Somalians will go to the polls this Sunday
Somalia will hold its presidential elections this Sunday, coming 15 months later than the original schedule of February 8, 2021.
This election has attracted the largest number of contenders in Somalia’s history.
According to a list publicised by the Somalia Parliamentary Taskforce on Presidential Elections, 39 candidates had entered the race by close of the deadline on Tuesday. Only one woman is in the race.
Below is the list of candidates:
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud
Dahir Mahamud Gelle
Abdikadir Osoble Ali
Abdullahi Ali Hassan
Jamaal Ibraahim Abdi
Adow Aali Gees
Mahamed Abdirahman Siriin
Omar Aabdukadir Ahmed
Jibril Ibrahim Abdule
Nucmaan Sheikh Tuurre
Thabit Abdi Mahamed
Abdirahman Abdishakur
Abdirahman Ablaal
Said Isse Mahamoud
Ahmed Geele Haaf
Mahad Ahmed Diriye
Mahamud Dahir Aweys
Abdiarim Hussein Guled
Abdinassir Abdull
Hassan Ali Khaire
Abdukadir Jahwayn
Ismaan Hassan Wehliye
Said Abdbdullahi Deni
Mohamed Amin Faarax
Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo
Abdi Ali Hassan
Abdi Adan Hoosow
Mohamed Abdi Kuusow
Bashir Haji Ali
Abdirahman Mohamed
Ridwaan Hirsi Mohamed
Fawzia Yusuf Adam
Mukhtar Mohamed Said
Abdukadir Sheikh Ali Bagdadi
Sakariye Mahmud Haji
Dr Hussein Abdi Nunow
Abdinur Sheikh Mohamed
Abukar Adan Ade
