List of presidents of Somaliland

This is a list of presidents of the Republic of Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia.[1][2] 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.[3][4] The President of the Republic of Somaliland is an executive head of state, also functioning as the head of government. There is no prime minister.

President of the Republic of Somaliland
Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland
رئيس جمهورية أرض الصومال
National Emblem of Somaliland
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)
Somaliland
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
Somaliland
 Somaliland portal

List of officeholders
No. Portrait President
(Birth–Death)		 Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
(1931–2003)		 — 28 May 1991 16 May 1993 1 year, 353 days Somali National Movement (SNM)
2 Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
(1928–2002)		 — 16 May 1993 3 May 2002 8 years, 352 days Independent
(until 2001)
(2) United Peoples' Democratic Party (UDUB)
3 Dahir Riyale Kahin
(1952–)		 2003 3 May 2002 27 July 2010 8 years, 85 days United Peoples' Democratic Party (UDUB)
4 Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
(1936–)		 2010 27 July 2010 13 December 2017 7 years, 139 days Peace, Unity, and Development Party (KULMIYE)
5 Muse Bihi Abdi
(1947–)		 2017 13 December 2017 present 2 years, 245 days Peace, Unity, and Development Party (KULMIYE)

Latest election

On 21 November 2017 the NEC anounoced 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.[5]

Candidate Party Votes %
Muse Bihi AbdiPeace, Unity, and Development Party305,90955.10
Abdirahman Mohamed AbdullahiWaddani226,09240.73
Faisal Ali WarabeFor Justice and Development23,1414.17
Invalid/blank votes–
Total555,142100
Registered voters/turnout80
Source: Somalia Update
gollark: >daily
gollark: 2
gollark: >dial *233
gollark: >dial *233
gollark: >dial *233

See also

References
  1. "The Transitional Federal Charter of the Somali Republic" (PDF). University of Pretoria. 1 February 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2010. "The Somali Republic shall have the following boundaries. (a) North; Gulf of Aden. (b) North West; Djibouti. (c) West; Ethiopia. (d) South south-west; Kenya. (e) East; Indian Ocean."
  2. Gettleman, Jeffrey (2 June 2009). "No Winner Seen in Somalia's Battle With Chaos". New York Times. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  3. "Somaliland Marks Independence After 73 Years of British Rule" (fee required). The New York Times. 26 June 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
  4. "How Britain said farewell to its Empire". BBC News. 23 July 2010.
  5. Somaliland ruling party candidate wins Nov. 13 polls – media reports AFrica News, 21 November 2017
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.