List of Somalilanders explained

This is a list of notable Somalilanders from Somaliland, as well as the Somaliland diaspora.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Athletes

• Mo Farah - British-Somalilander long-distance runner
• Bashir Abdi - Belgian-Somalilander long-distance runner
• Mohammed Ahmed - Somali-Canadian long-distance runner
• Liban Abdi - Somalilander-Norwegian footballer
• Mohammed Ahamed - Somalilander-Norwegian footballer

Authors

• Hadrawi - songwriter and philosopher
• Nadifa Mohamed - Somali-British novelist

Entrepreneurs

• Abdirashid Duale - CEO and founder of Dahabshiil
• Ismail Ahmed - Executive Chairman and founder of WorldRemit

Journalists

• Rageh Omaar - Somalilander-British television news presenter
• Ahmed Said Egeh - former BBC Somali correspondent of Hargeisa

Military

• General Nuh Ismail Tani - current Chief of Staff of Somaliland Armed Forces
  • General Mohamed Adan Saqadhi - former Commissioner of Somaliland Police Force Mohamed Adan Saqadhi - current Commissioner of Somaliland Police Force

Politicians

• Muse Bihi Abdi - current President of Somaliland
• Mohamoud Hashi Abdi

Member of Parliament

• Hon. Mohamed Hassan Saed

Scientists

• Jama Musse Jama - Ethnomathematician and writer

See also

• List of Somalis
• List of Somaliland politicians

Notes and References

1. Web site: Recensement de la population 2006, exploitation principale - France (métropole et départements d'outre-mer). INSEE. 9 August 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20140429045318/http://www.insee.fr/fr/ppp/bases-de-donnees/donnees-detaillees/pop-immigree-pop-etrangere/pop-immigree-pop-etrangere-10.xls. 29 April 2014.
2. News: Islamabad's little Somalia. Khan. Sher Ali. 2015-08-24. Herald Magazine. 9 August 2017.
3. Web site: Malaysia: Most Somali students are driven to get an education. Hiiraan. 9 August 2017.