Post: | Vice President |
Body: | the Republic of Somaliland |
Native Name: | نائب رئيس جمهورية أرض الصومال |
Insignia: | Emblem_of_Somaliland.svg |
Insigniacaption: | National Emblem of Somaliland |
Flag: | Flag of Somaliland.svgborder |
Flagsize: | 125px |
Flagcaption: | Flag of Somaliland |
Incumbent: | Abdirahman Saylici |
Incumbentsince: | 27 July 2010 |
Style: | His Excellency |
Member Of: | Cabinet of Somaliland |
Appointer: | Direct election President of Somaliland |
Termlength: | 5 years, renewable once |
Constituting Instrument: | Constitution of the Republic of Somaliland |
Formation: | 28 May 1991 |
First: | Hassan Isse Jama |
The vice president of Somaliland (so|Madaxweyne ku xigeenka Somaliland) is the deputy head of state of Somaliland and the second highest official next to the president. The vice president is the constitutional successor of the president of Somaliland in case of a vacancy.
Portrait | Office Holder | Elected | Term of office | Political party | Notes | ||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
1 | Hassan Isse Jama | Appointed | 7 June 1991 | 16 May 1993 | SNM | ||||
2 | Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur عبد الرحمن أحمد علي الطور | Appointed | 16 May 1993 | 17 May 1995 | Independent | Preceded as President of Somaliland[1] | |||
3 | Abdirahman Aw Ali Farrah عبدالرحمن أو علي فارح | Appointed | 17 May 1995 | 16 February 1997 | Independent | [2] | |||
4 | Dahir Riyale Kahin ظاهر ريالي كاهن | Appointed | 16 February 1997 | 3 May 2002 | Independent | ||||
UDUB | Succeeded as President of Somaliland | ||||||||
5 | Ahmed Yusuf Yasin أحمد يوسف ياسين | Appointed 2003 | 3 May 2002 | 27 July 2010 | UDUB | ||||
6 | Abdirahman Saylici عبد الرحمن زيلعي | 2010 2017 | 27 July 2010 | Incumbent | Kulmiye | [3] | |||
7 | Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi | Vice President-elect | Waddani |