List of Presidents of Somaliland

President of the Republic of Somaliland
Incumbent Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud since 27 July 2010
Style	His Excellency (if male) Mr. President (if male)
Residence	Presidential Palace - Qasriga Madaxtooyada JSL
Seat	Hargeisa (1991-present)
Appointer	Direct election
Term length	Two consecutive 4-year terms Constitution of Somaliland
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the Republic of Somaliland
Formation	18 May 1991
First holder	Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur as the first President in 1991
Deputy	Abdirahman Saylici
Website	somalilandgov.com/somaliland-president/ (English)

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.

Presidents of the Republic of Somaliland (1991–present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
28 May 1991 to 16 May 1993		Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur, President	SNM
16 May 1993 to 3 May 2002		Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, President	SNM/UDUB	Died in office.
3 May 2002 to 27 July 2010		Dahir Riyale Kahin, President	UDUB
27 July 2010 to Present		Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, President	KULMIYE

Affiliations

• Somali National Movement (SNM)
• United Peoples' Democratic Party (UDUB)
• Peace, Unity, and Development Party (KULMIYE)

Latest election

 Summary of the 26 June 2010 Somaliland presidential election results

Candidate	Running mate	Party	Votes	%
Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo	Abdirahman Saylici	KULMIYE	266,906	49.59
Dahir Riyale Kahin	Ahmed Yusuf Yasin	UDUB	178,881	33.23
Faysal Cali Warabe	Mohammad Rashid	UCID	92,459	17.18
Valid votes			538,246	100.00
Invalid votes			not reported
Total			538,246	100.00
Electorate and turnout			1,069,914	50.31
Source: Somaliland National Electoral Commission (PDF)

See also

• List of Presidents of Puntland
• Lists of incumbents

References

1. "The Transitional Federal Charter of the Somali Republic" (PDF). University of Pretoria. 2004-02-01. Retrieved 2010-02-02. "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 (2009-06-02). "No Winner Seen in Somalia's Battle With Chaos". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
3. "Somaliland Marks Independence After 73 Years of British Rule" (fee required). The New York Times. 1960-06-26. p. 6. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
4. "How Britain said farewell to its Empire". BBC News. 23 July 2010.