Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud

Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
احمد محمد محمود
Mohamoud in 2011
4th President of Somaliland
In office
27 July 2010 – 13 December 2017
Vice PresidentAbdirahman Saylici
Preceded byDahir Riyale Kahin
Succeeded byMuse Bihi Abdi
Chairman of Peace, Unity, and Development Party
In office
2002–2010
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMuse Bihi Abdi
9th Minister of Finance
In office
1997–1999[1]
PresidentMuhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
Preceded byYusuf Ainab Muse
Succeeded byMohamed Said Mohamed
Somaliland House of Representatives
In office
1993–1996
Chairman of the Somali National Movement
In office
9 August 1984[2] – April 1990
Preceded byColonel Abdiqadir Kosar Abdi
Succeeded byAbdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
Minister of Commerce of Somalia
In office
1980–1982
PresidentMohamed Siad Barre
In office
1973–1978
PresidentMohamed Siad Barre
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Somalia
In office
1965–1973
PresidentMohamed Siad Barre
Personal details
Born1938 (1938)
Burao, British Somaliland
(now Somaliland)
Died (aged 86)
Hargeisa, Somaliland
CitizenshipSomaliland
Political partyPeace, Unity, and Development
SpouseAmina-Weris Sh. Mohamed
Alma materSOS Sheikh Secondary School
University of Manchester
Signature
NicknameSilanyo

Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (Somali: Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud, Arabic: احمد محمد محمود; 1938 – 15 November 2024), known by his nickname Silanyo (Arabic: سيلانيو), was a Somali politician who served as the President of Somaliland from 2010 to 2017. He was a long-time member of the government in Mogadishu, having served as Minister of Commerce of Somalia in the 1960s, and among other Cabinet positions. During the 1980s, he also served as the Chairman of the Somali National Movement.[3]

Standing as an opposition candidate, he was elected as President of Somaliland in Somaliland's 2010 presidential election.[4]

  1. ^ "Ministry of Finance of Somaliland − Former Ministers". Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. ^ 37. Somalia/Somaliland (1960–present).
  3. ^ "Somaliland Election Results Released: Siilaanyo Is New President". Bridge Business Magazine. 3 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Opposition leader elected Somaliland president". AFP. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2010.