Barkhad Jama Batun – member House of Representatives
Scientists Jama Musse Jama – Ethnomathematician and writer
Other
Nafisat Yusuf Mohammed — feminist activist
See also
List of Somalis List of Somaliland politicians
References