POLITICIAN
Dahir Riyale Kahin
1952 - Today

Dahir Riyale Kahin
Dahir Riyale Kahin (Somali: Daahir Riyaale Kaahin, Arabic: ظاهر ريالي كاهن; born 12 March 1952) is a Somaliland politician who was the President of Somaliland from 2002 to 2010. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Dahir Riyale Kahin is the 16,330th most popular politician (up from 16,808th in 2024), the 32nd most popular biography from Somalia (down from 27th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Somali Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Dahir Riyale Kahin ranks 16,330 out of 19,576. Before him are Gabriel Costa, Yury Chaika, Marta Lucía Ramírez, Charles Sumner, Jeanne Sauvé, and Edmund Ho. After him are Volker Bouffier, Frederick Muhlenberg, Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco, Cecilio Báez, Galina Shamrai, and Marguerite Pindling.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGabriel Costa
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 16,331
Yury Chaika
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 16,332
Marta Lucía Ramírez
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 16,333
Charles Sumner
1811 - 1874
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 16,334
Jeanne Sauvé
1922 - 1993
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 16,335
Edmund Ho
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 16,336
Dahir Riyale Kahin
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 16,337
Volker Bouffier
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 16,338
Frederick Muhlenberg
1750 - 1801
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 16,339
Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco
1806 - 1873
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 16,340
Cecilio Báez
1862 - 1941
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 16,341
Galina Shamrai
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 16,342
Marguerite Pindling
1932 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 16,343
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Dahir Riyale Kahin ranks 511. Before him are Margit Schumann, Mohamed Said Fofana, Vladimir Vasyutin, Des Browne, Tim Powers, and Vladimir Nevzorov. After him are Jerzy Szmajdziński, Jens Jørn Bertelsen, Kim Kashkashian, Attilio Fontana, Jacek Yerka, and Justin Yifu Lin.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsMargit Schumann
ATHLETE
1952 - 2017
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 505
Mohamed Said Fofana
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 506
Vladimir Vasyutin
ASTRONAUT
1952 - 2002
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 507
Des Browne
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 508
Tim Powers
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 509
Vladimir Nevzorov
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 510
Dahir Riyale Kahin
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 511
Jerzy Szmajdziński
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2010
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 512
Jens Jørn Bertelsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 513
Kim Kashkashian
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 514
Attilio Fontana
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 515
Jacek Yerka
PAINTER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 516
Justin Yifu Lin
ECONOMIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 517
In Somalia
Among people born in Somalia, Dahir Riyale Kahin ranks 32 out of 58. Before him are Abdiweli Gaas (1967), Abdulqawi Yusuf (1948), Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (1964), Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur (1931), Aden Madobe (1956), and Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed (1958). After him are Ali Khalif Galaydh (1941), Mohamed Hussein Roble (1963), Fartuun Adan (1969), Edna Adan Ismail (1937), Hamza Abdi Barre (1972), and Hussein Farrah Aidid (1962).
Others born in Somalia
Go to all RankingsAbdiweli Gaas
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 26
Abdulqawi Yusuf
LAWYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 27
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 28
Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2003
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 29
Aden Madobe
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 30
Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 31
Dahir Riyale Kahin
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 32
Ali Khalif Galaydh
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2020
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 33
Mohamed Hussein Roble
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 34
Fartuun Adan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 35
Edna Adan Ismail
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 36
Hamza Abdi Barre
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 37
Hussein Farrah Aidid
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 38
Among POLITICIANS In Somalia
Among politicians born in Somalia, Dahir Riyale Kahin ranks 24. Before him are Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal (1928), Abdiweli Gaas (1967), Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (1964), Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur (1931), Aden Madobe (1956), and Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed (1958). After him are Ali Khalif Galaydh (1941), Mohamed Hussein Roble (1963), Edna Adan Ismail (1937), Hamza Abdi Barre (1972), Hussein Farrah Aidid (1962), and Abdirizak Haji Hussein (1924).
Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
1928 - 2002
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 18
Abdiweli Gaas
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 19
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 20
Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
1931 - 2003
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 21
Aden Madobe
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 22
Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 23
Dahir Riyale Kahin
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 24
Ali Khalif Galaydh
1941 - 2020
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 25
Mohamed Hussein Roble
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 26
Edna Adan Ismail
1937 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 27
Hamza Abdi Barre
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 28
Hussein Farrah Aidid
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 29
Abdirizak Haji Hussein
1924 - 2014
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 30






































