President of Puntland

Summary

The president of Puntland is the head of government and state of Puntland. The Presidency was elected by the House of Representatives of Puntland behind establishing the Puntland State in Somalia on August 1, 1998.

President of Puntland
Madaxweynaha Dawladda Puntland
Seal of the Puntland State House
Flag of Puntland
Incumbent
Said Abdullahi Dani
since 8 January 2024
Government of Puntland
Style
  • His Excellency
  • Honorable
AbbreviationPOTPOS
Reports toThe President
ResidencePresidential Palace, Garowe
SeatGarowe
AppointerParliament of Puntland
Term lengthFive years, renewable once
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Puntland
FormationAugust 01,1998
First holderAbdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
DeputyVice President of Puntland
Websiteplstate.so

History and Establishment edit

In 1998, the state of Puntland declared its autonomy, and Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, who later served as the 8th President of Somalia, was chosen as the state's first president.

On 8 January 2024, President Said Abdullahi Deni was re-elected in the 2024 Puntland presidential election.[1][2]

Qualification eligibility edit

List edit

Latest election edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Somalia: Said Abdullahi Deni re-elected in Puntland after tough contest". Garowe Online. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  2. ^ "Ex-Somali Minister elected as new president of Puntland State". mareeg.com. 2019-01-08. Archived from the original on 2022-05-23.