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, no term limit |
Constituting Instrument: | Constitution of the Republic of Somaliland |
Formation: | 28 May 1991 |
First: | Hassan Isse Jama |
The vice president of Somaliland (Somali: 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 | Took office | Left office | Notes | ||
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1 | Hassan Isse Jama | May 1991 | May 1993 | |||
2 | Abdirahman Aw Ali Farrah | May 1993 | February 1997 | [1] | ||
3 | Dahir Riyale Kahin | February 1997 | May 2002 | Succeeded as President of Somaliland | ||
4 | Ahmed Yusuf Yasin | May 2002 | July 2010 | |||
5 | Abdirahman Saylici | July 2010 | Incumbent | [2] |