Ahmed Abdi Godaneأحمدعبد جودني | |
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Born |
Hargeisa, Somalia |
10 July 1977
Died | 1 September 2014 Hawaay, Somalia |
(aged 37)
Known for | Emir of Al-Shabaab |
Military career | |
Allegiance |
Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya
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Years of service | 1990s–2014 |
Rank | Emir of al-Shabaab |
Battles/wars |
Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya
(1990's-2006)
Islamic Courts Union
(2006-December 2007)
al-Qaeda
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.