List of presidents of Somalia

The president of Somalia (Template:Langx) is the head of state of Somalia. There have been 9 official presidents since the office was created in 1960. The president is also 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.

Timeline

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Define $today = 24/12/2025

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bar:Adde
 from: 01/07/1960 till: 10/06/1967 color:soyl        text:"Aden Adde"
bar:Shermarke
 from: 10/06/1967 till: 15/10/1969 color:soyl        text:"Abdirashid Shermarke"
bar:Hussein
 from: 15/10/1969 till: 21/10/1969 color:soyl        text:"Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (acting)"
bar:Barre
 from: 21/10/1969 till: 26/06/1976 color:military
 from: 26/06/1976 till: 26/01/1991 color:xhks        text:"Siad Barre"
bar:Muhammad
 from: 27/01/1991 till: 27/08/2000 color:usc         text:"Ali Mahdi Muhammad"
bar:Salad
 from: 27/08/2000 till: 14/10/2004 color:independent text:"Abdiqasim Salad"
bar:Ahmed
 from: 14/10/2004 till: 29/12/2008 color:independent text:"Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed"
bar:Madobe
 from: 29/12/2008 till: 31/01/2009 color:rra         text:"Aden Madobe (acting)"
bar:SheikhAhmed
 from: 31/01/2009 till: 20/08/2012 color:ars         text:"Sharif Sheikh Ahmed"
bar:Hassan
 from: 20/08/2012 till: 28/08/2012 color:independent text:"Muse Sayyid Hassan (acting)"
bar:Jawari
 from: 28/08/2012 till: 16/09/2012 color:independent text:"Mohamed Osman Jawari (acting)"
bar:Mohamud
 from: 16/09/2012 till: 16/02/2017 color:pdp 
 from: 15/05/2022 till: $today     color:upd         text:"Hassan Sheikh Mohamud"
bar:Farmaajo
 from: 16/02/2017 till: 15/05/2022 color:tpp         text:"Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed"

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See also

• History of Somalia
• Politics of Somalia
• List of colonial governors of British Somaliland
• List of colonial governors of Italian Somaliland
• President of Somalia
• List of prime ministers of Somalia
• List of speakers of the Parliament of Somalia

External links

• World Statesmen – Somalia