Somaliland's president visits Israel for the first time Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, widely known as Cirro, on Sunday became the first president of Somaliland to visit Israel. In a post on X, Abdullahi expressed that he was "honoured by the warm welcome" by Israeli president Isaac Herzog.  "For thirty-five years, the people of Somaliland have built a peaceful, democratic, and resilient nation. We asked the world: Do you see us?