List of prime ministers of Somalia

The prime minister of Somalia (Somali: Ra'iisul wasaaraha Soomaaliya) is the head of government of Somalia. There have been 22 official prime ministers since the office was created in 1956. The first prime minister was Abdullahi Issa, who served prior to independence in the Trust Territory of Somaliland. The current prime minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia is Hamza Abdi Barre,^[1] approved by the House of the People on 25 June 2022.^[2]

Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia
Ra'iisul wasaaraha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliyeed
Coat of arms of Somalia
Flag of Somalia
Incumbent Hamza Abdi Barre since 26 June 2022
Federal Government of Somalia Council of Ministers of Somalia
Style	Mr. Prime Minister (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Status	Head of government
Abbreviation	RW (Somali) PM (English)
Reports to	President of Somalia Federal Parliament of Somalia
Seat	Mogadishu
Appointer	President (with the approval of the parliament of Somalia)
Term length	No term limit
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Somalia
Inaugural holder	Abdullahi Issa
Formation	29 February 1956
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia
Salary	$175,000 annually in (2023)
Website	opm.gov.so

List

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Election
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
• Trust Territory of Somaliland (1956–1960) •
—		Abdullahi Issa (1921–1988)	29 February 1956	1 July 1960	4 years, 123 days	SYL	1956 1959
• Somali Republic (1960–1969) •
1		Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal (1928–2002)	1 July 1960	12 July 1960	11 days	SYL	—
2		Abdirashid Shermarke (1919–1969)	12 July 1960	14 June 1964	6 years, 337 days	SYL	—
3		Abdirizak Haji Hussein (1924–2014)	14 June 1964	15 July 1967	3 years, 31 days	SYL	1964
4		Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal (1928–2002) [a]	15 July 1967	21 October 1969	2 years, 98 days	SYL	1969
• Somali Democratic Republic (1969–1991) •
Post Abolished (21 October 1969–1 February 1987)
5		Mohammad Ali Samatar (1931–2016)	1 February 1987	3 September 1990	3 years, 214 days	SRSP	—
6		Hawadle Madar (1939–2005) [b]	3 September 1990	24 January 1991	143 days	SRSP	—
• Interim Government of Somalia (1991–1997) •
7		Umar Ghalib (1930–2020) [c]	24 January 1991	May 1993 (De facto to 3 January 1997)	5 years, 345 days	USC	—
Vacant (May 1993–8 October 2000)[c]
• Transitional National Government of Somalia (2000–2004) •
8		Ali Khalif Galaydh (1941–2020)	8 October 2000	28 October 2001	1 year, 20 days	Independent	—
—		Osman Jama Ali (born 1941) Acting	28 October 2001	12 November 2001	15 days	Independent	—
9		Hassan Abshir Farah (1945–2020)	12 November 2001	8 December 2003	2 years, 26 days	Independent	—
10		Muhammad Abdi Yusuf (born 1941)	8 December 2003	23 December 2004	1 year, 15 days	Independent	—
• Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (2004–2012) •
11		Ali Mohammed Ghedi (born 1952)	23 December 2004	30 October 2007 (Resigned)	2 years, 311 days	Independent	—
—		Salim Aliyow Ibrow (born 1942) Acting	30 October 2007	24 November 2007	25 days	Independent	—
12		Nur Hassan Hussein (1938–2020)	24 November 2007	14 February 2009	1 year, 82 days	Independent	—
13		Omar Sharmarke (born 1960)	14 February 2009	24 September 2010	1 year, 222 days	Independent	—
—		Abdiwahid Gonjeh (born 1962) Acting	24 September 2010	1 November 2010	38 days	Independent	—
14		Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (born 1962)	1 November 2010	19 June 2011	230 days	Independent	—
15		Abdiweli Gaas (born 1965)	19 June 2011	20 August 2012	1 year, 62 days	Independent	—
• Federal Republic of Somalia (2012–present) •
—		Abdiweli Gaas (born 1965) Acting	20 August 2012	17 October 2012	58 days	Independent	—
16		Abdi Farah Shirdon (born 1958)	17 October 2012	21 December 2013	1 year, 65 days	Independent	—
17		Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed (born 1959)	21 December 2013	24 December 2014	1 year, 3 days	Independent	—
18		Omar Sharmarke (born 1960)	24 December 2014	1 March 2017	2 years, 67 days	Independent	2016
19		Hassan Ali Khaire (born 1968)	1 March 2017	25 July 2020	3 years, 146 days	Independent	—
—		Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid (born 1973) Acting	25 July 2020	23 September 2020	60 days	Independent	—
20		Mohamed Hussein Roble (born 1963)	23 September 2020	26 June 2022	1 year, 276 days	Independent	—
21		Hamza Abdi Barre (born 1974)	26 June 2022[2]	Incumbent	3 years, 52 days	UPD	2021–22

Somali prime ministers are given a new number even when they are reappointed. For example, former prime minister Omar Sharmarke wrote on his Twitter page, "13th and 18th Prime Minister of Somalia."^[3] The seat had long been vacant since Umar Ghalib stepped down as prime minister, but Ali Khalif Galaydh became the eighth in August 2000.^[4] The acting prime minister is not numbered. For example, Osman Jama Ali was acting prime minister between Ali Khalif Galaydh, the eighth, and Hassan Abshir Farah, the ninth,^[4] he didn't get a number. In June 2022, Hamza Abdi Barre succeeded the 20th^[5] Mohamed Hussein Roble as the 21st Prime Minister.^[6][7]

Timeline

See also

• Somalia portal

• History of Somalia
• Politics of Somalia
• List of colonial governors of British Somaliland
• List of colonial governors of Italian Somaliland
• President of Somalia
  • List of presidents of Somalia
• List of speakers of the Parliament of Somalia

Notes

1. Deposed in the 1969 coup d'état.
2. Deposed in the Somali Rebellion.
3. From November 1991 to 2000, there was no recognized central government. The southern part of the country was controlled by different faction leaders; notably General Mohamed Farrah Aidid, who claimed to be President from 15 June 1995 to his death on 1 August 1996, followed by his son Hussein Farrah Aidid from 4 August 1996 to 20 March 1998. Decentralization took place in other areas, characterized by a return to customary and religious law in many places as well as the establishment of autonomous regional governments in the northern part of the country.