Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
President
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (About this sound pronunction ahb-doo-LAH-hee YOO-suhf Somali: Cabdullaahi Yuusuf Axmed, Arabic: عبدالله يوسف أحمد; 15 December 1934 – 23 March 2012) was a Somali politician. He was one of the founders of the Somali Salvation Democratic Front, as well as the Puntland State of Somalia, where he served as the autonomous region's first President. In 2004, he also helped establish the Transitional Federal Government, which he led as President of Somalia from 2004 until 2008.
Personal facts
Alias (AKA) | Abdullahi Yusuf |
Birth date | December 15, 1934 |
Birth place | Somalia , Italian Somaliland , Galkayo |
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Date of death | March 23, 2012 |
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Education | Somali National University Military academies in Russia |
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