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

Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
Alias (AKA)Abdullahi Yusuf
Birth dateDecember 15, 1934
Birth place
Somalia , Italian Somaliland , Galkayo
Religion
Sunni Islam
Date of deathMarch 23, 2012
Place of death
Abu Dhabi
Education
Somali National University
Military academies in Russia
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