2012 in Somalia

The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Somalia.

← 2011 2010 2009 2012 in Somalia → 2013 2014 2015
Decades:	1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	History of Somalia List of years in Somalia

Incumbents

• President:
  • until 20 August: Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
  • 20 August-28 August: Muse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle (acting)
  • 28 August-16 September: Mohamed Osman Jawari (acting)
  • starting 16 September: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
• Prime Minister: Abdiweli Mohamed Ali (until 17 October), Abdi Farah Shirdon (starting 17 October)

Events

September

• September 10 - Members of the new Somali Parliament elect Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud President.^[1]

Deaths

March

• March 23 – Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (born 1934), former Somali president.

April

• April 2 – Samia Yusuf Omar (born 1991), Somali athlete.

June

• June 12 – Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (born 1912), Somali politician.

See also

• 2012 timeline of the War in Somalia