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This is a list of presidents of Somalia. Since the establishment of the office of president in 1960, there have been 9 official presidents. The president is the head of state of Somalia and the commander-in-chief of the Somali Armed Forces. The current office holder is Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, having been elected in the 2022 presidential election. He is the first person to have held the office on multiple occasions, having been previously elected in the 2012 presidential election and held the office from 2012–2017.

List

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party Election
Took office Left office Time in office
Flag of Somalia.svgSomali Republic (1960–1969) • Coat of arms of Somalia.svg
1
Aden Adde
Aden Adde
(1908–2007)
1 July 1960 10 June 1967 6 years, 344 days SYL 1960
2
Abdirashid Shermarke
Abdirashid Shermarke
(1919–1969)
10 June 1967 15 October 1969 † 2 years, 127 days SYL 1967
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein
(1912–2012)
Acting
15 October 1969 21 October 1969 6 days SYL
Flag of Somalia.svgSomali Democratic Republic (1969–1991) • Coat of arms of Somalia.svg
3
Siad Barre
Siad Barre
(1910–1995)
21 October 1969 26 January 1991 21 years, 97 days SRSP 1980
1986
Flag of Somalia.svgInterim Government of Somalia (1991–1997) • Coat of arms of Somalia.svg
4
Ali Mahdi Muhammad
Ali Mahdi Muhammad
(1939–2021)
27 January 1991 3 January 1997 5 years, 342 days USC 1991
Vacant (3 January 1997–27 August 2000)
Flag of Somalia.svgTransitional national government of Somalia (2000–2004) • Coat of arms of Somalia.svg
5
Abdiqasim Salad Hassan
Abdiqasim Salad Hassan
(born 1941)
27 August 2000 14 October 2004 4 years, 48 days Independent 2000
Flag of Somalia.svgTransitional federal government of Somalia (2004–2012) • Coat of arms of Somalia.svg
6
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
(1934–2012)
14 October 2004 29 December 2008
(Resigned)
4 years, 76 days Independent 2004
Aden Madobe
Aden Madobe
(born 1957)
Acting
29 December 2008 31 January 2009 33 days RRA
7
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
(born 1964)
31 January 2009 20 August 2012 3 years, 202 days ARS 2009
Flag of Somalia.svgFederal Republic of Somalia (2012–present) • Coat of arms of Somalia.svg
Muse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle
Muse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle
(born 1940)
Acting
20 August 2012 28 August 2012 8 days Independent
Mohamed Osman Jawari
Mohamed Osman Jawari
(1945–2024)
Acting
28 August 2012 16 September 2012 19 days Independent
8
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
(born 1955)
16 September 2012 16 February 2017 4 years, 153 days PDP 2012
9
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
(born 1962)
16 February 2017 23 May 2022 5 years, 96 days TPP 2017
10
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
(born 1955)
23 May 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 185 days Union for Peace and Development Party 2022

Timeline

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Mohamed Osman Jawari Muse Sayyid Hassan Sharif Sheikh Ahmed Aden Madobe Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed Abdiqasim Salad Hussein Farrah Aidid Mohamed Farrah Aidid Ali Mahdi Muhammad Siad Barre Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Abdirashid Shermarke Aden Adde

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