Muse Bihi Abdi

Muse Bihi Abdi
موسى بيحي عبدي
Official portrait, 2017
5th President of Somaliland
Assumed office
13 December 2017
Vice PresidentAbdirahman Saylici
Preceded byAhmed Mohamed Mohamoud
Chairman of Peace, Unity, and Development Party
In office
31 December 2010 – 21 August 2023 [1]
Preceded byAhmed Mohamed Mohamoud
Succeeded byshuaib hassan adan
Minister of Interior
In office
1993–1995
PresidentMuhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
Preceded bySuleiman Mohamoud Adan
Succeeded byAhmed Jaambiir Suldan
Personal details
Born1948 (age 75–76)
Hargeisa, British Somaliland
NationalitySomalilander
Political partyPeace, Unity, and Development Party
Spouse(s)Zahra Abdilahi Absia
Roda Ahmed Omar
Children7
Alma materUniversity of Hargeisa
SignatureMuse Bihi Abdi stylized autograph, in ink

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]

  1. ^ "Burco: Xiabiga Kulmiye oo mar kale musharax Madaxweyne u doortey Biixi". 21 August 2023.
  2. ^ Olad, Mohamed (21 November 2017). "Somaliland Ruling Party Candidate Bihi Wins Election". Voanews.com. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Somalia: Wrangle splits Somaliland Ruling Party as President Siilaanyo seeks re-election". allafrica.com. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Muse Bihi and Saylici Elected as Kulmiye's Presidential Candidate". galgalanews.com. 11 November 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  5. ^ Olad, Mohamed. "Somaliland Ruling Party Candidate Bihi Wins Election". VOA. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  6. ^ "PRESIDENT BIHI REPLACES HEADS OF MULTIPLE FOREIGN MISSIONS". Somaliland Chronicle. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.