Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
President of Somalia
Incumbent
Assumed office  14 October 2004
Prime Minister	Muhammad Abdi Yusuf Ali Muhammad Ghedi Salim Aliyow Ibrow Nur Hassan Hussein
Preceded by	Abdiqasim Salad Hassan
Born	15 December 1934 (1934-12-15) (age 73) Galcaio, Mudug, Somalia
Political party	TFG
Religion	Islam

Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (Somali: Cabdullaahi Yuusuf Axmed) (b. December 15, 1934) is a veteran Somali politician, and the current transitional President of Somalia. Image File history File links Abdullahi_Yusuf_Ahmed. ... This page contains a list of the Presidents of Somalia. ... Open seat redirects here. ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Muhammad Abdi Yusuf was the prime minister of Somalia for nearly a year. ... Prof. ... Professor Salim Aliyow Ibrow is a Somali politician and was the interim Prime Minister of Somalia, following the resignation of Ali Mohammed Ghedi. ... Nur Hassan Hussein is a politician that has been chosen to be the Prime Minister of Somalia by Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed. ... Abdiqasim Salad Hassan (Somali: ,[1] (b. ... is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Galcaio (spelled variously as Galkayo, Gālkayo, Galkayu, Gaalkacyo, Galcaio, Gallacaio; also called Rocco Littorio) is a city in Somalia and the capital of the Mudug region. ... Location of Mudug in Somalia Mudug (Somali: Mudug; Arabic: ‎ ) is an administrative region (gobolka) in central Somalia. ... The Transitional Federal Parliament is an interim parliament of Somalia formed in neighbouring Kenya in 2004. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... This page contains a list of the Presidents of Somalia. ...

Ahmed was born in the town of Gaalkacyo, in the Mudug Region. He was elected as President of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), by a session of the Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP) held in neighbouring Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on October 10, 2004, and sworn in on October 14, 2004. Gaalkacyo (Somali: ) is the capital of the Mudug region of Puntland, Somalia, and. ... Location of Mudug in Somalia Mudug (Somali: Mudug; Arabic: ‎ ) is an administrative region (gobolka) in central Somalia. ... The Transitional Federal Parliament is an interim parliament of Somalia formed in neighbouring Kenya in 2004. ... The Transitional Federal Parliament is the parliament of Somalia. ... Location of Nairobi Coordinates: , Country Province HQ City Hall Founded 1899 Constituencies of Nairobi List Makadara Kamukunji Starehe Langata Dagoretti Westlands Kasarani Embakasi Government  - Mayor Geoffrey Majiwa Area  - City 684 km² (264. ... is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was among the first cadet officials sent to Italy in 1957, together with Mohamed Farrah Aidid and others.^{[citation needed]} Since then he remained in the Army and participated in the war of 1964 and the Ogaden War of 1977, and was decorated for bravery in both wars.^{[citation needed]} In 1978 Ahmed, together with a group of officials mostly from his own Majeerteen (Darod) clan, participated in a failed coup attempt against the regime of Siad Barre. He escaped to Kenya, then to Ethiopia where he started a rebel movement called SODAF which later became the Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF).^{[citation needed]} General Mohamed Farrah Aidid (Somali: ; December 15, 1934 – August 1, 1996) was a controversial Somali leader, often described as a warlord[1]. He was the chairman of United Somali Congress (USC) and later Somali National Alliance (SNA) who drove Mohamed Siad Barre’s dictatorial regime from the capital, Mogadishu and... Combatants Ethiopia Cuba South Yemen Somalia WSLF Commanders Mengistu Haile Mariam Vasily Petrov[1][2] Siad Barre Strength 217,000 Ethiopians 1,500 Soviet advisors 15,000 Cubans 2,000 South Yemenis SNA 60,000 WSLF 15,000 Casualties Unknown 20,000 killed or wounded 1/2 of the Air... Main article: Somali clan Languages Somali and Arabic Religions Islam (Sunni) Related ethnic groups Dhulbahante, Mehri, Warsangali and other Harti and Darod groups. ... The Darod (Somali language: Darood, or Daarood) is a Somali clan. ... Mohamed Siad Barre (Somali: Maxamed Siyaad Barre) (1919 – January 2, 1995) was the Head of State of Somalia from 1969 to 1991. ... Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF) (in Somali: Jabhadda Diimuqraadiga Badbaadinta Soomaaliyeed, and initially known as the Democratic Front for Salvation of Somalia), has been one of the major political and paramilitary umbrella organizations in Somalia since its founding in 1981 by several officers opposed to the regime of Siad Barre. ...

