List of presidents of Puntland

The president of Puntland (Somali: Madaxaweynaha Dawladda Puntland) is the head of government of the Puntland State of Somalia. The president represents the government of Puntland. The office of president of Puntland was established with the proclamation of the Puntland State of Somalia on 1 August 1998. The first president of Puntland was Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed. The current office-holder is the sixth president Said Abdullahi Dani, since 8 January 2019.

President of Puntland State of Somalia
Madaxaweynaha Dawladda Puntland (Somali)
Coat of arms of Puntland
Flag of Puntland
Incumbent
Said Abdullahi Dani
since 8 January 2019
Government of Puntland
Member ofGovernment of Puntland
ResidenceState House
SeatGarowe
Term lengthFive years, renewable once
Formation1 August 1998
First holderAbdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
DeputyVice president
Websiteplstate.so

List

In 2001, the first president, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, whose term was expiring, was ousted from the capital by the opposition for refusing to step down. The opposition held a shir (council) in November and elected Jama Ali Jama as president. Therefore, Jama Ali Jama is sometimes considered the second president of Puntland.[1]

However, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed formed an army and, with Ethiopian support, expelled Jama Ali Jama from the capital in early 2002.[1] Therefore, today, Somali media usually don't count Jama Ali Jama a Puntland president, and report Mohamed Abdi Hashi as the second president.[2][3]

Therefore, Abdirahman Farole is the "fourth president," according to a document issued in 2018 by the Puntland Bureau of Statistics.[4] And the current president of Puntland, Said Deni, writes in his Facebook page, "The 6th and Current President Of the Puntland State of Somalia."[5]

No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)		 Term of office Party Vice president Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
(1934–2012)		 1 August 1998 30 June 2001 2 years, 333 days SSDF Mohamed Abdi Hashi[6]
— Yusuf Haji Nur
(?–2019)
acting		 1 July 2001 14 November 2001 136 days Independent Vacant
— Jama Ali Jama
(born ?)
acting		 14 November 2001 8 May 2002 175 days Independent Ahmad Mahmud Gunle[7]
(1) Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
(1934–2012)		 8 May 2002 14 October 2004 2 years, 159 days Independent Mohamed Abdi Hashi[8]
2 Mohamed Abdi Hashi
(1950s–2020)
'		 14 October 2004 8 January 2005 86 days United Somali Party Mohamed Ali Yusuf[9]
3 Mohamud Muse Hersi
(1937–2017)		 8 January 2005 8 January 2009 4 years, 0 days Independent Hassan Dahir Afqurac[6][9]
4 Abdirahman Farole
(born 1945)		 8 January 2009 8 January 2014 5 years, 0 days Horseed Abdisamad Ali Shire[10]
5 Abdiweli Gaas
(born 1963)		 8 January 2014 8 January 2019 5 years, 0 days UDAD Abdihakim Amey[10]
6 Said Deni
(1967–)		 8 January 2019 Incumbent 4 years, 292 days Kaah Ahmed Elmi Osman[11]

See also

References
  1. Markus Virgil Hoehne (2015). "Between Somaliland and Puntland" (PDF). p. 62. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  2. "Jubbaland oo ka hadashay geerida madaxweynihii 2aad ee Puntland". garoweonline.com. 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  3. "Madaxweynihii 2aad Ee Puntland Oo Geeriyooday". horseedmedia.net. 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  4. Department of Statistics (2018). "PUNTLAND STATE OF SOMALIA - Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  5. Said Abdullahi Deni. "H.E Said Abdullahi Deni facebook page". Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  6. "Somali Family Services".
  7. Africa South of the Sahara 2003 (32nd ed.). Old Woking, Surrey: The Gresham Press. 2003. ISBN 1-85743-131-6 – via Google Books.
  8. Department of State (September 2005). Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Report Submitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives and Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate by the Department of State in Accordance with Sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended (Report). U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  9. "Puntland State of Somalia – Elections and Administrative Structure". plstate.so. Puntland State.
  10. Puntland Development Research Center; Interpeace Regional Office for Eastern and Central Africa (June 2015). Puntland’s Political Transformation: Taking the First Steps toward Democratic Elections (PDF) (Report). Garowe. ISBN 978-9966-1665-3-1.
  11. "Somalia: UN Congratulates Puntland Region's Newly-Elected President". UN News. January 9, 2019. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
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