Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud

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Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
احمد محمد محمود
Mohamoud in 2011
4th President of Somaliland
In office 27 July 2010 – 13 December 2017
Vice President	Abdirahman Saylici
Preceded by	Dahir Riyale Kahin
Succeeded by	Muse Bihi Abdi
Chairman of Peace, Unity, and Development Party
In office 2002–2010
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Muse Bihi Abdi
9th Minister of Finance
In office 1997–1999[1]
President	Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
Preceded by	Yusuf Ainab Muse
Succeeded by	Mohamed 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 by	Colonel Abdiqadir Kosar Abdi
Succeeded by	Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
Minister of Commerce of Somalia
In office 1980–1982
President	Mohamed Siad Barre
In office 1973–1978
President	Mohamed Siad Barre
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Somalia
In office 1965–1973
President	Mohamed Siad Barre
Personal details
Born	1938 (1938) Burao, British Somaliland (now Somaliland)
Died	15 November 2024 (aged 86) Hargeisa, Somaliland
Citizenship	Somaliland
Political party	Peace, Unity, and Development
Spouse	Amina-Weris Sh. Mohamed
Alma mater	SOS Sheikh Secondary School University of Manchester
Signature
Nickname	Silanyo

Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (Somali: Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud, Arabic: احمد محمد محمود; 1938 – 15 November 2024), known by his nickname Silanyo (Arabic: سيلانيو), was a Somaliland 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]