- Who was the first Prime Minister of Somalia?
A. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke
B. Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
C. Siad Barre
D. Omar Arteh Ghalib - Which Prime Minister served Somalia from 1960 to 1964?
A. Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
B. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke
C. Siad Barre
D. Omar Arteh Ghalib - Who succeeded Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal as Prime Minister in 1964?
A. Siad Barre
B. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke
C. Omar Arteh Ghalib
D. Ali Khalif Galaydh - Which Prime Minister was in office during the Somali Civil War beginning in 1991?
A. Ali Khalif Galaydh
B. Mohamed Siad Barre
C. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
D. Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed - Who was the Prime Minister of Somalia from 2000 to 2001?
A. Ali Khalif Galaydh
B. Mohamed Siad Barre
C. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
D. Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed - Who served as Prime Minister from 2004 to 2005?
A. Abdiqasim Salad Hassan
B. Ali Mohamed Ghedi
C. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
D. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed - Which Prime Minister led Somalia from 2007 to 2009?
A. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
B. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
C. Ali Khalif Galaydh
D. Abdiqasim Salad Hassan - Who was the Prime Minister of Somalia from 2009 to 2010?
A. Ali Mohamed Ghedi
B. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
C. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
D. Abdiqasim Salad Hassan - Which Prime Minister served Somalia from 2010 to 2011?
A. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali
B. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
C. Ali Mohamed Ghedi
D. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke - Who was the Prime Minister of Somalia from 2012 to 2017?
A. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
B. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
C. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali
D. Hassan Ali Khaire - Which Prime Minister succeeded Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke in 2017?
A. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali
B. Hassan Ali Khaire
C. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
D. Ali Khalif Galaydh - Who was the Prime Minister of Somalia from 2017 to 2020?
A. Ali Mohamed Ghedi
B. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
C. Hassan Ali Khaire
D. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali - Which Prime Minister was in office during the 2018 political reforms in Somalia?
A. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali
B. Hassan Ali Khaire
C. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
D. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed - Who served as Prime Minister from 2020 to 2021?
A. Ali Mohamed Ghedi
B. Mohamed Hussein Roble
C. Hassan Ali Khaire
D. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali - Which Prime Minister was appointed in September 2021?
A. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
B. Mohamed Hussein Roble
C. Ali Mohamed Ghedi
D. Hassan Ali Khaire - Who was the Prime Minister of Somalia during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020?
A. Ali Mohamed Ghedi
B. Mohamed Hussein Roble
C. Hassan Ali Khaire
D. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali - Which Prime Minister led Somalia during the 2021 presidential election?
A. Hassan Ali Khaire
B. Mohamed Hussein Roble
C. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
D. Ali Mohamed Ghedi - Who was the Prime Minister before Mohamed Hussein Roble?
A. Ali Mohamed Ghedi
B. Hassan Ali Khaire
C. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
D. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali - Which Prime Minister served during the Somali federal elections in 2021?
A. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
B. Mohamed Hussein Roble
C. Ali Mohamed Ghedi
D. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali - Who was the Prime Minister of Somalia from 1964 to 1967?
A. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke
B. Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
C. Omar Arteh Ghalib
D. Ali Khalif Galaydh - Which Prime Minister served during the establishment of the Federal Government of Somalia in 2012?
A. Ali Khalif Galaydh
B. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali
C. Hassan Ali Khaire
D. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke - Who was the Prime Minister of Somalia during the 1990s?
A. Ali Khalif Galaydh
B. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
C. Ali Mohamed Ghedi
D. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke - Which Prime Minister’s term saw the introduction of the new Somali constitution in 2012?
A. Ali Khalif Galaydh
B. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali
C. Mohamed Hussein Roble
D. Hassan Ali Khaire - Who was the Prime Minister of Somalia in 2006?
A. Ali Mohamed Ghedi
B. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
C. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
D. Abdiqasim Salad Hassan - Which Prime Minister of Somalia was known for initiating the “Roadmap for the End of Transition”?
A. Ali Khalif Galaydh
B. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
C. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali
D. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke - Who was the Prime Minister of Somalia immediately after Mohamed Siad Barre’s regime?
A. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
B. Ali Khalif Galaydh
C. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
D. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali - Which Prime Minister focused on rebuilding Somalia’s infrastructure in the early 2000s?
A. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
B. Ali Khalif Galaydh
C. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
D. Abdiqasim Salad Hassan - Who was the Prime Minister of Somalia during the 2015 international conferences?
A. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
B. Ali Khalif Galaydh
C. Hassan Ali Khaire
D. Ali Mohamed Ghedi - Which Prime Minister served during the 2021 election crisis in Somalia?
A. Hassan Ali Khaire
B. Mohamed Hussein Roble
C. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
D. Ali Khalif Galaydh - Who was the Prime Minister of Somalia during the early 2020s economic reforms?
A. Ali Mohamed Ghedi
B. Mohamed Hussein Roble
C. Hassan Ali Khaire
D. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali
| Prime Minister | Term(s) in Office | Key Contributions/Events |
| Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal | 1960–1964 | First Prime Minister; led Somalia through early independence. |
| Abdirashid Ali Shermarke | 1964–1967 | Focused on national development and modernization. |
| Siad Barre | 1969–1991 | Military regime; led during a period of significant change and conflict. |
| Ali Khalif Galaydh | 2000–2001 | Managed during the transitional period post-civil war. |
| Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke | 2001–2004, 2007–2010 | Oversaw the transitional government and early federal period. |
| Ali Mohamed Ghedi | 2004–2007 | Focused on rebuilding Somalia’s government and infrastructure. |
| Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed | 2010–2011, 2017–2021 | Known for efforts in federalization and stabilization. |
| Abdiweli Mohamed Ali | 2011–2012 | Worked on economic development and political reform. |
| Hassan Ali Khaire | 2017–2020 | Focused on development and tackling corruption. |
| Mohamed Hussein Roble | 2020–2022 | Managed during a period of political transition and the COVID-19 pandemic. |