Later he became President of Puntland state. In the 2004 election he defeated all the notable leaders of Somalia including Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, Cadow and all the warlords of Mogadishu. His government, backed by considerable Ethiopian forces, successfully defeated the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) led by Hassan Dahir Aweys. The Somali and Ethiopian forces marched into Mogadishu on the last day of 2006. The TFG president is accused of war crimes of innocent civilian in Somalia during year 2004 to 2008 by reports from UN Monitoring Group, Amnesty,Channel 4 and some other non-government organisations. Motto None Anthem Puntland Somali National Anthem Capital Garowe (Administrative), Bosaso (Commercial) Largest city Bosaso Official languages Somali and Arabic Government  -  President Mohamud Muse Hersi  -  Vice-President Hassan Dahir Mohamud Autonomy Inside Somalia   -  Declared 1998   -  Recognition   Area  -  Total 212,510 km km² (84th) n/a sq mi   -  Water (%) Negl. ... Abdiqasim Salad Hassan (Somali: ,[1] (b. ... Mogadishu (Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar; Arabic: ; Italian: ) is the largest city in Somalia, and its capital. ... Motto: none Anthem: none Capital formerly Mogadishu and Kismayu Largest city n/a Official languages Somali and Arabic Government Sharia Krytocracy  - Executive Chairman Sharif Sheikh Ahmed  - Shura Chairman Hassan Dahir Aweys Civil War Faction Has not declared autonomy or independence   - Established June 6th 2006 in Mogadishu  Area  - Total not finalized... Mr. ... The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) has approximately 100,000 personnel, which makes it one of the largest military forces in Africa. ... Look up Amnesty in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the British television station. ...

Career

Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF)

In September 1978 Ahmed, as a former army officer in the Somali National Army (SNA), founded the SSDF, a guerrilla movement aimed at ousting the Somali dictator Siad Barre.^[1] The Somali National Army was, up until 1991, made up of the army, navy, air force, and air defense command. ... Guerrilla redirects here. ... A dictator is an authoritarian, often totalitarian ruler (e. ...

President of Puntland

In the 1990s Ahmed emerged as the pre-eminent leader of his native Puntland region; he declared the territory autonomous in 1998. On July 23, 1998 he became the President of Puntland and served in this position until his term expired on July 1, 2001. However, after this he continued to declare himself to be the President of Puntland and started a military campaign against the new leadership, which had elected Jama Ali Jama in November 2001. In May 2002 he gained control of Puntland's capital and was recognized as President of Puntland again, though rebellions continued until 2003. Ahmed then continued serving as President of Puntland until October 2004 when he resigned to become President of Somalia. He is said to have an authoritarian approach to leadership.^[2] is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Jama Ali Jama (Somali: ) was elected as president of Puntland in November 2001[1][2] but was overthrown in May 2002 by Abdullahi Yusuf after some months in office. ...

Implicated in extrajudicial killings

The United States Department of State, in its 2002 Country Report on Human Rights Practices, identifies milita members loyal to Ahmed as being responsible for at least two deliberate killings of non-combatants while he was president of the disputed regional state of Puntland: Department of State redirects here. ... Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress. ...

