Dahir Riyale Kahin
| Dahir Riyale Kahin ضاهر ريالي كاهن |
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| 3rd President of Somaliland | |
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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 Mohamed Mohamoud |
| 2nd Vice President of Somaliland | |
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In office May 16, 1993 – May 3, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Abdirahman Aw Ali Farah |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Yusuf Yasin |
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12 March 1952 Qun-ujeed, British Somaliland |
| Political party | United Peoples' Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Huda Barkhad |
| Religion | Islam |
Dahir Rayale Kahin (Somali: Dahir Rayale Kahin, Arabic: ضاهر ريالي كاهن) (born 12 March 1952) is a Somali politician who was President of Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia, from 2002 to 2010. He previously served as a senior officer in the National Security Service of Somalia, and he was Vice President of Somaliland from 1997 to 2002.
Kahin was born in the town of Quljeed, situated 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.
In the last years of the Siad Barre government, during the 1980s, Kahin was the highest-ranking National Security Service (NSS) officer in Berbera.
From 1997 to 2002, Kahin served as the Vice President of Somaliland, an autonomous region in Somalia.
On 3 May 2002, Kahin became the third President of Somaliland, after the death of the autonomous region's President Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal. Kahin later won the elections on 14 April 2003, representing the Ururka Dimuqraadiga Umada Bahawday (UDUB), or United Democratic People's Party. He was sworn into office on 16 May.
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