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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.

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active years end date
2008-12-29
active years start date
2004-10-14
alma mater
Somali National University, Military academies in Russia
birth date
1934-12-15
birth place
Somalia, Italian Somaliland, Galkayo
death date
2012-03-23
death place
Abu Dhabi
order in office
6th President of Somalia
party
Transitional Federal Government
prime minister
Muhammad Abdi Yusuf, Ali Mohammed Ghedi, Mohamoud Mohamed Guled, Salim Aliyow Ibrow, Nur Hassan Hussein
religion
Sunni Islam
spouse
Hawa Abdi Samatar
successor
Adan Mohamed Nuur Madobe

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