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{{Short description|Deputy head of state of Somaliland}}
{{Infobox political post
| post = Vice President
| body = the<br />Republic of Somaliland
| native_name = {{small|''Madaxweyne Ku Xigeenka Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland''}}<br /> نائب رئيس جمهورية أرض الصومال
| insignia = Emblem_of_Somaliland.svg
| insigniasize = 
| insigniacaption = [[National Emblem of Somaliland]]
| flag = Flag of Somaliland.svg{{!}}border
| flagsize = 125px
| flagcaption = [[Flag of Somaliland]]
| image = File:Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi delivering a speech (cropped).jpg
| imagesize = 
| incumbent = [[Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi]]
| incumbentsince = 12 December 2024
| style = [[Excellency|His Excellency]]<br />{{small|[[Mr. President (title)|Mr. Vice President]]}}
| member_of = [[Cabinet of Somaliland]]
| residence = 
| seat = [[Hargeisa]] {{small|(1991–present)}}
| appointer = [[Direct election]] <br />[[President of Somaliland]]
| termlength = 5 years, renewable once
| constituting_instrument = [[Constitution of Somaliland|Constitution of the Republic of Somaliland]]
| formation = 28 May 1991
| succession = 
| first = [[Hassan Isse Jama]]
| deputy = 
| salary = 
| website = {{URL|https://madaxtooyadajsl.com/category/english-news/}} {{in lang|en}}
}}

The '''vice president of Somaliland''' ({{langx|so|Madaxweyne ku xigeenka Somaliland}}) is the deputy [[head of state]] of [[Somaliland]] and the second highest official next to the president. The vice president is the constitutional successor of the [[president of Somaliland]] in case of a vacancy.

== List of vice presidents of Somaliland ==
; Political parties
{{legend|CornflowerBlue|[[Somali National Movement]] (SNM)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|green|[[United Peoples' Democratic Party]] (UDUB)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party}}|[[Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Waddani}}|[[Waddani]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

; Symbols
{{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Office Holder
! rowspan="2" |Elected
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" |Political party
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
!Took office
!Left office
!Time in office
|-
! style="background:CornflowerBlue; color:white;" | 1
|[[File:Hassan Isse Jama.jpg|80px]]
|[[Hassan Isse Jama]]
|Selected
|7 June 1991
|16 May 1993
|{{Age in years and days|1991|6|7|1993|5|16}}
|[[Somali National Movement|SNM]]
| 
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 2
|[[File:Abdirahman Aw Ali Farrah.png|80px]]
|[[Abdirahman Aw Ali Farrah]] 'Tolwaa' <br /> عبدالرحمن أو علي فارح
|Selected
|16 May 1993
|16 February 1997
|{{Age in years and days|1995|5|17|1997|2|16}}
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Phillips |first1=Sarah |title=Political Settlements and State  Formation: The Case of Somaliland |url=https://res.cloudinary.com/dlprog/image/upload/mwU9JokvSErECzBekElE0bUwcjau3CcsTT7QYwSW.pdf|date=December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gk2QAgAAQBAJ |title = De Facto States: The Quest for Sovereignty|isbn = 9781135771218|last1 = Bahcheli|first1 = Tozun|last2 = Bartmann|first2 = Barry|last3 = Srebrnik|first3 = Henry|date = 2004-09-09| publisher=Routledge }}</ref>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 3
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Dahir Riyaale Kahin.jpg|80px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Dahir Riyale Kahin]] <br /> ظاهر ريالي كاهن
| rowspan="2" | Selected
| rowspan="2" | 16 February 1997
| rowspan="2" | 3 May 2002
| rowspan="2" | {{Age in years and days|1997|2|16|2002|5|3}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
! style="background:Green; color:white;" |
| [[United Peoples' Democratic Party|UDUB]]
|Succeeded as [[President of Somaliland]]
|-
! style="background:Green; color:white;" | 4
|[[File:Ahmed Yusuf Yasin.jpg|80px]]
|[[Ahmed Yusuf Yasin]] <br /> أحمد يوسف ياسين
|Selected<br /> [[2003 Somaliland presidential election|2003]]
|3 May 2002
|27 July 2010
|{{Age in years and days|2002|5|3|2010|7|27}}
|[[United Peoples' Democratic Party|UDUB]]
| 
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party}}; color:black;" | 5
|[[File:Abdirahman Abdallahi Ismail Saylici, Vice President of Somaliland (6409719759).jpg|80px]]
|[[Abdirahman Saylici]] <br /> عبد الرحمن زيلعي
|[[2010 Somaliland presidential election|2010]] <br /> [[2017 Somaliland presidential election|2017]]
|27 July 2010
|12 December 2024
|{{Age in years and days|2010|7|27}}
|[[Kulmiye Peace, Unity, and Development Party|Kulmiye]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.somaliland-mission.com/47-website/305-somaliland-vice-president.html |title=Somaliland Vice President |website=www.somaliland-mission.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717041741/http://www.somaliland-mission.com/47-website/305-somaliland-vice-president.html |archive-date=2018-07-17}} </ref>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Waddani}}; color:white;" | 6
|[[File:Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi delivering a speech (cropped).jpg|80px]]
|[[Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi]]
|[[2024 Somaliland presidential election|2024]] 
|12 December 2024
| Incumbent
| {{Age in years and days|2024|12|12}}
|[[Waddani]]
|
|}
{{Politics of Somaliland}}

==See also==
* [[Somaliland]]
** [[Politics of Somaliland]]
** [[President of Somaliland]]
* [[Lists of office-holders]]

==References==
*Various editions of ''The Europa World Year Book''
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.somalilandlaw.com/somaliland_constitution.htm#Top Constitution in English]
	
{{Vice presidents of Somaliland}}
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