List of presidents of Somaliland

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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

Died in office

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party
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 (until July 2001)
		Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal (1928–2002)	1993 1997	16 May 1993	3 May 2002	8 years, 352 days	UDUB
3		Dahir Riyale Kahin (born 1952)	2003	3 May 2002	27 July 2010	8 years, 85 days	UDUB
4		Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo (1938–2024)	2010	27 July 2010	13 December 2017	7 years, 139 days	Kulmiye
5		Muse Bihi Abdi (born 1948)	2017	13 December 2017	12 December 2024	6 years, 365 days	Kulmiye
6		Abdirahman Mohamed Irro (born 1956)	2024	12 December 2024	Incumbent	9 days	Waddani


Candidate		Running mate	Party	Votes	%
	Muse Bihi Abdi	Abdirahman Saylici	Peace, Unity, and Development Party	305,909	55.10
	Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi	Mohamed Ali	Waddani	226,092	40.73
	Faysal Ali Warabe	Abdi Ahmed Musa Abyan	For Justice and Development	23,141	4.17
Total				555,142	100.00

Valid votes				555,142	98.15
Invalid/blank votes				10,475	1.85
Total votes				565,617	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				704,198	80.32
Source: SLNEC

"Somaliland Marks Independence After 73 Years of British Rule" (fee required). The New York Times. 26 June 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
"How Britain said farewell to its Empire". BBC News. 23 July 2010.

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	Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal Dahir Riyale Kahin Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Muse Bihi Abdi Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi

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