Vice President of Somaliland
| Vice President of the Republic of Somaliland | |
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| Madaxweyne Ku Xigeenka Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland نائب رئيس جمهورية أرض الصومال | |
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| Style | His Excellency Mr. Vice President |
| Member of | Cabinet of Somaliland |
| Seat | Hargeisa (1991–present) |
| Appointer | Direct election President of Somaliland |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of the Republic of Somaliland |
| Formation | 28 May 1991 |
| First holder | Hassan Isse Jama |
| Website | madaxtooyadajsl |
The vice president of Somaliland (Somali: Madaxweyne ku xigeenka Somaliland) is the deputy head of state of Somaliland and the second highest official next to the president. The vice president is the constitutional successor of the president of Somaliland in case of a vacancy.
List of vice presidents of Somaliland
[edit]- Political parties
Somali National Movement (SNM)
- Symbols
† Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Office Holder | Elected | Term of office | Political party | Notes | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
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Hassan Isse Jama | Appointed | 7 June 1991 | 16 May 1993 | 1 year, 343 days | SNM | |
| 2 | 
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Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur عبد الرحمن أحمد علي الطور |
Appointed | 16 May 1993 | 17 May 1995 | 4 years, 1 day | Independent | Preceded as President of Somaliland |
| 3 | 
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Abdirahman Aw Ali Farrah عبدالرحمن أو علي فارح |
Appointed | 17 May 1995 | 16 February 1997 | 1 year, 275 days | Independent | [2] |
| 4 | 
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Dahir Riyale Kahin ظاهر ريالي كاهن |
Appointed | 16 February 1997 | 3 May 2002 | 5 years, 76 days | Independent | |
| UDUB | Succeeded as President of Somaliland | |||||||
| 5 | 
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Ahmed Yusuf Yasin أحمد يوسف ياسين |
Appointed 2003 |
3 May 2002 | 27 July 2010 | 8 years, 85 days | UDUB | |
| 6 |
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Abdirahman Saylici عبد الرحمن زيلعي |
2010 2017 |
27 July 2010 | Incumbent | 14 years, 118 days | Kulmiye | [3] |
| 7 | Mohamed Ali Abdi | 2024 | Vice President-elect | Waddani | ||||
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 Somaliland portal |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Various editions of The Europa World Year Book
- ^ Paquin, Jonathan (July 2010). A Stability-Seeking Power: U.S. Foreign Policy and Secessionist Conflicts. ISBN 9780773591028.
- ^ Bahcheli, Tozun; Bartmann, Barry; Srebrnik, Henry (2004-09-09). De Facto States: The Quest for Sovereignty. ISBN 9781135771218.
- ^ "Somaliland Vice President". www.somaliland-mission.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-17.
