Incumbent Hassan Sheikh Mohamud since 23 May 2022[1]
Style
Mr President (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Type
Head of state
Head of Executive
Commander-in-chief
Abbreviation
POTFROS, POS
Member of
National security council National Economic Council
Residence
Villa Somalia
Seat
Mogadishu
Appointer
Federal Parliament of Somalia
Term length
Four years
Constituting instrument
Constitution of Somalia
Formation
1 July 1960
First holder
Aden Abdullah Osman Daar
Salary
$250,000 annually (2023)[2]
Website
villasomalia.gov.so
Politics of Somalia
Constitution
Provisional Constitution
Executive
President (List)
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Prime Minister
Hamza Abdi Barre
Council of Ministers
Legislature
Speaker
Aden Madobe
Members of the Federal Parliament
Judiciary
Judiciary
Elections
Recent elections
Presidential: 2017
2022
Parliamentary: 2016
2021–2022
Referendum: 1979 (latest)
Administrative divisions
States and regions
Galmudug
Hirshabelle
Jubaland
Puntland
South West Somalia
Claimed territory
Somaliland
Foreign relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister: Abshir Omar Huruse
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The president of Somalia (Somali: Madaxaweynaha Soomaaliya) is the head of state of Somalia. The president is also commander-in-chief of the Somali Armed Forces. The president represents the Federal Republic of Somalia, and the unity of the Somali nation, as well as ensuring the implementation of the Constitution of Somalia and the organised and harmonious functioning of the organs of state.[3] Currently, the president of Somalia is indirectly elected, chosen by the Federal Parliament of Somalia.
The office of the President of Somalia was established with the proclamation of the Republic of Somalia on 1 July 1960. The first president of Somalia was Aden Abdullah Osman Daar.
^Mohamud, Ali (15 May 2022). "Somalia's new president elected by 327 people". BBC. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
^"Salaries for sitting African presidents". Daily Monitor. 23 July 2015. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
^*Provisional Constitution (adopted August 1, 2012)
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