| No. |
Portrait |
Name
(Birth–Death) |
Term of office |
Political party |
Election |
| Took office |
Left office |
Time in office |
 • Trust Territory of Somaliland (1956–1960) •  |
| — | | Abdullahi Issa
(1921–1988) | 29 February 1956 | 1 July 1960 | 4 years, 123 days | SYL | 1956
1959 |
 • Somali Republic (1960–1969) •  |
| 1 | | Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
(1928–2002) | 1 July 1960 | 12 July 1960 | 11 days | SYL | — |
| 2 | | Abdirashid Shermarke
(1919–1969) | 12 July 1960 | 14 June 1964 | 6 years, 337 days | SYL | — |
| 3 | | Abdirizak Haji Hussein
(1924–2014) | 14 June 1964 | 15 July 1967 | 31 days | SYL | 1964 |
| (2) | | Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
(1928–2002)
(Deposed) | 15 July 1967 | 21 October 1969 | 2 years, 98 days | SYL | 1969 |
| • Somali Democratic Republic (1969–1991) • |
| Post Abolished (21 October 1969–1 February 1987) |
| 5 | | Mohammad Ali Samatar
(1931–2016) | 1 February 1987 | 3 September 1990 | 3 years, 214 days | SRSP | — |
| 6 | | Hawadle Madar
(1939–2005)
(Deposed) | 3 September 1990 | 24 January 1991 | 143 days | SRSP | — |
| • Interim Government of Somalia (1991–1997) • |
| 7 | | Umar Ghalib
(1930–2020)
[1] | 24 January 1991 | May 1993
(De facto to 3 January 1997) | 5 years, 345 days | USC | — |
| Vacant (May 1993–8 October 2000)[1] |
| • Transitional National Government of Somalia (2000–2004) • |
| 8 | | Ali Khalif Galaydh
(1941–2020) | 8 October 2000 | 28 October 2001 | 1 year, 20 days | Independent | — |
| — | | Osman Jama Ali
(born 1941)
Acting | 28 October 2001 | 12 November 2001 | 15 days | Independent | — |
| 9 | | Hassan Abshir Farah
(1945–2020) | 12 November 2001 | 8 December 2003 | 2 years, 26 days | Independent | — |
| 10 | | Muhammad Abdi Yusuf
(born 1941) | 8 December 2003 | 23 December 2004 | 1 year, 15 days | Independent | — |
| • Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (2004–2012) • |
| 11 | | Ali Gedi
(born 1952) | 23 December 2004 | 30 October 2007
(Resigned) | 2 years, 311 days | Independent | — |
| — | | Salim Aliyow Ibrow
(born 1942)
Acting | 30 October 2007 | 24 November 2007 | 25 days | Independent | — |
| 12 | | Nur Hassan Hussein
(1937–2020) | 24 November 2007 | 14 February 2009 | 1 year, 82 days | Independent | — |
| 13 | | Omar Sharmarke
(born 1960) | 14 February 2009 | 24 September 2010 | 1 year, 222 days | Independent | — |
| — | | Abdiwahid Gonjeh
(born 1962)
Acting | 24 September 2010 | 1 November 2010 | 38 days | Independent | — |
| 14 | | Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo
(born 1962) | 1 November 2010 | 19 June 2011 | 230 days | Independent | — |
| 15 | | Abdiweli Gaas
(born 1965) | 19 June 2011 | 20 August 2012 | 1 year, 62 days | Independent | — |
| • Federal Republic of Somalia (2012–present) • |
| — | | Abdiweli Gaas
(born 1965)
Acting | 20 August 2012 | 17 October 2012 | 58 days | Independent | — |
| 16 | | Abdi Farah Shirdon
(born 1958) | 17 October 2012 | 21 December 2013 | 1 year, 65 days | Independent | — |
| 17 | | Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
(born 1959) | 21 December 2013 | 24 December 2014 | 1 year, 3 days | Independent | — |
| (13) | | Omar Sharmarke
(born 1960) | 24 December 2014 | 1 March 2017 | 2 years, 67 days | Independent | 2016 |
| 19 | | Hassan Ali Khaire
(born 1968) | 1 March 2017 | 25 July 2020 | 3 years, 146 days | Independent | — |
| — | | Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid
(born 1973)
Acting | 25 July 2020 | 23 September 2020 | 60 days | Independent | — |
| 20 | | Mohamed Hussein Roble
(born 1963) | 23 September 2020 | 26 June 2022 | 1 year, 276 days | Independent | — |
| 21 | | Hamza Abdi Barre
(born 1972) | 26 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 322 days | Independent | — |
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