Countries / Africa
SOM
Elections in Somalia
federal republic
Next election
date to be confirmed
MH
Mohamed Hussein Roble live
Head of government - independent politician
In office since
23 September 2020
Party
independent politician
Head of state
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Region
Africa
Next election
-
Government
federal republic
Capital
Mogadishu
Population
11 031 386
Country facts
Legislature
Federal Parliament of Somalia
Established
1960
Currency
Somali shilling
Official language
Somali
Capital
Mogadishu
Region
Africa
Area
637,657 km2
Election history
13 November 2017presidential
Somaliland presidential election
won: Muse saed ยท turnout 80.3%
10 September 2012presidential
Somali presidential election
won: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
30 January 2009presidential
Somali presidential election
won: Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2020 - Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid Mohamed Hussein Roble
peaceful - no coup recorded
2020 - Hassan Ali Khayre Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.