Ahmad Umar
| Ahmed Omar أحمد عمر | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Somalia |
| Occupation | militant leader |
| Title | Emir of Al-Shabaab |
Ahmed Omar (Somali: Axmed Cumar, Arabic: أحمد عمر), also known as Ahmed Diriye and Abu Ubaidah, is the Emir of the Somalia-based Islamist group Al-Shabaab. He was listed by the US State Department as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist in April 2015.[1]
After joining al-Shabaab he held a number of positions within the group, including acting as its deputy governor of the Lower Juba region in 2008 and its governor of the Bay and Bakool regions in 2009. By 2013 he had become a senior adviser to al-Shabaab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane, and served in the group’s Interior Department, which oversaw its domestic activity.[1] He was named Al-Shabaab leader in September 2014, after Godane was killed by a US airstrike.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Terrorist Designations of Ahmed Diriye and Mahad Karate". US Department of State. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "Somalia Extremist Group Names New Leader". Associated Press. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
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