• On January 11, 2002, Garah Mohammed Said Gom'ad, a prominent businessman, was reportedly killed by forces of Yusuf Ahmed in a deliberate attack in which Yusuf's militia reportedly stopped his car and Gom'ad was fatally shot.
• On August 17, 2002, Sultan Ahmed Mohammed Hurre, a British citizen, was killed by bodyguards in the employ of Yusuf Ahmed as their respective convoys passed each other approximately two miles south of the Puntland town of Garoowe. Hurre was known for opposing the extension of Ahmed's presidency in the state of Puntland;^[3] according to the press reports, he was targeted by Ahmed for arrest as a religious extremist. Ahmed later claimed that the killing was accidental, but witnesses claimed otherwise.

The Country Report says that by the end of 2002 no action had been taken against those responsible for the killings.^[4] is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Garoowe, also spelled Garōwe and Garowe, is the capital city of Puntland, Somalia. ...

Militias associated with Yusuf Ahmed have also been implicated in the killings of Farah Mohamed Said ("Farah Dheere") in Garowe in 2002,^[5] and of traditional leader Malaaq Seemow Abdi Garuunin Baidoa, on June 9, 2006. is the 160th day of the year (161st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Transitional Federal Government (TFG)

On October 10, 2004, Ahmed was elected by the Transitional Federal Parliament to the position of President of Somalia. Ahmed got 189 votes from the TFG Parliament, while the closest contender got 79 votes.^[6] is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As President, he pledged to promote reconciliation and to set about rebuilding the country. However, his government has been plagued by internal disagreements and contentions with other power-holders in Somalia. For example, he was at loggerheads with some warlords and government members over where the administration should be based. The president and prime minister opposed a move to Mogadishu, citing security reasons. He helped to relocate the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs) along with his Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Ghedi and the Speaker of the Parliament Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden from Nairobi to the cities of Jowhar and mainly Baidoa, where the TFG resided until the government took control of Mogadishu. A warlord is a person with power who has de facto military control of a subnational area due to armed forces loyal to the warlord and not to a central authority. ... The Transitional Federal Institutions of Somalia are the key government foundations created in October–November 2004 at a conference held in Nairobi, Kenya. ... Ali Mohammed Ghedi A TRAITOR-WHOS LAST DAYS ARE NEAR Ali Mohammed Ghedi or Mohammed Ali Ghedi (Somali: ) (born 1951) is the Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia. ... Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan (Somali: ) is the speaker of the Transitional Federal Parliament of Somalia. ... Jauhar (sometimes written jowhar) was originally the voluntary death on a funeral pyre of the queen or the royal women of defeated Rajput cities or forts in order to avoid capture. ... Baidoa (Somali: Baydhabo) is a city in south-central Somalia, situated 256 kilometers (159 miles) by road northwest of the capital Mogadishu. ... Combatants Islamic Courts Union Pro-Islamist Militias Foreign fighters Transitional Federal Government Ethiopia[1][2] The Fall of Mogadishu began on December 27, 2006, when the militaries of Somalias United Nations-approved Transitional Federal Government and Ethiopia surrounded the Somalian capital of Mogadishu after a swift string of TFG...

The make up of a possible foreign peacekeeping force – in particular the inclusion of Ethiopian troops – is another bone of contention. Ethiopia has been accused of backing rival Somali warlords in order to keep the country weak. The African Union Mission to Somalia (IGASOM) mission therefore excludes countries neighboring Somalia from participating in peacekeeping. It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... The African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) was authorized on January 19, 2007 to provide for security and peacekeeping in the wake of the ongoing war in Somalia. ...

