List of Somalilanders

This is a list of notable Somalilanders from Somaliland, as well as the Somaliland diaspora.

Athletes

• Mo Farah – British-Somalilander long-distance runner
• Bashir Abdi – Belgian-Somalilander long-distance runner
• Mohammed Ahmed – Somali-Canadian long-distance runner
• Liban Abdi – Somalilander-Norwegian footballer
• Mohammed Ahamed – Somalilander-Norwegian footballer

Authors and Poetries

• Hadrawi – songwriter and philosopher
• Gaariye - Somali Poet
• Elmi Boodhari - Somali Poet and King of Romance
• Weedhsame - Somali Poet
• Hassan Ganey - Somali Poet
• Nadifa Mohamed – Somali-British novelist

Entrepreneurs

• Abdirashid Duale – CEO and founder of Dahabshiil
• Ismail Ahmed – Executive Chairman and founder of WorldRemit
• Mohamed Said Guedi CEO MSG SomCable
• Abdikarim Mohamed Eid CEO Telesom

Entertainers

• Chunkz – YouTuber, Influencer, and member of Beta Squad alongside Niko Omilana
• Aboflah-Kuwaiti-based YouTuber, streamer and philanthropist.

Journalists

• Rageh Omaar – Somalilander-British television news presenter
• Ahmed Said Egeh – former BBC Somali correspondent of Hargeisa

Military

• General Nuh Ismail Tani – current Chief of Staff of Somaliland Armed Forces
• General Mohamed Adan Saqadhi – former Commissioner of Somaliland Police Force
• Mohamed Adan Saqadhi – current Commissioner of Somaliland Police Force

Politicians

• Muse Bihi Abdi – former President of Somaliland
• Mohamoud Hashi Abdi The chairman of the Kaah party
• Mohamed Kahin Ahmed The Chairman of the Kulmiye party
• Mohamed Omar Hagi Mohamoud 1st Somaliland Ambassador to Israel and former Representative to Taiwan

Member of Parliament

• Mohamed Hassan Saed
• Barkhad Jama Batun – member House of Representatives

Scientists

• Jama Musse Jama – Ethnomathematician and writer

See also

• List of Somalis
• List of Somaliland politicians

References