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{{Short description|6th vice president of Somaliland}}
{{Short description|6th vice president of Somaliland}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Abdirahman Abdallahi Ismail Saylici
| name = Abdirahman Saylici
| office = 6th [[Vice President of Somaliland]]
| office = 6th [[Vice President of Somaliland]]
| image = Abdirahman Abdallahi Ismail Saylici, Vice President of Somaliland (6409719759).jpg
| image = Abdirahman Abdallahi Ismail Saylici, Vice President of Somaliland (6409719759).jpg
| caption =
| caption = Saylici in 2011
| president = [[Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud]]<br />[[Muse Bihi Abdi]]
| president = [[Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud]]<br />[[Muse Bihi Abdi]]
| term_start = 27 July 2010

| term_end =
| term_start = president-Elect
| predecessor = [[Ahmed Yusuf Yasin]]
| term_end =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|10|28|df=y}}
| term_start = 27 July 2010
| birth_place = [[Zeila]], [[British Somaliland]]<br>{{small|(now [[Somaliland]])}}
| term_end =
| death_date =
| predecessor = [[Ahmed Yusuf Yasin]]
| death_place =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|10|28|df=y}}
| citizenship = [[Somaliland citizenship|Somalilander]]
| birth_place = [[Zeila]], [[British Somaliland]]<br>{{small|(now [[Somaliland]])}}
| alma_mater = [[Hargeisa Technical Institute]]
| death_date =
| party = [[Peace, Unity, and Development Party]]
| death_place =
| native_name_lang = ar
| citizenship = [[Somaliland citizenship|Somalilander]]
| native_name = {{nobold|عبد الرحمن زيلعي}}
| alma_mater = [[Hargeisa Technical Institute]]
| party = [[Peace, Unity, and Development Party]]
}}
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'''Abdirahman Abdallahi Ismail Saylici''' ({{lang-so|Cabdiraxmaan Cabdilaahi Ismaaciil Saylici}}) (born 28 October 1956)<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=http://www.somaliland-mission.com/47-website/305-somaliland-vice-president.html |title=Somaliland Vice President |access-date=2018-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717041741/http://www.somaliland-mission.com/47-website/305-somaliland-vice-president.html |archive-date=2018-07-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is a Somaliland politician who has been [[Vice President of Somaliland]],<ref>{{Cite web | title=INTERVIEW: Somaliland's vice president on drought | url=http://www.irinnews.org/report/96040/interview-somaliland-s-vice-president-on-drought | publisher=[[The New Humanitarian|IRIN]] | date=7 August 2012 | accessdate=19 February 2015 }}</ref> after winning the [[2010 Somaliland presidential election|election of 2010]] together with [[Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud|Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silanyo]]. He continued as Vice President in the cabinet of [[Muse Bihi Abdi]]. Both are members of the [[Peace, Unity, and Development Party]].<ref name="auto"/>
'''Abdirahman Abdillahi Ismail Saylici''' ({{lang-so|Cabdiraxmaan Cabdilaahi Ismaaciil Saylici}}, {{lang-ar|عبد الرحمن عبد الله إسماعيل زيلعي}}) (born 28 October 1956)<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=http://www.somaliland-mission.com/47-website/305-somaliland-vice-president.html |title=Somaliland Vice President |access-date=2018-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717041741/http://www.somaliland-mission.com/47-website/305-somaliland-vice-president.html |archive-date=2018-07-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is a Somaliland politician serving as [[Vice President of Somaliland]],<ref>{{Cite web | title=INTERVIEW: Somaliland's vice president on drought | url=http://www.irinnews.org/report/96040/interview-somaliland-s-vice-president-on-drought | publisher=[[The New Humanitarian|IRIN]] | date=7 August 2012 | accessdate=19 February 2015 }}</ref> after winning the [[2010 Somaliland presidential election|election of 2010]] together with [[Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud|Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silanyo]]. He continued as vice president in the cabinet of [[Muse Bihi Abdi]]. Both are members of the [[Peace, Unity, and Development Party]].<ref name="auto"/>

