Hassan Sheikh Mohamud: Head of state, Somalia
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is the head of state of Somalia, listed by the United Nations as “President of the Federal Republic of Somalia”.
Posts held
- President of the Federal Republic of Somalia (head of state), Somalia. Part of level 6: National government.
Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.
Where Hassan Sheikh Mohamud sits in the ladder of power
As head of state, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Somalia (regions, cities).
Above that, Somalia is a member of:
- African Union level 7
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
- International Monetary Fund level 9
- World Bank Group level 9
Who else holds power in Somalia
- Hamza Abdi Barre Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Somalia
- Abdisalan Abdi Ali Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Somalia
Where these facts come from
Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.
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