Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
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Sharif Sheikh Ahmed is a Somali politician and former Islamist leader who served as President of Somalia during the country’s transitional federal government period from 2009 to 2012.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sharif Sheikh Ahmed canonical | 4 |
| Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (as Prime Minister of Somalia) | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Somali politician
ⓘ
former head of state ⓘ human ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | Somali national ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Somalia ⓘ |
| era | post-2000 Somali political transition ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Somali ⓘ |
| familyName | Ahmed ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Sharif ⓘ |
| governmentForm | Transitional federal government ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Somalia ⓘ |
| headOfStateOf | Somalia ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Somali ⓘ |
| movement |
Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia
ⓘ
Islamic Courts Union ⓘ |
| name | Sharif Sheikh Ahmed self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
election as President of Somalia in January 2009
ⓘ
oversaw drafting of a provisional constitution for Somalia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading the Islamic Courts Union
ⓘ
role in Somalia’s political transition after civil war ⓘ serving as President of Somalia from 2009 to 2012 ⓘ |
| notableRole | former Islamist leader turned national president ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 2012-08-20 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 2009-01-31 ⓘ |
| placeOfPoliticalActivity | Mogadishu ⓘ |
| policyFocus |
national reconciliation in Somalia
ⓘ
power-sharing with opposition groups ⓘ security stabilization in Somalia ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Islamist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia
ⓘ
Leader of the Islamic Courts Union ⓘ President of Somalia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInConflict | key figure in the Somali Civil War political settlement ⓘ |
| servedDuring | Transitional Federal Government of Somalia ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Hassan Sheikh Mohamud ⓘ |
| termLabel | President of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (as Prime Minister of Somalia)