== Overview ==
Abdirahman was born on 28 October 1956 in Zeila, then [[British Somaliland]] (now Somaliland). He completed his primary and intermediate education in Borama, the capital of the western Awdal region after which he then moved to Hargeisa to pursue his higher education. He attended the Hargeisa Technical Institute between 1975 and 1979 where he graduated as a construction engineer.<ref name="auto" />

Before entering politics Abdirahman was a businessman running a construction company, Borama Construction Company (BCC), which contributed to the building of many regions of Somaliland between 1980 and 2002.<ref name="auto" />

=== Political career ===
In 2003 Abdirahman joined the Kulmiye party, and in 2008 he was appointed the vice-chairman of the party and the running mate of Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (Silanyo). In the [[2010 Somaliland presidential election|presidential elections of 2010]], Abdirahman Abdillahi Ismail was elected Vice-President of Somaliland.<ref name="auto" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Lansford |first=Tom |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yNGfBwAAQBAJ&dq=abdirahman+saylici&pg=PT5625 |title=Political Handbook of the World 2015 |date=2015-03-24 |publisher=CQ Press |isbn=978-1-4833-7155-9 |language=en}}</ref> He ran alongside Muse Bihi Abdi in the subsequent [[2017 Somaliland presidential election|2017 election]] where he was re-elected as vice-president.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-09 |title=BRIEFING PAPER: SOMALILAND VOTER CARDS DISTRIBUTION |url=http://www.somalilandpress.com/briefing-paper-somaliland-voter-cards-distribution/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Somalilandpress|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809233207/http://www.somalilandpress.com/briefing-paper-somaliland-voter-cards-distribution/ |archive-date=2017-08-09 }}</ref>


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[[Category:People from Hargeisa]]
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[[Category:People from Awdal]]
[[Category:People from Awdal]]
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Revision as of 18:18, 13 April 2024

Abdirahman Saylici
عبد الرحمن زيلعي
Saylici in 2011
6th Vice President of Somaliland
Assumed office
27 July 2010
PresidentAhmed Mohamed Mohamoud
Muse Bihi Abdi
Preceded byAhmed Yusuf Yasin
Personal details
Born (1956-10-28) 28 October 1956 (age 67)
Zeila, British Somaliland
(now Somaliland)
CitizenshipSomalilander
Political partyPeace, Unity, and Development Party
Alma materHargeisa Technical Institute

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 serving as Vice President of Somaliland,[2] after winning the election of 2010 together with Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silanyo. He continued as vice president in the cabinet of Muse Bihi Abdi. Both are members of the Peace, Unity, and Development Party.[1]

Übersicht

Abdirahman was born on 28 October 1956 in Zeila, then British Somaliland (now Somaliland). He completed his primary and intermediate education in Borama, the capital of the western Awdal region after which he then moved to Hargeisa to pursue his higher education. He attended the Hargeisa Technical Institute between 1975 and 1979 where he graduated as a construction engineer.[1]

Before entering politics Abdirahman was a businessman running a construction company, Borama Construction Company (BCC), which contributed to the building of many regions of Somaliland between 1980 and 2002.[1]

Political career

In 2003 Abdirahman joined the Kulmiye party, and in 2008 he was appointed the vice-chairman of the party and the running mate of Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (Silanyo). In the presidential elections of 2010, Abdirahman Abdillahi Ismail was elected Vice-President of Somaliland.[1][3] He ran alongside Muse Bihi Abdi in the subsequent 2017 election where he was re-elected as vice-president.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Somaliland Vice President". Archived from the original on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  2. ^ "INTERVIEW: Somaliland's vice president on drought". IRIN. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. ^ Lansford, Tom (2015-03-24). Political Handbook of the World 2015. CQ Press. ISBN 978-1-4833-7155-9.
  4. ^ "BRIEFING PAPER: SOMALILAND VOTER CARDS DISTRIBUTION". Somalilandpress. 2017-08-09. Archived from the original on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
Political offices
Preceded by Vice President of Somaliland
2010 – present
Incumbent