May 19, 2013
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Sharif Sheikh Ahmed is a Somali politician. Between 2009-2012, he was the President of Somalia. He also previously served as the Commander in Chief of the Islamic Courts Union, the group of Sharia Courts that opposed the Transitional Federal Government.
(via Freebase)
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![Newly-elected Somali president escapes assassination attempt [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-10281000/10281271/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=8f45c3f615604525503305f25dc58af0 "Reuters/Feisal Omar")
![Somalia elects a new president as Islamists slam vote as 'enemy project' [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-10226000/10226931/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=f768b0086a150b6b4d243b3edf31370f)
![Somalia MPs vote for new president in 'historic' poll [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/images/image_cache/base-10135000/10135413/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=bdd1fb3a7a329393daa2c457cb494039 "Reuters/Omar Faru")
![Somalia swears in new parliament [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-9014000/9014818/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=0df09dd69ac3b887e73acc102e8ac05d)
![Presidential campaigns intensify as Somalia's election draws near [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-8787000/8787362/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=a5175bda0b997ccb29dca86b5c3e8f99)
![Somalia prepares for presidential elections [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-8635000/8635216/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=66a48c73dd6befc3ac4759534f40e5e0)
![Somali aid distribution suffers rampant corruption [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/images/image_cache/base-316000/316356/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=cc37d9a038ded1075d46bab46d999be9)