🇸🇴 Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
President of Somalia since May 15, 2022
How long has Hassan Sheikh Mohamud been in office?
As of October 17, 2026, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been in office for 1,616 days as President of Somalia, with no scheduled end date. There is no scheduled end date to count down to: Somalia is classified as a closed autocracy, where leaders are not chosen through multiparty elections and typically leave office only by choice, death, or force.
3,236 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
How long do leaders of Somalia usually stay in office?
Somalia has had 15 presidents since 1960. A completed tenure has averaged 1,431 days (about 3.9 years), and the longest was Siad Barre at 7,767 days. All of them have been men. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has served 1,616 days so far, 13% longer than that average. Somalia is classified as a closed autocracy.
Key facts
| Role | President of Somalia |
|---|---|
| Political system | Closed autocracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Party | Union for Peace and Development Party |
| Born | November 29, 1955 (age 70) |
| Took office | May 15, 2022 (aged 66) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Previous term | 2012–2017 (1,620 days) |
| Vs. average | 1,616 days served — 13% longer than the historical average of 1,431 days (so far) |
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