# Governors of the Central Bank of Somalia, 1960 to 2026

> Every holder of the office, with dates and a source on each row: Abdi Adan Mohamed, Abdi Haji Abikar, Abdullahi Ahmed Addow, Abdirahman Nur Hirsi, Omar Ahmed Omar, Mahmoud Jama Ahmed and others.

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Last checked: 2026-11-12
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## In short

The Somali National Bank was founded in 1960 and renamed the Central Bank of Somalia in 1975. It stopped working in 1991. Transitional governments named governors from 2001, and the Central Bank Act of 2012 re-established it. The Wikipedia list gives terms by year and rests on the bank's own history page. ([Wikipedia, Central Bank of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Somalia))

Each row below gives the holder's name in English and Somali spelling, dates in office and the source for that row. Dates are from [Wikipedia, Central Bank of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Somalia); where sources give different dates, the note says so. How we source: [How we check facts](/en/about/how-we-check-facts/).

## Governors

| Name | In office | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdi Adan Mohamed (Cabdi Aadan Maxamed) | 1960 to 1964 |  | [Wikipedia, Central Bank of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Somalia) |
| Abdi Haji Abikar (Cabdi Xaaji Abikar) | 1964 to 1968 |  | [Wikipedia, Central Bank of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Somalia) |
| Abdullahi Ahmed Addow (Cabdullaahi Axmed Addow) | 1968 to 1970 |  | [Wikipedia, Central Bank of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Somalia) |
| Abdirahman Nur Hirsi (Cabdiraxmaan Nuur Xirsi) | 1970 to 1974 |  | [Wikipedia, Central Bank of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Somalia) |
| Omar Ahmed Omar (Cumar Axmed Cumar) | 1974 to 1978 |  | [Wikipedia, Central Bank of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Somalia) |
| Mahmoud Jama Ahmed (Maxamuud Jaamac Axmed) | 1978 to 1984 |  | [Wikipedia, Central Bank of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Somalia) |
| Omar Ahmed Omar (Cumar Axmed Cumar) | 1984 to 1987 | second time | [Wikipedia, Central Bank of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Somalia) |
| Mahmoud Mohamed Nur (Maxamuud Maxamed Nuur) | 1987 to 1989 |  | [Wikipedia, Central Bank of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Somalia) |
| Omar Ahmed Omar (Cumar Axmed Cumar) | 1989 to 1990 | third time | [Wikipedia, Central Bank of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Somalia) |
| Ali Abdi Amalow (Cali Cabdi Amaalow) | 1990 to 1991 |  | [Wikipedia, Central Bank of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Somalia) |
| Mohamed Mohamud Ulusow (Maxamed Maxamuud Uluusow) | 2001 to 2005 |  | [Wikipedia, Central Bank of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Somalia) |
| Bashir Isse Ali (Bashiir Ciise Cali) | 2005 to 2010 | Wikidata gives 2006 to 2010 | [Wikipedia, Central Bank of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Somalia), [Wikidata, position-held records](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109745158) |
| Abdullahi Haji Jama (Cabdullaahi Xaaji Jaamac) | 2010 to 2013 |  | [Wikipedia, Central Bank of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Somalia) |
| [Abdisalam Omer Hadliye](/en/people/abdisalam-omer-hadliye/) (Cabdisalaam Cumar Hadliye) | 17 January 2013 to 13 September 2013 | exact dates from Wikidata | [Wikipedia, Central Bank of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Somalia), [Wikidata, position-held records](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109745158) |
| Yussur Abrar (Yusur Abraar) | 13 September 2013 to 1 November 2013 | exact dates from Wikidata | [Wikipedia, Central Bank of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Somalia), [Wikidata, position-held records](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109745158) |
| Bashir Isse Ali (Bashiir Ciise Cali) | 27 November 2013 to 4 April 2019 | exact dates from Wikidata | [Wikipedia, Central Bank of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Somalia), [Wikidata, position-held records](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109745158) |
| Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Cabdiraxmaan Maxamed Cabdullaahi) | April 2019 to now |  | [Wikipedia, Central Bank of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Somalia) |

## Related pages

- [Central Bank of Somalia](/en/economy/central-bank-of-somalia/)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia, Central Bank of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Somalia)

We also publish every row of every office-holder list as one open data file: [office-holders.csv](/data/institutions/office-holders.csv).

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