Lists of office-holders
Vice Presidents of Puntland, 1998 to 2026
Puntland has had eight vice presidents since 1998, each elected with a president. Ilyas Osman Lugator has been Vice President since 2024, serving under Said Abdullahi Deni. Mohamed Abdi Hashi, the first, later served as acting President.
In short
Wikipedia lists each vice president by the year of election and the president served. Exact start and end dates are not given there. (Wikipedia, Vice President of Puntland)
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, Vice President of Puntland; where sources give different dates, the note says so. How we source: How we check facts.
Vice Presidents
| Name | In office | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Abdi Hashi (Maxamed Cabdi Xaashi) | 1998 to 2004 | with Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed | Wikipedia, Vice President of Puntland |
| Ahmed Mohamoud Gunle (Axmed Maxamuud Gunle) | 2001 to 2002 | with Jama Ali Jama | Wikipedia, Vice President of Puntland |
| Mohamed Ali Yusuf (Maxamed Cali Yuusuf) | 2004 to 2005 | with Mohamed Abdi Hashi | Wikipedia, Vice President of Puntland |
| Hassan Dahir Afqurac (Xasan Daahir Afqurac) | 2005 to 2009 | with Mohamud Muse Hersi | Wikipedia, Vice President of Puntland |
| Abdisamad Ali Shire (Cabdisamad Cali Shire) | 2009 to 2014 | with Abdirahman Farole | Wikipedia, Vice President of Puntland |
| Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar Amey (Cabdixakiim Cabdullaahi Xaaji Cumar Camey) | 2014 to 2019 | with Abdiweli Gaas | Wikipedia, Vice President of Puntland |
| Ahmed Elmi Osman Karash (Axmed Cilmi Cismaan Karaash) | 2019 to 2024 | with Said Abdullahi Deni | Wikipedia, Vice President of Puntland |
| Ilyas Osman Lugator (Ilyaas Cismaan Lugatoor) | 2024 to now | with Said Abdullahi Deni | Wikipedia, Vice President of Puntland |
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Sources
We also publish every row of every office-holder list as one open data file: office-holders.csv.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Vice President of Puntland · en.wikipedia.org
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