List of Presidents of Puntland

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This is a list of Presidents of Puntland, a semi-autonomous state that is de jure part of Somalia. The President of Puntland is an executive head of state: the President functions as both head of state and head of government. There is no Prime Minister.

Presidents of Puntland (1998-Present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
23 July 1998 to 30 June 2001		Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, President	SSDF/n-p	1st Term
1 July 2001 to 14 November 2001		Yusuf Haji Nur, Acting President	n-p
14 November 2001 to 8 May 2002		Jama Ali Jama, President	n-p	Deposed by his predecessor Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed.
8 May 2002 to October 2004		Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, President	n-p	2nd Term
October 2004 to 8 January 2005		Mohamed Hashi, Interim President	n-p
8 January 2005 to 8 January 2009		Mohamud Muse Hersi, President	n-p
8 January 2009 to Present		Abdirahman Farole, President	n-p

Affiliations

• SSDF - Somali Salvation Democratic Front
• n-p - Non-party

See also

• List of Presidents of Somaliland
• List of incumbents