List of prime ministers of Somalia

Prime Minister of the
Federal Republic of Somalia
*Ra'iisul wasaaraha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliyeed*
Prime Minister of the; Federal Republic of Somalia ; Ra'iisul wasaaraha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliyeed
	Flag of Somalia
	Incumbent; Salah Ahmed Jama; since 26 January 2025
Style	His Excellency
Appointer	President of Somalia
Formation	29 February 1956
First holder	Abdullahi Issa
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia
Website	https://opm.gov.so/en

This is a list of prime ministers 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 incumbent Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia is Salah Ahmed Jama since 2025.

List

Egyptian commander

1869 - 1870? Ahmad Rashid Husni Pasha (b. 1834 - d. 1905)

Egyptian governors

1870 - 1874? Abdirahman Bey
1874 - 1878 Muhammad Ra'uf Pasha (b. 1832 - d. 1888)
1878 - 1880 Radhwan (Raduan) Pasha
1880 - Dec 1882 Muhammad Nadi Pasha (b. 1836 - d. ....)
Dec 1882 - 1884 Rida Pasha

List

Sayyid Moḥammad Abdallah Hassan (1896–1920)
Ismail Mire (1920-1920)

List

#	Name	Election	Took office	Left office	Political party
• Trust Territory of Somaliland (1956–1960) •
1	Abdullahi Issa Mohamud	1956 1959	28 February 1947	1 July 1960	SYL
• Somali Republic (1960–1969) •
2	Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal	—	1 July 1960	12 July 1960	SYL
3	Abdirashid Ali Shermarke	—	12 July 1960	14 June 1964	SYL
—	Daud Abdulle Hirsi		14 June 1964	14 June 1964
4	Abdirizak Haji Hussein	1964	14 June 1964	15 July 1967	SYL
5	Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal	1969	15 July 1967	21 October 1969 (Deposed)	SYL
• Somali Democratic Republic (1969–1991) •
6	Jama Ali Korshel		1 November 1969	1 November 1969
7	Mohamed farah salad		1 November 1969	March 1970
8	Mohamed Ainanshe Guled		March 1970	March 1971
9	Ismail Ali Abokor		1971	26 January 1982
10	Mohammed Siad Barre		26 January 1982	1 February 1987
11	Mohammad Ali Samatar	—	1 February 1987	3 September 1990	SRSP
12	Muhammad Hawadle Madar	—	3 September 1990	24 January 1991 (Deposed)	SRSP
13	Ahmed Mohamoud Farah		24 January 1991	24 January 1991	USC
—	Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan		24 January 1991	24 January 1991
—	Ali Warsame		24 January 1991	24 January 1991

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#	Name	Election	Took office	Left office	Political party
• Interim Government of Somalia (1991–2000) •
14	Umar Arteh Ghalib^[1]	—	24 January 1991	May 1993 (De facto to 3 January 1997)^[1]	USC
15	Ali Mahdi Muhammad		26 January 1991	August 1991
16	Abdulkadir Mohamed Aden		August 1991	January 1993
17	Omar Moallim Mohamed		January 1993	January 1993	USC
	Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan		1993	1993
	Ahmed Warsame Mohamed		1993	1993
18	Mohamed Farrah Aidid		15 June 1995	1 August 1996
19	Hussein Farrah Aidid		1 August 1996	1997
20	Osman Hassan Ali		1997	1998
21	Abdulkadir Mohamed Aden		1998	1999
22	Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed		1999	2000
23	Aden Abdullahi Nur		2000	2000
24	Mohamed Abshir Muse		August 2000	August 2000
25	Abdallah Derow Isaq		August 2000	22 August 2000
26	Abdiqasim Salad Hassan		22 August 2000	2000
27	Abdinur Ahmed Darman		2000	2000
19	Hussein Farrah Aidid		2000	2000
28	Hilowle Iman Omar		2000	2000
29	Aden Abdullahi Nur		2000	2000
30	Hassan Mohammed Nur		2000	2000
31	Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail		2001	2001
32	Mowlid Ma'ane Mohamud		2001	2001
33	Mohamed Omar Dalha		2001	2001

