On 8 January 2024, President Said Abdullahi Deni was re-elected in the 2024 Puntland presidential election.

[3] candidate must meet the following criteria: The first president, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed was mandated to serve three years in office by the early Puntland provisional charter.

[4] Upon assuming office, the president takes the following oath in front of the House of Representatives of Puntland; I swear in the name of Allah that I will perform my duties honestly and in the best interest of the Nation, People, and Religion, and that I will abide by the Constitution and the other Laws of the Country.In 2001, the first president, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, whose term was expiring, was ousted from the capital by the opposition for refusing to step down.

[6][7] Therefore, Abdirahman Farole is the "fourth president," according to a document issued in 2018 by the Puntland Bureau of Statistics.

[17] Deni went on to become the first President of Puntland to be re-elected and sworn in, and he should have held office for another five-year term.