List of presidents of Somaliland

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.^[1]^[2] 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.

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	253 days	Waddani

Candidate		Running mate	Party	Votes	%
	Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro	Mohamed Ali Abdi	Waddani	407,908	63.95
	Muse Bihi Abdi	Mohamoud Hassan Saajin	Peace, Unity, and Development Party	225,219	35.31
	Faysal Ali Warabe	Abdirashid Duale Diriye	For Justice and Development	4,699	0.74
Total				637,826	100.00

Valid votes				637,826	98.45
Invalid/blank votes				10,037	1.55
Total votes				647,863	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				1,227,048	52.80
Source: HO, Registered

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