| Dahir Rayale Kahin ضاهر ريالي كاهن |
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| President of Somaliland | |
| In office 3 May 2002 – 27 July 2010 |
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| Vice President | Ahmed Yusuf Yasin |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo |
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| Born | 12 March 1952 Quljeed, British Somaliland (now Somalia) |
| Political party | United Peoples' Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Huda Barkhad |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Dahir Rayale Kahin (Somali: Dahir Rayale Kahin, Arabic: ضاهر ريالي كاهن) (born 12 March 1952) was the third President of Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as a part of Somalia.[1][2] He became the third president of Somaliland on May 3, 2002, after the death of Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal. He won elections on April 14, 2003, representing the Ururka Dimuqraadiga Umada Bahawday (UDUB), or United Democratic People's Party, and was sworn into office on May 16, 2003.
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Kahin was born in the town of Quljeed in the northwestern Awdal region of British Somaliland. He was educated in Amoud, and was later trained in Mogadishu.
Kahin's previous posts included a diplomatic position at the Somali Embassy in Djibouti, intelligence in the government of former president Mohamed Siad Barre, a stint as governor of Awdal and as a businessman, and a term as vice president of Somaliland (1997–2002).
In the last years of the Barre government, during the 1980s, Kahin was the highest-ranking National Security Service (NSS) officer in Berbera.[3]
In 2003, Kahin became the first elected President of Somaliland.
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| Preceded by Abdirahman Aw Ali Farah |
Vice President of Somaliland 1997–2002 |
Succeeded by Ahmed Yusuf Yasin |
| Preceded by Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal |
President of Somaliland 2002–2010 |
Succeeded by Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo |
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