By AGGREY MUTAMBO

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Somalia will hold its presidential elections this Sunday, coming 15 months later than the original schedule of February 8, 2021.

This election has attracted the largest number of contenders in Somalia’s history.

According to a list publicised by the Somalia Parliamentary Taskforce on Presidential Elections, 39 candidates had entered the race by close of deadline on Tuesday. Only one woman is in the race.

Below is the list of candidates:

1. Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
2. Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud
3. Dahir Mahamud Gelle
4. Abdikadir Osoble Ali
5. Abdullahi Ali Hassan
6. Jamaal Ibraahim Abdi
7. Adow Aali Gees
8. Mahamed Abdirahman Siriin
9. Omar Aabdukadir Ahmed
10. Jibril Ibrahim Abdule
11. Nucmaan Sheikh Tuurre
12. Thabit Abdi Mahamed
13. Abdirahman Abdishakur
14. Abdirahman Ablaal
15. Said Isse Mahamoud
16. Ahmed Geele Haaf
17. Mahad Ahmed Diriye
18. Mahamud Dahir Aweys
19. Abdiarim Hussein Guled
20. Abdinassir Abdull
21. Hassan Ali Khaire
22. Abdukadir Jahwayn
23. Ismaan Hassan Wehliye
24. Said Abdbdullahi Deni
25. Mohamed Amin Faarax 
26. Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo 
27. Abdi Ali Hassan
28. Abdi Adan Hoosow
29. Mohamed Abdi Kuusow
30. Bashir Haji Ali
31. Abdirahman Mohamed
32. Ridwaan Hirsi Mohamed
33. Fawzia Yusuf Adam
34. Mukhtar Mohamed Said
35. Abdukadir Sheikh Ali Bagdadi
36. Sakariye Mahmud Haji
37. Dr Hussein Abdi Nunow
38. Abdinur Sheikh Mohamed
39. Abukar Adan Ade