List of Somalilanders
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This is a list of notable Somalilanders from Somaliland, as well as the Somaliland diaspora.[1][2][3]
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
Other
- Nafisat Yusuf Mohammed — feminist activist
