List of Presidents of Somalia
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List of Presidents of Somalia

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Name	Portrait	Birth–Death	Elected	Took office	Left office	Political party

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1	Aden Adde	-	1908–2007	1960	1 July 1960	10 June 1967	SYL

2	Abdirashid Shermarke	-	1919–1969	1967	10 June 1967	15 October 1969 (Assassinated)	SYL

3	Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein President	-	1912–2012	—	15 October 1969	21 October 1969 (Deposed)	SYL

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4	Siad Barre	-	1919–1995	1979 1986	21 October 1969	26 January 1991 (Deposed)	Military / SRSP

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5	Ali Mahdi Muhammad	-	1939–	1991	27 January 1991	3 January 1997	USC

Vacant (3 January 1997–27 August 2000)

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6	Abdiqasim Salad	-	1941–	2000	27 August 2000	14 October 2004	Independent

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7	Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed	-	1934–2012	2004	14 October 2004	29 December 2008 (Resigned)	Independent

8	Adan Madobe President	-	1957–	—	29 December 2008	31 January 2009	RRA

9	Sharif Sheikh Ahmed	1964–	2009	31 January 2009	20 August 2012	ARS

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10	Muse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle President	-	1939–	—	20 August 2012	28 August 2012	Independent

11	Mohamed Jawari President	-	1945–	—	28 August 2012	16 September 2012	Independent

12	Hassan Sheikh Mohamud	-	1955–	2012	16 September 2012	16 February 2017	PDP

13	Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo	-	1962–	2017	16 February 2017	Incumbent (mandate expires on 16 February 2021)	TPP

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