1991 in Somalia

Decades:	1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; 2010s;
See also:	History of Somalia; List of years in Somalia;

The following lists events that happened during 1991 in Somalia.

Incumbents

President: Siad Barre (until 26 January), Ali Mahdi Muhammad (starting 26 January)
Prime Minister: Muhammad Hawadle Madar (until 24 January), Umar Arteh Ghalib (starting 24 January)

January 5 – Several officials were killed in a mortar shelling in Kaaraan neighborhood of Mogadishu, including former minister Haji Muse Boqor, Sheikh Mohamed Faruur, Hashi Weheliye Moalim and Mohamed Said Gentleman.^[1]
January 26 – Somali Civil War started which would later turn into a war against Islamists.
January 29 - Siad Barre is succeeded by Ali Mahdi Muhammad as President of Somalia.

^ ^a ^b "XASUUS XAAJI MUUSE BOQOR CUSMAAN OO MUQDISHU LAGU DILAY 1991" [MEMORY OF HAJI MUSE BOQOR OSMAN WHO WAS KILLED MOGADISHU IN 1991]. Radio Daljir (in Somali). 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2024-11-18.