List of presidents of Somalia

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 President is Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed "Faarmajo", elected in 2017.[1]

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List of officeholders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party Elected
Took office Left office Time in office
• Somali Republic (1960–1969) •
1 Aden Adde
(1908–2007)		 1 July 1960 10 June 1967 6 years, 344 days SYL 1960
2 Abdirashid Shermarke
(1919–1969)		 10 June 1967 15 October 1969
(Assassinated)		 2 years, 127 days SYL 1967
— Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein
(1912–2012)
Acting		 15 October 1969 21 October 1969
(Deposed)		 6 days SYL —
• Somali Democratic Republic (1969–1991) •
3 Siad Barre
(1910–1995)
[lower-alpha 1]		 21 October 1969 26 January 1991
(Deposed)		 21 years, 97 days Military /
SRSP		 1980
1986
• Interim Government of Somalia (1991–1997) •
4 Ali Mahdi Muhammad
(born 1939)
[lower-alpha 2]		 27 January 1991 3 January 1997 5 years, 342 days USC 1991
Vacant (3 January 1997–27 August 2000)[lower-alpha 3]
• Transitional National Government of Somalia (2000–2004) •
5 Abdiqasim Salad
(born 1941)		 27 August 2000 14 October 2004 4 years, 48 days Independent 2000
• Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (2004–2012) •
6 Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
(1934–2012)		 14 October 2004 29 December 2008
(Resigned)		 4 years, 76 days Independent 2004
— Aden Madobe
(born 1956)
Acting		 29 December 2008 31 January 2009 33 days RRA —
7 Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
(born 1964)		 31 January 2009 20 August 2012 3 years, 202 days ARS 2009
• Federal Republic of Somalia (2012–present) •
— Muse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle
Acting
[lower-alpha 4]		 20 August 2012 28 August 2012 8 days Independent —
— Mohamed Osman Jawari
(born 1945)
Acting		 28 August 2012 16 September 2012 19 days Independent —
8 Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
(born 1955)		 16 September 2012 16 February 2017 4 years, 153 days PDP 2012
9 Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
(born 1962)		 16 February 2017 Incumbent
(mandate expires on 16 February 2021)		 3 years, 353 days TPP 2017

See also

Notes
  1. Also styled as President of Supreme Revolutionary Council
  2. From November 1991 to 1995, Ali Mahdi Muhammad enjoyed recognition as President in the international community following the 1991 Djibouti conference: "at the second Djibouti conference (Aideed boycotted the first) held between 15 and 21 July 1991, Ali Mahdi was elected interim President of Somalia for a period of two years[...] Because of the legitimacy conferred on Ali Mahdi by the Djibouti conference, his government was recognized by several countries, including Djibouti, Egypt, Italy, and Saudi Arabia"; c.f.[2]
  3. In the second half of the 1990s, different faction leaders vied for the Presidency, with none receiving international recognition. General Mohamed Farrah Aidid claimed to be President from 15 June 1995 to his death on 1 August 1996, followed by his son Hussein Farrah Aidid from 2 August 1996 to 20 March 1998.
  4. From 20 August 2012 to 28 August 2012, Muse Hassan Abdulle served as acting Speaker of the Parliament, and as such, as acting President while elections for a new Speaker and President were forthcoming. Per Article 95 of the provisional constitution Archived 2013-01-24 at the Wayback Machine: "If the Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia falls vacant, the Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament shall act as President of the Federal Republic until such time as a new President of the Federal Republic is elected, within a maximum of thirty (30) days."[3][4]

References
  1. Aglionby, John (8 February 2017). "Farmaajo begins 'era of unity' as Somali president". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 9 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  3. Rulers.org – August 2012
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