This post discusses the past presidents of Somalia till the present day, the head of state is the president and the commander-in-chief of armed force.
Somalia is officially known as the Federal Republic of Somalia. It is in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Kenya, the Gulf of Aden, Djibouti and the Indian Ocean. Somalia’s population is an estimated 12.3 million. The Head of state in Somalia is the President whose office dates back to 1960. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is the President incumbent of Somalia.
Read: POLITICAL HISTORY OF SOMALIA
The President of Somalia is the head of state, the commander-in-chief of The Somali armed forces. The President of Somalia is the representative of the Federal Republic of Somalia and the unity of the nation. The President of Somalia also is responsible for ensuring that the Somali constitution is implemented.
This is a list of presidents of Somalia. Since the establishment of the office of president in 1960, there have been 9 official presidents:
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | ||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | Aden Adde (1908–2007) |
1 July 1960 | 10 June 1967 | 6 years, 344 days | SYL | 1960 |
| 2 | Abdirashid Shermarke (1919–1969) |
10 June 1967 | 15 October 1969 † | 2 years, 127 days | SYL | 1967 |
| – | Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (1912–2012) Acting |
15 October 1969 | 21 October 1969 | 6 days | SYL | — |
| 3 | Siad Barre (1910–1995) |
21 October 1969 | 26 January 1991 | 21 years, 97 days | SRSP | 1980 1986 |
| 4 | Ali Mahdi Muhammad (1939–2021) |
27 January 1991 | 3 January 1997 | 5 years, 342 days | USC | 1991 |
| 5 | Abdiqasim Salad Hassan (born 1941) |
27 August 2000 | 14 October 2004 | 4 years, 48 days | Independent | 2000 |
| 6 | Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (1934–2012) |
14 October 2004 | 29 December 2008 (Resigned) |
4 years, 76 days | Independent | 2004 |
| – | Aden Madobe (born 1957) Acting |
29 December 2008 | 31 January 2009 | 33 days | RRA | — |
| 7 | Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (born 1964) |
31 January 2009 | 20 August 2012 | 3 years, 202 days | ARS | 2009 |
| – | Muse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle (born 1940) Acting |
20 August 2012 | 28 August 2012 | 8 days | Independent | — |
| – | Mohamed Osman Jawari (born 1945) Acting |
28 August 2012 | 16 September 2012 | 19 days | Independent | — |
| 8 | Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (born 1955) |
16 September 2012 | 16 February 2017 | 4 years, 153 days | PDP | 2012 |
| 9 | Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (born 1962) |
16 February 2017 | 23 May 2022 | 5 years, 96 days | TPP | 2017 |
| 10 | Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (born 1955) |
23 May 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 35 days | UPD | 2022 |