Muse Bihi Abdi
Muse Bihi Abdi | |
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| Muuse Biixi Cabdi موسى بيحي عبدي | |
Muse Bihi in 2022 | |
| 5th President of Somaliland | |
| In office 13 December 2017 – 12 December 2024 | |
| Vice President | Abdirahman Saylici |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud |
| Succeeded by | Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi |
| Chairman of Peace, Unity, and Development Party | |
| In office 31 December 2010 – 21 August 2023 | |
| 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 76–77) Hargeisa, 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 16 June 1948) is a Somaliland politician and former military officer who served as the 5th President of Somaliland from 2017 to 2024.
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.
On 21 November 2017 Muse was announced the winner of the 2017 presidential election, and officially became the President of Somaliland on 13 December 2017. He lost his reelection bid to Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi in the 2024 presidential election.