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Muse Bihi Abdi | |
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| Muuse Biixi Cabdi موسى بيحي عبدي | |
.jpg) Official portrait, 2017 | |
| 5th President of Somaliland | |
| Assumed office 13 December 2017 | |
| Vice President | Abdirahman Saylici |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud |
| Chairman of Peace, Unity, and Development Party | |
| In office 31 December 2010 – 21 August 2023 [1] | |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Kahin Ahmed |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 1993–1995 | |
| President | Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal |
| Preceded by | Suleiman Mohamoud Adan |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Jaambiir Suldan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) Hargeisa, British Somaliland |
| Nationality | Somalilander |
| Political party | Peace, Unity, and Development Party |
| Spouse(s) | Zahra Abdilahi Absia Roda Ahmed Omar |
| Children | 7 |
| Alma mater | University of Hargeisa |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Somali Democratic Republic(1970–1985)  SNM(1985–1991) |
| Branch/service |  Somali Air Force |
| Years of service | 1970–1991 |
| Battles/wars | |
Musa Bihi Abdi (Somali: Muuse Biixi Cabdi, Arabic: موسى بيحي عبدي; born 1948)[2] is a Somali politician and former military officer who has been President of Somaliland since December 2017.
During the 1970s, he served as a pilot in the Somali Air Force under the Siad Barre administration. In 2010, Bihi was appointed the chairman of the ruling Kulmiye party in Somaliland. In November 2015, Bihi was selected as the party's Presidential Candidate at the 5th annual central committee convention.[3][4]
On 21 November 2017 Muse Bihi was announced the winner of the 2017 presidential election, and officially became the President of Somaliland on 13 December 2017.[5][6] He lost his reelection bid to Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi in the 2024 presidential election.
- ^ "Burco: Xiabiga Kulmiye oo mar kale musharax Madaxweyne u doortey Biixi". 21 August 2023.
- ^ Olad, Mohamed (21 November 2017). "Somaliland Ruling Party Candidate Bihi Wins Election". Voanews.com. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Somalia: Wrangle splits Somaliland Ruling Party as President Siilaanyo seeks re-election". allafrica.com. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Muse Bihi and Saylici Elected as Kulmiye's Presidential Candidate". galgalanews.com. 11 November 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ Olad, Mohamed. "Somaliland Ruling Party Candidate Bihi Wins Election". VOA. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- ^ "PRESIDENT BIHI REPLACES HEADS OF MULTIPLE FOREIGN MISSIONS". Somaliland Chronicle. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.