# Presidents of Somalia, 1960 to 2026

> Every president and acting president of Somalia from 1960 to 2026, with dates of office and links to each person's page.

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## In short

This is the list of heads of state of Somalia since independence on 1 July 1960. Dates follow the Wikipedia list of presidents of Somalia ([Wikipedia, List of presidents of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Somalia)). How the office works today is explained in [the President and the Council of Ministers](/en/institutions/president-and-council-of-ministers/).

Ali Mahdi Muhammad, named interim President in January 1991, held the title through the 1990s, but his authority reached only parts of Mogadishu ([Wikipedia, Ali Mahdi Muhammad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Mahdi_Muhammad)). [Sheikh](/en/regions/sheikh/) Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein was acting president from 15 to 21 October 1969, after the killing of [President Shermarke](/en/people/abdirashid-ali-shermarke/) ([Wikipedia, List of presidents of Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Somalia)). Somaliland, which declared independence in 1991, has its own presidents; see [Somaliland, 1991 to 2026](/en/states/somaliland-1991-to-2026/).

## Somali Republic (1960–1969)

- [Aden Abdulle Osman (Aden Adde)](/en/people/aden-abdulle-osman/), 1 July 1960 to 10 June 1967
- [Abdirashid Ali Shermarke](/en/people/abdirashid-ali-shermarke/), 10 June 1967 to 15 October 1969
- Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein, 15 October 1969 to 21 October 1969 (acting)

## Somali Democratic Republic (1969–1991)

- [Mohamed Siad Barre](/en/people/siad-barre/), 21 October 1969 to 26 January 1991

## Interim government (1991–1997)

- [Ali Mahdi Muhammad](/en/people/ali-mahdi-muhammad/), 27 January 1991 to 3 January 1997

## Vacant, 3 January 1997 to 27 August 2000

No one held the office in these years.

## Transitional National Government (2000–2004)

- [Abdiqasim Salad Hassan](/en/people/abdiqasim-salad-hassan/), 27 August 2000 to 14 October 2004

## Transitional Federal Government (2004–2012)

- [Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed](/en/people/abdullahi-yusuf-ahmed/), 14 October 2004 to 29 December 2008
- [Aden Mohamed Nur (Aden Madobe)](/en/people/aden-madobe/), 29 December 2008 to 31 January 2009 (acting)
- [Sharif Sheikh Ahmed](/en/people/sharif-sheikh-ahmed/), 31 January 2009 to 20 August 2012

## Federal Republic of Somalia (2012–)

- [Muse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle](/en/people/muse-hassan-sheikh-sayid-abdulle/), 20 August 2012 to 28 August 2012 (acting)
- [Mohamed Osman Jawari](/en/people/mohamed-osman-jawari/), 28 August 2012 to 16 September 2012 (acting)
- [Hassan Sheikh Mohamud](/en/people/hassan-sheikh-mohamud/), 16 September 2012 to 16 February 2017
- [Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (Farmaajo)](/en/people/mohamed-abdullahi-farmaajo/), 16 February 2017 to 23 May 2022
- [Hassan Sheikh Mohamud](/en/people/hassan-sheikh-mohamud/), from 23 May 2022

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