Vice President of Somalia


The vice president of Somalia is a former political position in Somalia. The position should have been re-established in 2024, which didn't happen due to the ongoing constitutional crisis in May 2023.
A history of the office holder follows.

List of vice presidents

Somali Democratic Republic, 1969-1991

The vice presidents in Somali Democratic Republic were appointed on the discretion of the president of Somalia, Mohamed Siad Barre. The vice presidents were as follows.
PositionImageNameInauguratedLeft officeNotes
First Vice PresidentJama Ali KorshelOctober 1969April 1970
Second Vice PresidentMohamed AinansheOctober 1969May 1971
First Vice PresidentAli SamatarAugust 1971December 1990
Second Vice PresidentHussein Afrah1972January 1990
Third Vice PresidentIsmail Abokor19711982
Second Vice PresidentA.M.FarahJanuary 1990January 1991

Interim Government, 1991-1993

The following persons were the vice presidents of Ali Mahdi Muhammad in the Interim Government of Somalia.
PositionNameInauguratedLeft officeNotes
First Vice PresidentAbdulkadir AdenAugust 1991January 1993
Second Vice PresidentOmar MoallimAugust 1991January 1993