Incumbent Muse Bihi Abdi since 13 December 2017 (2017-12-13)
Style
His Excellency Mr. President
Type
Head of state
Head of government
Commander-in-chief
Member of
Cabinet of Somaliland
Residence
Presidential Palace
Seat
Hargeisa
Appointer
Direct election
Term length
5 years, renewable once
Constituting instrument
Constitution of Somaliland
Formation
28 May 1991 (1991-05-28)
First holder
Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
Deputy
Vice President of Somaliland
Website
Official website
The president of Somaliland (Somali: Madaxweynaha Soomaaliland; Arabic: رئيس جمهورية أرض الصومال, romanized: Rayiys jumhuriat 'ard alsuwmal) is the head of state and head of government of Somaliland. The president is also commander-in-chief of the Somaliland Armed Forces. The president represents the Government of Somaliland.
The first president of Somaliland was Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur. The current office-holder is the 5th president Muse Bihi Abdi, who took office on 13 December 2017. The President can serve a maximum of two five-year terms.
The Republic of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to the former British Somaliland Protectorate, which was an independent country for a few days in 1960 as the State of Somaliland.[1][2][3]
^"Somaliland Marks Independence After 73 Years of British Rule" (fee required). The New York Times. 1960-06-26. p. 6. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
^"How Britain said farewell to its Empire". BBC News. 23 July 2010.
^37. Somalia/Somaliland (1960-present).
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