Abdiqasim Salad Hassan Independent Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed Independent Member State of the Arab League Indirect presidential elections were held in Somalia on 10 October 2004.

The president was elected by the Transitional Federal Parliament.

In the first round, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed emerged as the frontrunner with 29.30% of the votes.

Subsequently, he secured increasing support in the second and third rounds, ultimately winning the election with a significant majority.

Other candidates withdrew from the competition at various stages, contributing to Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed's clear victory.