List of presidents of Somaliland
# 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. 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

### Symbols

$^†$ Died in office

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Term of office | 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 |
| (2) | | 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 Mohamoud (born 1936) | 2010 | 27 July 2010 | 13 December 2017 | 7 years, 139 days | Kulmiye |
| 5 | | Muse Bihi Abdi (born 1948) | 2017 | 13 December 2017 | Incumbent | 5 years, 226 days | Kulmiye |

## Latest election

On 21 November 2017 the NEC announced that Muse Bihi Abdi of the ruling Kulmiye party polled 55.1% of votes to emerge winner. His closest contender was Abdirahman Irro of the Waddani party who polled 40.7% with Faysal Ali Warabe finishing last with 4.2% of votes.

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