Abdullahi Yusuf
| Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed عبدالله يوسف أحمد |
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| 6th President of Somalia | |
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In office 14 October 2004 – 29 December 2008 |
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| Prime Minister |
Muhammad Abdi Yusuf Ali Muhammad Ghedi Salim Aliyow Ibrow Nur Hassan Hussein Mohamoud Mohamed Gacmodhere (Unrecognised) |
| Preceded by | Abdiqasim Salad Hassan |
| Succeeded by | Adan Mohamed Nuur Madobe (Acting) |
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| Born |
15 December 1934 Galkayo, Italian Somaliland |
| Died | 23 March 2012 (aged 77) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Political party | Transitional Federal Government |
| Spouse(s) | Hawa Abdi Samatar |
| Alma mater |
Modena Escola De Guerra, Italy Frunze Military Academy |
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (Somali: Cabdullaahi Yuusuf Axmed, Arabic: عبدالله يوسف أحمد; 15 December 1934 – 23 March 2012) was a Somali politician and former Colonel in the Somali National Army. 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, Ahmed also helped establish the Transitional Federal Government, which he led as President of Somalia from 2004 until 2008.
Ahmed was born on 15 December 1934 in Galkayo, situated in the north-central Mudug region of Somalia. The city was at the time part of Italian Somaliland. His family hailed from the Majeerteen Harti Darod clan.
For his post-secondary education, Ahmed studied Law at the Somali National University in Mogadishu. He later moved abroad to pursue Military Studies. Ahmed obtained a degree in Military Topography from the Frunze Military Academy in the former Soviet Union (Военная академия им. М. В. Фрунзе), an elite institution reserved for the most qualified officers of the Warsaw Pact armies and their allies. He also received additional military training in Italy.
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