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Suldaan Samatar Suldaan Ibraahim is the 5th and Grand Sultan of the Mohamed Case (Gadabuursi) clan in Somalia. Born in Taiz, Yemen, and a graduate of Amud University, he is the only Somali leader to hold three distinct paramount sultan titles simultaneously. He succeeded his fath...

Suldaan Wabar (Suldaan Abubakar Cilmi Wabar) is the supreme traditional chief of the Jibriil Yoonis sub-clan, part of the Gadabuursi confederation inhabiting the Awdal region of Somaliland.

Suldaan Cabdiraxmaan Jaamac Dhawal is a prominent traditional leader and chief (suldaan) of the Gadabuursi (Habar 'Affan) clan in the Awdal region of Somaliland.

Ugas Abdirashid Ugas Roble (Ugaas Cabdirashiid Ugaas Rooble) is the 18th supreme traditional leader (Ughaz) of the Gadabuursi people, a prominent northern Somali clan.

Dahir Riyale Kahin (Somali: Daahir Riyaale Kaahin, Arabic: ظاهر ريالي كاهن; born 12 March 1952) is a Somaliland politician who was the President of Somaliland from 2002 to 2010. He previously served as the Vice President of Somaliland from 1997 to 2002.

Abdirahman Abdillahi Ismail Saylici (Somali: Cabdiraxmaan Cabdilaahi Ismaaciil Saylici, Arabic: عبد الرحمن عبد الله إسماعيل زيلعي) (born 28 October 1956)[1] is a Somaliland politician and former businessman who served as 5th[2] Vice President of Somaliland from 2010 to 2024, afte...

Sheikh Abdillahi Sheikh Ali Jawhar is one of Somaliland’s most highly respected and senior Islamic scholars, widely known by the title Sheikh'al Baladka (Elder Cleric).

Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi[a] (Somali: Maxamed Cali Aw Cabdi) is a Somaliland politician who is the Vice President of Somaliland. A member of the political party Waddani, he contested the 2024 presidential election with presidential nominee Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi and won in a poli...

Professor Suleiman Ahmed Guleid is the former president of Amoud University in Borama, Somaliland, having co-founded the institution and served as its first and longest-serving president