# Leaders of Jubaland, 1925 to 2026

> Every holder of the office, with dates and a source on each row: John Lionel Bretherton, Cecil Thornehill Davenport, Corrado Zoli, Mohamed Said Hersi Morgan, Omar Haji Masale, Ahmed Warsame Mohamed and others.

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

Jubaland (Trans-Juba) was ceded by Britain to Italy by a convention of 15 July 1924 and run as a separate Italian territory until it was joined to Italian Somalia in 1926. Between 1998 and 2001 a Jubaland state was declared from Kismaayo. In April 2011 the [Azania](/en/history/greek-and-roman-writers-on-the-somali-coast/) administration was proclaimed, and on 15 May 2013 the Jubaland State of Somalia was set up. The federal government and Jubaland signed an agreement on 27 August 2013 creating the Interim [Juba](/en/economy/farming-and-harvests/) Administration. Jubaland cut ties with the federal government on 28 November 2024. ([World Statesmen, Somalia](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia.html), [Wikipedia, List of presidents of Jubaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Jubaland))

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 [World Statesmen, Somalia](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia.html), [Wikipedia, List of presidents of Jubaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Jubaland); where sources give different dates, the note says so. How we source: [How we check facts](/en/about/how-we-check-facts/).

## Jubaland under Britain and Italy, 1913 to 1926

| Name | In office | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Lionel Bretherton | 1913 to 1922 | British commissioner of Jubaland Province (then part of British East Africa), as listed by Wikipedia | [Wikipedia, List of presidents of Jubaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Jubaland) |
| Cecil Thornehill Davenport | 1923 to 1923 | British commissioner, as listed by Wikipedia | [Wikipedia, List of presidents of Jubaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Jubaland) |
| Corrado Zoli | 10 July 1925 to 31 December 1926 | High Commissioner; Wikipedia gives 16 July 1924 as the start date | [World Statesmen, Somalia](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia.html), [Wikipedia, List of presidents of Jubaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Jubaland) |

## Jubaland, 1993 to 2001 (Somali National Front and Juba Valley Alliance)

| Name | In office | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Mohamed Said Hersi Morgan](/en/people/mohamed-said-hersi-morgan/) (Maxamed Siciid Xirsi Moorgan) | 22 February 1993 to 11 June 1999 | chairman of the Somali National Front, holding Kismaayo; Wikipedia names Omar Haji Masale as leader for these dates | [World Statesmen, Somalia](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia.html), [Wikipedia, List of presidents of Jubaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Jubaland) |
| [Omar Haji Masale](/en/people/omar-haji-masale/) (Cumar Xaaji Masalle) | 22 February 1993 to 11 June 1999 | Somali National Front; Wikipedia lists him for these dates, World Statesmen lists Morgan | [Wikipedia, List of presidents of Jubaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Jubaland) |
| Ahmed Warsame Mohamed (Axmed Warsame Maxamed) | 11 June 1999 to 18 June 2001 | Allied Somali Forces, later Juba Valley Alliance | [World Statesmen, Somalia](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia.html), [Wikipedia, List of presidents of Jubaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Jubaland) |

## Juba Valley Alliance, 2008

| Name | In office | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale (Barre Aadan Shire Hiiraale) | 3 April 2008 to now | Juba Valley Alliance, as listed by Wikipedia (no end date given) | [Wikipedia, List of presidents of Jubaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Jubaland) |

## Azania, 2011 to 2013

| Name | In office | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Abdi Mohamed Gandhi (Maxamed Cabdi Maxamed Gaandi) | 3 April 2011 to 15 May 2013 | President of Azania, based largely in Kenya | [World Statesmen, Somalia](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia.html), [Wikipedia, List of presidents of Jubaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Jubaland) |

## Jubaland State of Somalia, since 2013

| Name | In office | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe](/en/people/ahmed-madobe/) (Axmed Maxamed Islaam Madoobe) | 15 May 2013 to 20 January 2014 | President | [World Statesmen, Somalia](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia.html), [Wikipedia, List of presidents of Jubaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Jubaland) |
| [Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe](/en/people/ahmed-madobe/) (Axmed Maxamed Islaam Madoobe) | 20 January 2014 to 6 June 2015 | Chairman of the Interim Juba Administration | [World Statesmen, Somalia](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia.html), [Wikipedia, List of presidents of Jubaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Jubaland) |
| [Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe](/en/people/ahmed-madobe/) (Axmed Maxamed Islaam Madoobe) | 6 June 2015 to now | President; re-elected 2019 and 25 November 2024 (the 2024 vote is not recognised by the federal government) | [World Statesmen, Somalia](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia.html), [Wikipedia, List of presidents of Jubaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Jubaland) |

## Related pages

- [Jubaland](/en/states/jubaland/)
- [Raskamboni Movement](/en/institutions/raskamboni-movement/)
- [Jubaland Security Forces](/en/institutions/jubaland-security-forces/)

## Sources

- [World Statesmen, Somalia](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia.html)
- [Wikipedia, List of presidents of Jubaland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Jubaland)

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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