Leaders and statesmen
Prime Ministers of Somalia, 1956 to 2026
Somalia has had a Somali head of government since 29 February 1956, when Abdullahi Issa became Prime Minister of the trust territory. The office was abolished from 1969 to 1987 and vacant from 1993 to 2000. Hamza Abdi Barre has been Prime Minister since 25 June 2022. This page lists every holder with dates.
In short
This is the list of heads of government of Somalia since 1956. Dates follow the Wikipedia list of prime ministers of Somalia (Wikipedia, List of prime ministers of Somalia). How the office works today is explained in the President and the Council of Ministers.
After the army took power in October 1969, the office was abolished until 1 February 1987 (same source). Under the transitional governments of 2000 to 2012 there were frequent changes, and several holders served only weeks (same source).
Trust Territory of Somalia (1956–1960)
- Abdullahi Issa, 29 February 1956 to 1 July 1960
Somali Republic (1960–1969)
- Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal, 1 July 1960 to 12 July 1960
- Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, 12 July 1960 to 14 June 1964
- Abdirizak Haji Hussein, 14 June 1964 to 15 July 1967
- Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal, 15 July 1967 to 21 October 1969
Somali Democratic Republic (1969–1991); the post was abolished from 21 October 1969 to 1 February 1987
- Mohamed Ali Samatar, 1 February 1987 to 3 September 1990
- Mohamed Hawadle Madar, 3 September 1990 to 24 January 1991
Interim government (1991–1997)
- Umar Arteh Ghalib, 24 January 1991 to May 1993
Vacant, May 1993 to 8 October 2000
No one held the office in these years.
Transitional National Government (2000–2004)
- Ali Khalif Galaydh, 8 October 2000 to 28 October 2001
- Osman Jama Ali, 28 October 2001 to 12 November 2001 (acting)
- Hassan Abshir Farah, 12 November 2001 to 8 November 2003
- Mohamed Abdi Yusuf, 8 November 2003 to 1 November 2004
Transitional Federal Government (2004–2012)
- Ali Mohamed Gedi, 1 November 2004 to 29 October 2007
- Salim Aliyow Ibrow, 29 October 2007 to 24 November 2007 (acting)
- Nur Hassan Hussein (Nur Adde), 24 November 2007 to 14 February 2009
- Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, 14 February 2009 to 24 September 2010
- Abdiwahid Elmi Gonjeh, 24 September 2010 to 1 November 2010 (acting)
- Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (Farmaajo), 1 November 2010 to 19 June 2011
- Abdiweli Mohamed Ali (Gaas), 19 June 2011 to 20 August 2012
Federal Republic of Somalia (2012–)
- Abdiweli Mohamed Ali (Gaas), 20 August 2012 to 17 October 2012 (acting)
- Abdi Farah Shirdon, 17 October 2012 to 21 December 2013
- Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, 21 December 2013 to 24 December 2014
- Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, 24 December 2014 to 1 March 2017
- Hassan Ali Khaire, 1 March 2017 to 25 July 2020
- Mahdi Mohamed Gulaid, 25 July 2020 to 23 September 2020 (acting)
- Mohamed Hussein Roble, 23 September 2020 to 25 June 2022
- Hamza Abdi Barre, from 25 June 2022
Sources
- Wikipedia, List of prime ministers of Somalia · en.wikipedia.org
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