Muse Bihi Abdi | |
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موسى بيحي عبدي | |
5th President of Somaliland | |
Assumed office 13 December 2017 | |
Vice President | Abdirahman Saylici |
Preceded by | Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud |
Chairman of Peace, Unity, and Development Party | |
In office 31 December 2010 – 21 August 2023 [1] | |
Preceded by | Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud |
Succeeded by | shuaib hassan adan |
Minister of Interior | |
In office 1993–1995 | |
President | Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal |
Preceded by | Suleiman Mohamoud Adan |
Succeeded by | Ahmed Jaambiir Suldan |
Personal details | |
Born | 1948 (age 75–76) Hargeisa, British Somaliland |
Nationality | Somalilander |
Political party | Peace, Unity, and Development Party |
Spouse(s) | Zahra Abdilahi Absia Roda Ahmed Omar |
Children | 7 |
Alma mater | University of Hargeisa |
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Musa Bihi Abdi (Somali: Muuse Biixi Cabdi, Arabic: موسى بيحي عبدي; born 1948)[2] is a Somaliland politician and former military officer who has been President of Somaliland since December 2017. During the 1970s, he served as a pilot in the Somali Air Force under the Siad Barre administration. In 2010, Bihi was appointed the chairman of the ruling Kulmiye of Republic of Somaliland. In November 2015, Bihi was selected as the party's Presidential Candidate at the 5th annual central committee convention.[3][4]
On 21 November 2017 Muse Bihi was announced the winner of the 2017 presidential election. He officially became the President of Somaliland on 13 December 2017.[5][6]