Dahir Riyale Kahin

Dahir Riyale Kahin
ظاهر ريالي كاهن
3rd President of Somaliland
In office 3 May 2002 – 27 July 2010
Vice President	Ahmed Yusuf Yasin
Preceded by	Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
Succeeded by	Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
4th Vice President of Somaliland
In office 16 May 1997 – 3 May 2002
President	Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
Preceded by	Abdirahman Aw Ali Farrah
Succeeded by	Ahmed Yusuf Yasin
Personal details
Born	(1952-03-12) 12 March 1952 (age 72) Quljeed, British Somaliland
Citizenship	Somalilander
Political party	United Peoples' Democratic Party
Spouse	Huda Barkhad
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Dahir Riyale Kahin (Somali: Daahir Riyaale Kaahin, Arabic: ظاهر ريالي كاهن; born 12 March 1952) is a Somaliland politician who was President of Somaliland from 2002 to 2010. He previously served as a senior officer in the National Security Service in Somalia, and he was Vice President of Somaliland from 1997 to 2002