President of Somaliland

President of the Republic of Somaliland
Madaxweynaha Soomaaliland (Somali)
Presidential seal
Incumbent Muse Bihi Abdi since 13 December 2017 (2017-12-13)
Style	His Excellency Mr. President
Type	Head of state Head of government Commander-in-chief
Member of	Cabinet of Somaliland
Residence	Presidential Palace
Seat	Hargeisa
Appointer	Direct election
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Somaliland
Formation	28 May 1991 (1991-05-28)
First holder	Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
Deputy	Vice President of Somaliland
Website	Official website

The president of Somaliland (Somali: Madaxweynaha Soomaaliland; Arabic: رئيس جمهورية أرض الصومال, romanized: Rayiys jumhuriat 'ard alsuwmal) is the head of state and head of government of Somaliland. The president is also commander-in-chief of the Somaliland Armed Forces. The president represents the Government of Somaliland.

The first president of Somaliland was Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur. The current office-holder is the 5th president Muse Bihi Abdi, who took office on 13 December 2017. The President can serve a maximum of two five-year terms. The Republic of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to the former British Somaliland Protectorate, which was an independent country for a few days in 1960 as the State of Somaliland.^[1][2][3]