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.

List officeholders

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Political party	Election
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
• Somali Republic (1960–1969) •
• Somali Democratic Republic (1969–1991) •
• Interim Government of Somalia (1991–1997) •
Vacant (3 January 1997–27 August 2000)Template:Efn
• Transitional National Government of Somalia (2000–2004) •
• Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (2004–2012) •
• Federal Republic of Somalia (2012–present) •

Timeline

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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