Dahir Riyale Kahin | |
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ظاهر ريالي كاهن | |
3rd President of Somaliland | |
In office 3 May 2002 – 27 July 2010 | |
Vice President | Ahmed Yusuf Yasin |
Preceded by | Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal |
Succeeded by | Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud |
4th Vice President of Somaliland | |
In office 16 May 1997 – 3 May 2002 | |
President | Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal |
Preceded by | Abdirahman Aw Ali Farrah |
Succeeded by | Ahmed Yusuf Yasin |
Personal details | |
Born | Quljeed, British Somaliland | 12 March 1952
Citizenship | Somalilander |
Political party | United Peoples' Democratic Party |
Spouse | Huda Barkhad |
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Dahir Riyale Kahin (Somali: Daahir Riyaale Kaahin, Arabic: ظاهر ريالي كاهن; born 12 March 1952) is a Somaliland politician who was President of Somaliland from 2002 to 2010. He previously served as a senior officer in the National Security Service in Somalia, and he was Vice President of Somaliland from 1997 to 2002