In May 2006, the Second Battle of Mogadishu started and CNN reported that there were Transitional government forces in action, but Ahmed told the BBC the alliance of warlords were not fighting on behalf of the government and threatened to fire them.^[7] Indeed, members of the government who were part of the warring Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism (ARPCT) were sacked. Others left the government in disaffection after the victories of the Islamic Courts Union. Combatants Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism Islamic Court Union Commanders Mohamed Qanyare, Muse Sudi, Nuur Daqle Sheikh Sharif Ahmed Strength unknown unknown Casualties Over 350 deaths[1] The Second Battle of Mogadishu was a battle fought for control of Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia. ... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... The Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism (ARPCT) is a Somali alliance made by powerfull warlords and businesspeople, while some of them were ministers in the transitional federal government of Somalia. ...

Assassination attempt

On September 18, 2006, a suicide car bomber smashed his vehicle into the President's convoy outside the National Parliament in Baidoa. The attack killed four of the President's bodyguards, as well as the President's brother. Six attackers were also killed in the subsequent gun battle. The President's life was most likely saved by the fact that he travelled in the second vehicle in the convoy rather than the front one, a decoy. The Islamic Court's Union, which had recently taken control of much of the country were blamed for the attack. ^[8] is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A suicide attack is an attack on a military or civilian target, in which an attacker intends to kill others, knowing that he or she will either certainly or most likely die in the process (see suicide). ... For other uses, see Car bomb (disambiguation). ...

After the beginning of the War in Somalia on December 21, 2006, with the help of Ethiopia, the TFG forces took control of Somalia and the capital, Mogadishu, from the hands of the Islamic Courts Union. By 28 December the Transitional Federal Government captured Mogadishu as the ICU forces fled. Combatants Islamic Courts Union Hizbul Shabaab al-Itihaad al-Islamiya Alleged: Foreign Mujahideen al-Qaeda  Eritrea  Ethiopia TFG Galmudug Puntland After the invasion: AMISOM United States Commanders Hassan Aweys Sharif Ahmed Hasan Hersi Adan Ayrow Abdikadir Adan Shire Abdi Hasan Awale Mohamud Muse Hersi Meles Zenawi Patrick M. Walsh Strength... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On January 8, 2007 as the Battle of Ras Kamboni raged, TFG President Ahmed entered Mogadishu for the first time since being elected. It was announced the government would be relocated to Villa Somalia, in Mogadishu, from its interim location at Baidoa. This marks the first time since the fall of Siad Barre in 1991 that with the help of the Ethiopian troops, a Somali government controlled the most of the country except the breakaway republic of Somaliland in the north. If the Ethiopian troops withdrew, the Somali government would collapse because its national army is not well trained.^[9] is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Combatants Islamic Courts Union Pro-Islamist Militias Foreign fighters[1] Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Ethiopia United States Commanders Sharif Sheik Ahmed Yusuf Hassan TFG: Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale Col. ... Villa Somalia is the presidential palace of Somalia, which sits on high ground near the shores of the Indian Ocean in Mogadishu, with access to both the harbor and airport. ... For other territories formerly called Somaliland, see Somaliland (disambiguation). ...

Health problems

Yusuf underwent a liver transplant in the 1990s. In early December 2007 he was admitted to a hospital in Nairobi for treatment of what his spokesman described as bronchitis,^[10] and on January 4, 2008 he collapsed in Baidoa and was taken to Ethiopia for treatment.^[11] Two days later, he was rushed to London for tests.^[12] He returned to Mogadishu on February 16, 2008; rebels promptly fired mortars at the presidential compound, reportedly wounding at least five people.^[13] Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchi and may specifically refer to: Acute bronchitis, caused by viruses or bacteria and lasting several days or weeks Chronic bronchitis, a persistent, productive cough lasting at least three months in two consecutive years. ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notes

v • d • e Presidents of Somalia Daar • Shermarke • Mukhtar* • Barre • Muhammad* • vacant, 1991-95 • M. Aidid* • H. Aidid* • vacant, 1997-2000 • Abdiqasim • Ahmed * interim

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Presidents of Puntland
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed | Yusuf Haji Nur* | Jama Ali Jama | Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed | Mohamed Abdi Hashi* | Mohamud Muse Hersi * acting