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

Athletes

Mo Farah Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah (born Hussein Abdi Kahin; 23 March 1983) is a British long-distance runner. His ten global championship gold medals (four Olympic and six World titles) make him the most successful male track distance runner ever ...

- British-Somalilander long-distance runner *

Bashir Abdi Bashir Abdi (born 10 February 1989) is a Somali-born Belgian athlete who specializes in long-distance running. He won bronze medals in the marathon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 World Championships. In doing so, Abdi became both the firs ...

- Belgian-Somalilander long-distance runner * Mohammed Ahmed - Somali-Canadian long-distance runner * Liban Abdi - Somalilander-Norwegian footballer *

Mohammed Ahamed Mohammed Ahmed Jama (born 5 August 1985), commonly known as Mohammed Ahamed or just Mo, is a retired professional footballer, who played as a forward. Ahamed was born in Burao, Somaliland. However, he emigrated to Norway. Career After playing ...

- Somalilander-Norwegian footballer

Authors

* Hadrawi - songwriter and philosopher * Nadifa Mohamed - Somali-British novelist

Entrepreneurs

Abdirashid Duale Abdirashid Duale ( so, Cabdirashiid Siciid Ducale, ar, عبد الرشيد دعاله) is a multi-millionaire Somali entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Dahabshiil, an international wire transfer, funds transfer company. Biography Duale was born i ...

- CEO and founder of

Dahabshiil Dahabshiil ( so, Dahabshiil, ar, دهب شيل) is an international funds transfer company, and is the largest money-transfer business in Africa. It's headquartered in Burao, Somaliland. Formed in the early 1970s, the firm operates from over 24 ...

* Ismail Ahmed - Executive Chairman and founder of

WorldRemit WorldRemit is a digital cross border remittance business that provides international money transfer and remittance services in more than 130 countries and over 70 currencies. It was founded in 2010 by Ismail Ahmed, Catherine Wines, and Richard I ...

Journalists

Rageh Omaar Rageh Omaar (; so, Raage Oomaar; ar, راجح أومار; born 19 July 1967) is a Somali-born British journalist and writer. He was a BBC world affairs correspondent, where he made his name reporting from Iraq. In September 2006, he moved to ...

- Somalilander-British television news presenter * Ahmed Said Egeh - former BBC Somali correspondent of Hargeisa

Military

General A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED ...

Nuh Ismail Tani - current Chief of Staff of

Somaliland Armed Forces The Somaliland National Armed Forces ( so, Ciidamada Qalabka Sida ee Soomaaliland; ar, القوات المسلحة الصوماليلاندية, alquaat almusalahat alsuwmalilandia) are the military services of Republic of Somaliland. The Somal ...

Mohamed Adan Saqadhi - former Commissioner of

Somaliland Police Force The Somaliland Police, officially the Somaliland Police Force ( so, Ciidanka Booliska Somaliland, ar, قوات الشرطة صوماليلاندي) is a body responsible for law enforcement in the Republic of Somaliland. History Establishmen ...

Mohamed Adan Saqadhi Mohammed Adan Saqadhi "dabogale " the people named him "janogale" (born 18 October 1967 ), is a Somaliland military official, who’s serving as the Somaliland Police, Chief of Somaliland Police Force. See also * Somaliland Police * Somaliland A ...

- current Commissioner of

Politicians

Muse Bihi Abdi Musa Bihi Abdi ( so, Muuse Biixi Cabdi, ar, موسى بيحي عبدي) (born 1948 in Hargeisa, British Somaliland, now Somaliland) is a Somaliland politician and former military officer who has been President of Somaliland since December 2017. ...

- current President of Somaliland * Mohamoud Hashi Abdi

Scientists

Jama Musse Jama Jama Musse Jama ( so, Jaamac Muuse Jaamac, ar, جامع موسى جامع) (b. 1967) is a prominent Somali people, Somali ethnomathematics, ethnomathematician and author. He is notable for his research on traditional Culture of Somalia, Somali ...

- Ethnomathematician and writer

References

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