Prime Minister of Somalia

Prime Minister of the; Federal Republic of Somalia; Ra'iisul wasaaraha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliyeed
	Flag of Somalia
	Incumbent; Hassan Ali Khayre; since 1 March 2017
Style	His Excellency
Appointer	Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed,; as President of Somalia
Inaugural holder	Abdullahi Issa Mohamud
Formation	29 February 1956
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia

The Prime Minister of Somalia (Somali: Ra'iisul wasaaraha Soomaaliya) is the head of government of Somalia. There have been 18 official prime ministers since the office was created in 1956. The first Prime Minister was Abdullahi Issa Mohamud, who served prior to independence in the Trust Territory of Somaliland. The incumbent Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia is Hassan Ali Khayre.

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Name		Birth–Death	Elected	Took office	Left office	Political party
• Trust Territory of Somaliland (1956–1960) •
1	Abdullahi Issa Mohamud	1921–1988	1956 1959	29 February 1956	1 July 1960	Somali Youth League
• Somali Republic (1960–1969) •
2	Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal	1928–2002	—	1 July 1960	12 July 1960	Somali Youth League
3	Abdirashid Ali Shermarke	1919–1969	—	12 July 1960	14 June 1964	Somali Youth League
4	Abdirizak Haji Hussein	1924–2014	1964	14 June 1964	15 July 1967	Somali Youth League
(2)	Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal	1928–2002	1969	15 July 1967	1 November 1969	Somali Youth League
• Somali Democratic Republic (1969–1991) •
Post Abolished (1 November 1969–1 February 1987)
5	Mohammad Ali Samatar	1931–2016	—	1 February 1987	3 September 1990	Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party
6	Muhammad Hawadle Madar	1939–2005	—	3 September 1990	24 January 1991 (Deposed)	Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party
• Interim Government of Somalia (1991–1997) •
7	Umar Arteh Ghalib^[1]	1930–	—	24 January 1991	May 1993 (De facto to 3 January 1997)^[1]	United Somali Congress
Vacant (May 1993–8 October 2000)^[1]
• Transitional National Government of Somalia (2000–2004) •
8	Ali Khalif Galaydh	1941–	—	8 October 2000	28 October 2001	Independent
—	Osman Jama Ali Acting Prime Minister	1941–	—	28 October 2001	12 November 2001	Independent
9	Hassan Abshir Farah	1945–	—	12 November 2001	8 December 2003	Independent
10	Mohamed Abdi Yusuf	1945–	—	8 December 2003	23 December 2004	Independent
• Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (2004–2012) •
11	Ali Mohammed Ghedi	1952–	—	23 December 2004	30 October 2007 (Resigned)	Independent
—	Salim Aliyow Ibrow Acting Prime Minister	1942–	—	30 October 2007	24 November 2007	Independent
12	Nur Hassan Hussein	1937–	—	24 November 2007	14 February 2009	Independent
13	Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke	1960–	—	14 February 2009	24 September 2010	Independent
—	Abdiwahid Elmi Gonjeh Acting Prime Minister	1962–	—	24 September 2010	1 November 2010	Independent
14	Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed	1962–	—	1 November 2010	19 June 2011	Independent
15	Abdiweli Mohamed Ali	1965–	—	19 June 2011	20 August 2012	Independent
• Federal Republic of Somalia (2012–present) •
(15)	Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Acting Prime Minister	1965–	—	20 August 2012	17 October 2012	Independent
16	Abdi Farah Shirdon	1958–	—	17 October 2012	21 December 2013	Independent
17	Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed	1959–	—	21 December 2013	24 December 2014	Independent
(13)	Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke	1960–	—	24 December 2014	1 March 2017	Independent
18	Hassan Ali Khayre	1968–	—	1 March 2017	Incumbent	Independent

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^ ^a ^b ^c From November 1991 to 2000, there was no recognized central government. The southern part of the country was controlled by different faction leaders; notably General Mohamed Farrah Aidid, who claimed to be President from 15 June 1995 to his death on 1 August 1996, followed by his son Hussein Farrah Aidid from 4 August 1996 to 20 March 1998. Decentralization took place in other areas, characterized by a return to customary and religious law in many places as well as the establishment of autonomous regional governments in the northern part of the country.

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World Statesmen - Somalia

[1990s-1] From November 1991 to 2000, there was no recognized central government. The southern part of the country was controlled by different faction leaders; notably General Mohamed Farrah Aidid, who claimed to be President from 15 June 1995 to his death on 1 August 1996, followed by his son Hussein Farrah Aidid from 4 August 1996 to 20 March 1998. Decentralization took place in other areas, characterized by a return to customary and religious law in many places as well as the establishment of autonomous regional governments in the northern part of the country.

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v t e Prime Ministers of Somalia

First Republic (1960–1969)	Haji Ibrahim Egal Ali Shermarke Haji Hussein Haji Ibrahim Egal

Second Republic (1969–1991)	post abolished, 1970–87 Ali Samatar Hawadle Madar

Interim Government of Somalia (1991–2000)	Arteh Ghalib vacant, 1997–2000

Transitional National Government (2000–2004)	Ali Khalif Galaydh Jama Ali Abshir Farah Abdi Yusuf

Transitional Federal Government (2004–2012)	Ali Ghedi Salim Aliyow Ibrow Nur Hussein Ali Sharmarke Elmi Gonjeh Abdullahi Mohamed

Third Republic (2012–present)	Mohamed Ali Farah Shirdon Sheikh Ahmed Ali Sharmarke Ali Khayre

Italics indicate acting officeholders.

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Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Ra'iisul wasaaraha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliyeed
Flag of Somalia
Incumbent Hassan Ali Khayre since 1 March 2017
Style	His Excellency
Appointer	Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, as President of Somalia
Inaugural holder	Abdullahi Issa Mohamud
Formation	29 February 1956
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia