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Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islaam
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| 1st President of Jubaland | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2012 |
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| Vice President | Abdulahi Sheik Ismael Fara-Tag (2013-2016) Mohamud Sayid Aden (2016-) |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Abdi Mohamed as the President of Azania |
| 1st Chairman of the Raskamboni Movement | |
| Assumed office 7 October 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Office Established |
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| Born | 1951 (age 73–74) Kebri Dahar, Ethiopia |
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Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islaam is a politician from Somalia. He is often known as Ahmed Madobe. He is currently the president of the Jubaland state in Somalia. He also leads a group called the Raskamboni Movement.
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Early Life and Political Journey
Ahmed Madobe was born in 1951 in Kebri Dahar, a place in Ethiopia. In the late 1980s, he joined a group called the Somali Patriotic Movement. This group was fighting against the government of President Siad Barre in Somalia.
After President Barre's government fell, Madobe joined another group called Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya in the early 1990s. Later, when Ethiopia entered the Gedo region in 1997, Madobe moved to a southern area called Ras Kamboni. There, he helped start the Ras Kamboni Brigades. This group later became part of the Islamic Courts Union.
The Islamic Courts Union
In 2006, Madobe fought with the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) to take control of Mogadishu, the capital city. After they took over Kismayo in August 2006, he became the governor of the areas that are now known as Jubaland.
The ICU later had to leave these areas when Ethiopia entered Somalia in December 2006. During a fight near Kismayo, Madobe was injured. He was later captured and held in prison in Ethiopia.
When Ethiopia left Somalia in January 2009, Madobe was released. He then joined the new government led by Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. However, he soon resigned from parliament. He said he had joined mainly to get out of prison in Ethiopia.
Hizbul Islam
After leaving parliament, Madobe joined a group called Hizbul Islam. He became a local commander in Kismayo. In 2009, Hizbul Islam and another group called Al-Shabaab shared control of Kismayo.
However, Al-Shabaab later formed its own council, leaving out Hizbul Islam. This led to fighting between Hizbul Islam and Al-Shabaab over the city of Kismayo in October 2009.
Leading Jubaland
Ahmed Madobe, as the leader of the Raskamboni Movement, was chosen to be the temporary head of the Jubaland Administration. This happened on October 1, 2012. His forces, with help from the Kenya Defence Forces, had captured the important port city of Kismayo from Al-Shabaab.
Eight months later, on May 15, 2013, he was elected as the temporary president of Jubaland. This was for a two-year period to help set up the new government.
Agreement with the Somali Government
On August 28, 2013, Madobe signed an important agreement in Addis Ababa with the Somali federal government. This agreement was aimed at bringing peace and cooperation.
Under this agreement, Jubaland would be managed by a temporary administration for two years. Madobe would lead this administration. The agreement also said that control of Kismayo's seaport and airport would be given to the federal government after six months. The money earned from these places would be used for services and security in Jubaland.
The agreement also planned to combine Jubaland's military forces with the Somali National Army. The United Nations and other international groups praised this agreement as a big step forward for Somalia.
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Elections in Jubaland
On August 15, 2015, Madobe was re-elected by the Jubaland parliament. He received 68 votes to become the President of Jubaland State.
In August 2019, Madobe was sworn into office for another four-year term. He won a large number of votes from the lawmakers in Kismayu. The United Nations had asked for a fair and peaceful election process. However, the Somali Federal Government did not support this election.
In June 2020, the federal government recognized Madobe as the interim president of Jubaland. They said his term would be for two years, even though Jubaland's own rules say the term is four years.
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