List of Somali flags

This is a list of flags of entities named related to Somalia.

National flags

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1954–present	National flag of Somalia and the flag for several Somali republics	A single white five-pointed star centered on a blue field.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Regional flags

State flags

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	2002–2006, 2014–present	Flag of South-West State	Somalia's flag juxtaposed with a red diagonal line in the middle and a green background with 6 stars bottom right.
	2002		6 stars on top-left of the flag with blue, red and green.(Top to bottom)
	2014		Blue, red and green(Top to bottom),with a big white star on the top, and 6 small stars in a hexagonal shape on the bottom. [10]
	2015–present	Flag of Galmudug State	White chevron bearing two green stars facing horizontally on a light blue field bearing a white star on the right side.
	2006–2009		Same as Somalia's national flag.
	2009–2010		[11]
	2010–2015		[12][13]
	2009–	Flag of Puntland State	A horizontal tricolor of blue, white and green with a white star at the top.[14][15]
	–2009		Same as Somalia's national flag.
	2012–2017 2023–present	Flag of Khatumo State	[16]
	2013–present	Flag of Jubaland State	[17]
		Flag of Hirshabelle State	[18]
	2008–2015	Flag of Himan and Heeb State
		Flag of Banadir State, coextensive with Mogadishu	[19]
	2007–2008	Flag of Maakhir State, a quasi-state in the nation of Somalia
	2008–2009	Flag of Maakhir State	[20]
		Flag of the unrecognised Jubba Valley State	[21]
		Flag of the unrecognised Raas Caseyr State	[22]

Other

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1998–1999	Flag of Jubaland	[23]
	1996–present	Flag of the Republic of Somaliland	[24][25][26][27]
		Flag of the Republic of Azania	[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]
	2008-present	Flag of the Islamic Emirate of Somalia	[36]

Military flags

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
		Flag of the Somali Armed Forces	[37]

Police flags

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
		Flag of the Somali Police Force	A blue banner with the logo of the Somali Police Force, centered.

Political flags

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1984–present	Flag of the Ogaden National Liberation Front	[38]
	2011–present	Flag of the Somali Labour Party
		Flag of the Somali Youth League	[39]
	1981–1991	Flag of the Somali National Movement
	1991–present	Flag of Ahlu Sunnah Waljamaca

Historical flags

The following are the flags historically used in the territory of present-day Somalia:^[40]

Pre-colonial states

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	10th century–16th century	Flag of the Sultanate of Mogadishu according to Lázaro Luis' 1563 map	A dark blue field with a golden crescent moon in the center.
	13th century–17th century	Flag of the Ajuran Empire	A bicoloured pennon of red and yellow with a white crescent moon off-centred toward the hoist.
	17th century–19th century	Flag of the Hiraab Imamate	A swallowtailed bicoloured banner of red and blue with 2 white crescent moons.
	1415–1577	Flag of the Adal Sultanate	A vertical tricolour of white, red and white with a crescent moon in each stripe.
	1695–1911	Signature Flag of the Sultanate of the Geledi	A vertical bicolor of blue and green with a 5 pointed star in the blue stripe and an arabic script in the green stripe.
	1700s–1884	Religious banner of the Isaaq Sultanate derived from an Adal Sultanate flag	A green field with a white arabic script.
	1896–1925	Flag of the Dervish State	A blue field with a red square border in the center and a red square inside of it, bordered with red.

Territories under Ottoman Rule

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1559–1793	Flag of the Ottoman Empire	Red field with a green disc in the center and three golden crescent moons inside the disc.
	1793–1844	Flag of the Ottoman Empire	A red field with a white crescent moon and an eight-pointed star.
	1844–1882	Flag of the Ottoman Empire	A red field with a white crescent moon and a five-pointed star.

Territories under Omani Rule

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1650–1741	Flag of the Imamate of Oman	A white field with the royal emblem in the canton.
	1696–1741	Flag of the Omani Empire	A white field with red Arabic script above and a red sword pointed to the right.

Italian Somaliland

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1889–1941	Flag of Italian Somaliland	An Italian tricolour with Savoy shield and Royal crown in the middle.
	1941–1950	Flag of Italian Somaliland under British occupation	A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
	1950–1960	Official flag of Trust Territory of Somaliland	A tricolour featuring three equally sized vertical pales of green, white and red.
	1950–1960	Flag of the UN	Same as the UN (United Nations)flag.
	1954–1960	Co-official/secondary flag of Trust Territory of Somaliland	Same as the Somali flag.

British Somaliland

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1884–1903	Flag of the United Kingdom used in British Somaliland	A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
	1884–1898	Flag of the British Raj used in British Somaliland	A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India emblem displayed in the fly.
	1903–1950	Flag of British Somaliland	Flag with a dark blue background, the Union Jack symbol on the top-left (A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland)) and a kudu antelope in a white circle on the middle-right.
	1950–1952	Flag of British Somaliland
	1952–1960	Flag of British Somaliland
	1960	Flag of the State of Somaliland	Sky blue field charged with a white five pointed star.

See also

• Flag of Somalia
• Flag of Somaliland