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#	Name	Election	Took office	Left office	Political party
• Transitional National Government of Somalia (2000–2004) •
34	Abdallah Isaaq Deerow		22 August 2000	27 August 2000
35	Abdiqasim Salad Hassan		27 August 2000	8 October 2000
36	Ali Khalif Galaydh	—	8 October 2000	28 October 2001	Independent
37	Osman Jama Ali	—	28 October 2001	12 November 2001	Independent
38	Hassan Abshir Farah	—	12 November 2001	8 December 2003	Independent
39	Abdinur Darman		1 July 2003	14 October 2003
38	Hassan Abshir Farah		14 October 2003	8 December 2003
40	Muhammad Abdi Yusuf	—	8 December 2003	23 December 2004	Independent
• Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (2004–2012) •
41	Ali Mohammed Ghedi	—	23 December 2004	30 October 2007 (Resigned)	Independent
	Ismail Qasim Naji		15 April 2005	15 April 2005
	Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki		15 June 2006	15 June 2006
	Yusuf Indhacade		15 June 2006	15 June 2006
	Sharif Sheikh Ahmed		15 September 2007	15 September 2007
	Abdilqadir Ali Omar		15 September 2007	15 September 2007
	Jama Mohamed Ghalib		15 September 2007	15 September 2007
	Hassan Dahir Aweys		15 September 2007	15 September 2007
	Omar Imam Abubakar		15 September 2007	15 September 2007
	Abdullahi Ali Omar		30 October 2007	30 October 2007
42	Salim Aliyow Ibrow	—	30 October 2007	24 November 2007	Independent
43	Nur Hassan Hussein	—	24 November 2007	14 February 2009	Independent
	Aden Ayro		1 May 2008	1 May 2008
	Ahmed Abdi Godane		1 May 2008	1 May 2008
	Salah Hassan Jama		11 June 2008	11 June 2008
44	Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke	—	14 February 2009	24 September 2010	Independent
45	Abdiwahid Elmi Gonjeh	—	24 September 2010	1 November 2010	Independent
46	Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed	—	1 November 2010	19 June 2011	Independent
47	Abdihakim Mohamoud Haji-Faqi	—	19 June 2011	19 June 2011	Independent
48	Abdiweli Mohamed Ali	—	19 June 2011	20 August 2012	Independent
• Federal Republic of Somalia (2012–present) •
49	Hussein Arab Isse	—	20 August 2012	20 August 2012	Independent
48	Abdiweli Mohamed Ali	—	20 August 2012	17 October 2012	Independent
50	Abdi Farah Shirdon	—	17 October 2012	21 December 2013	Independent
51	Fawzia Yusuf Adam	—	21 December 2013	21 December 2013	Independent
52	Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed	—	21 December 2013	24 December 2014	Independent
	Ahmed Diriye		6 September 2014	6 September 2014
44	Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke	—	24 December 2014	17 January 2014	Independent
53	Ridwan Hirsi Mohamed		17 January 2014	27 February 2015	Independent
44	Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke		27 February 2015	1 March 2017	Independent
54	Mohamed Omar Arte		27 January 2015	29 March 2017	Independent
55	Hassan Ali Khayre	_	1 March 2017	29 March 2017	Independent
55	Hassan Ali Khayre	—	29 March 2017	25 July 2020	Independent
56	Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid		25 July 2020	23 September 2020	Independent
57	Mohamed Hussein Roble		23 September 2020	26 June 2022	Independent
58	H.E.Sadia Haji Samatar		6 June 2022	28 August 2022	Independent
59	Hamza Abdi Barre		26 June 2022	6 January 2025	Independent
59	Hamza Abdi Barre		28 August 2022	6 January 2025	Independent
60	Salah Ahmed Jama		6 January 2025	Incumbent	Independent

References

1 2 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.

Other websites

World Statesmen – Somalia

[1990s-1] 1 2 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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