Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi
Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro) | |
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| Cabdiraxmaan Maxamed Cabdillaahi Cirro عبد الرحمن محمد عبد الله عِرُّو | |
Official portrait, 2024 | |
| 6th President of Somaliland | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2024 | |
| Vice President | Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi |
| Preceded by | Muse Bihi Abdi |
| 4th Speaker of the Somaliland House of Representatives | |
| In office November 2005 – 2 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Mohamed Adan |
| Succeeded by | Bashe Mohamed Farah |
| Chairman of Waddani | |
| In office October 2012 – 16 November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Hersi Ali Haji Hassan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 April 1956 Hargeisa, British Somaliland (present-day Somaliland) |
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| Political party | Waddani (since 2012) |
| Other political affiliations | Justice and Welfare Party (until 2010) |
| Alma mater | SOS Sheikh Secondary School American University (MBA) |
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Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Somali: Cabdiraxmaan Maxamed Cabdillaahi Cirro, Arabic: عبد الرحمن محمد عبد الله; born 24 April 1956), colloquially known as Irro (Somali: Cirro), is a Somaliland politician and diplomat who has been the 6th and current President of Somaliland since 12 December 2024.
Abdirahman served as speaker of the Somaliland House of Representatives during most of the first elected parliament. He was announced as the presidential nominee in the 2024 Somaliland presidential election for the Waddani Party.