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This is a list of Presidents of Somalia. Since the establishment of the office of President in 1960, there have been 9 official presidents. The President is the head of state of Somalia and the commander-in-chief of the Somali Armed Forces. The current President is Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, elected in 2017.

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Name		Portrait	Birth–Death	Elected	Took office	Left office	Political party
• Somali Republic (1960–1969) •
style="background:Template:Somali Youth League/meta/color; color:white;"\| 1	Aden Abdullah Osman Daar		1908–2007	1960	1 July 1960	10 June 1967	Somali Youth League
style="background:Template:Somali Youth League/meta/color; color:white;"\| 2	Abdirashid Ali Shermarke		1919–1969	1967	10 June 1967	15 October 1969 (Assassinated)	Somali Youth League
style="background:Template:Somali Youth League/meta/color; color:white;"\| —	Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein Acting President		1912–2012	—	15 October 1969	21 October 1969 (Deposed)	Somali Youth League
• Somali Democratic Republic (1969–1991) •
style="background:Template:Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 3	Mohamed Siad Barre^[1]		1919–1995	1979 1986	21 October 1969	26 January 1991 (Deposed)	Military / Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party
• Interim Government of Somalia (1991–1997) •
style="background:Template:United Somali Congress/meta/color; color:white;"\| 4	Ali Mahdi Muhammad^[2]	File:Ali4th.jpg	1939–	1991	27 January 1991	3 January 1997	United Somali Congress
Vacant (3 January 1997–27 August 2000)^[3]
• Transitional National Government of Somalia (2000–2004) •
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\| 5	Abdiqasim Salad Hassan		1941–	2000	27 August 2000	14 October 2004	Independent
• Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (2004–2012) •
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\| 6	Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed		1934–2012	2004	14 October 2004	29 December 2008 (Resigned)	Independent
style="background:Template:Rahanweyn Resistance Army/meta/color; color:white;"\| —	Adan Mohamed Nuur Madobe Acting President		1957–	—	29 December 2008	31 January 2009	Rahanweyn Resistance Army
style="background:Template:Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia/meta/color; color:white;"\| 7	Sharif Sheikh Ahmed		1966–	2009	31 January 2009	20 August 2012	Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia
• Federal Republic of Somalia (2012–present) •
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\| —	Muse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle Acting President^[4]		1939–	—	20 August 2012	28 August 2012	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black"\| —	Mohamed Osman Jawari Acting President		1945–	—	28 August 2012	16 September 2012	Independent
style="background:Template:Peace and Development Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 8	Hassan Sheikh Mohamud		1955–	2012	16 September 2012	16 February 2017	Peace and Development Party
style="background:Template:Tayo (political party)/meta/color; color:white;"\| 9	Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo		1962–	2017	16 February 2017	Incumbent (mandate expires on 16 February 2021)	Tayo Political Party

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^ Also styled as President of Supreme Revolutionary Council
^ From November 1991 to 1995, Ali Mahdi Muhammad enjoyed recognition as President in the international community following the 1991 Djibouti conference: "at the second Djibouti conference (Aideed boycotted the first) held between 15 and 21 July 1991, Ali Mahdi was elected interim President of Somalia for a period of two years[...] Because of the legitimacy conferred on Ali Mahdi by the Djibouti conference, his government was recognized by several countries, including Djibouti, Egypt, Italy, and Saudi Arabia"; c.f. [1].
^ In the second half of the 1990s, different faction leaders vied for the Presidency, with none receiving international recognition. General Mohamed Farrah Aidid claimed to be President from 15 June 1995 to his death on 1 August 1996, followed by his son Hussein Farrah Aidid from 2 August 1996 to 20 March 1998.
^ From 20 August 2012 to 28 August 2012, Muse Hassan Abdulle served as acting Speaker of the Parliament, and as such, as acting President while elections for a new Speaker and President were forthcoming. Per Article 95 of the provisional constitution Archived 2013-01-24 at the Wayback Machine: "If the Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia falls vacant, the Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament shall act as President of the Federal Republic until such time as a new President of the Federal Republic is elected, within a maximum of thirty (30) days."; also c.f. Rulers.org – August 2012, [2].

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World Statesmen - Somalia

[1] Also styled as President of Supreme Revolutionary Council

[1991-1995-2] From November 1991 to 1995, Ali Mahdi Muhammad enjoyed recognition as President in the international community following the 1991 Djibouti conference: "at the second Djibouti conference (Aideed boycotted the first) held between 15 and 21 July 1991, Ali Mahdi was elected interim President of Somalia for a period of two years[...] Because of the legitimacy conferred on Ali Mahdi by the Djibouti conference, his government was recognized by several countries, including Djibouti, Egypt, Italy, and Saudi Arabia"; c.f. [1].

[1995-2000-3] In the second half of the 1990s, different faction leaders vied for the Presidency, with none receiving international recognition. General Mohamed Farrah Aidid claimed to be President from 15 June 1995 to his death on 1 August 1996, followed by his son Hussein Farrah Aidid from 2 August 1996 to 20 March 1998.

[August_2012-4] From 20 August 2012 to 28 August 2012, Muse Hassan Abdulle served as acting Speaker of the Parliament, and as such, as acting President while elections for a new Speaker and President were forthcoming. Per Article 95 of the provisional constitution Archived 2013-01-24 at the Wayback Machine: "If the Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia falls vacant, the Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament shall act as President of the Federal Republic until such time as a new President of the Federal Republic is elected, within a maximum of thirty (30) days."; also c.f. Rulers.org – August 2012, [2].

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-| [[Muse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle]]<br>{{small|''Acting President''}}<ref name="August 2012">From 20 August 2012 to 28 August 2012, Muse Hassan Abdulle served as acting Speaker of the Parliament, and as such, as acting President while elections for a new Speaker and President were forthcoming. Per Article 95 of the [http://www.somaliweyn.com/pages/news/Aug_12/Somalia_Constitution_English_FOR_WEB.pdf provisional constitution]: "If the Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia falls vacant, the Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament shall act as President of the Federal Republic until such time as a new President of the Federal Republic is elected, within a maximum of thirty (30) days."; also c.f. [http://rulers.org/2012-08.html Rulers.org – August 2012], [http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/photo/photoByReportage.cfm?ref=021607&sitelang=en].</ref>
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v t e Presidents of Somalia (List)
Somali Republic (1960–1969)	Aden Adde Abdirashid Shermarke Sheikh Mukhtar^*	Seal of the President of Somalia
Somali Democratic Republic (1969–1991)	Siad Barre
Interim Government of Somalia (1991–1997)	Ali Mahdi
Transitional National Government of Somalia (2000–2004)	Abdiqasim Salad
Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (2004–2012)	Abdullahi Yusuf Aden Madobe^* Sharif Ahmed
Federal Republic of Somalia (since 2012)	Musa Abdulle^* Mohamed Jawari^* Hassan Sheikh Mohamed Farmajo Hassan Sheikh
* Acting

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