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Moktar Ali Zubeyr

Ahmed Abdi Godaneأحمدعبد جودني
Born (1977-07-10)10 July 1977
Hargeisa, Somalia
Died 1 September 2014(2014-09-01) (aged 37)
Hawaay, Somalia
Known for Emir of Al-Shabaab
Military career
Allegiance

Flag of Jihad.svg Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya
(1990's-2006)
Flag of Jihad.svg Islamic Courts Union
(2006-December 2007)
Flag of Jihad.svg al-Qaeda

Years of service 1990s–2014
Rank Emir of al-Shabaab
Battles/wars

Somali Civil War


Flag of Jihad.svg Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya
(1990's-2006)
Flag of Jihad.svg Islamic Courts Union
(2006-December 2007)
Flag of Jihad.svg al-Qaeda

Somali Civil War

Ahmed Abdi Godane (Somali: Axmed Cabi Godane, Arabic: أحمد عبدي جودان‎‎; 10 July 1977 – 1 September 2014, also known as Mukhtar Abu Zubair, was the Emir (leader) of Al-Shabaab, an Islamist group based in Somalia with ties to Al Qaeda. Godane, who received training and fought in Afghanistan, was designated by the United States as a terrorist. He succeeded Mukhtar Robow who had held the position for several months after Aden Ayro's death. He was killed in a U.S. drone strike on 1 September 2014 in southern Somalia.


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