Ahmed abdi godane biography books

First leader of Al-Shabaab (2008–2014)

Ahmed Abdi Godane (Somali: Axmed Cabdi Godane; Arabic: أحمد عبدي جودان; 10 July 1977 – 1 September 2014), also known as Mukhtar Abu Zubair, was a Somali militant leader who was the Emir (leader) of Al-Shabaab, an Islamist militant group based in Somalia.

Godane, who received training and fought in Afghanistan, was designated by the United States as a terrorist.^[2] The exact date of Godane's rise to al-Shabaab's Emir is debated, although it seems he ascended to this position in December 2007.^[3]

During his leadership of Al-Shabaab, the group pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda.^[4] He was killed in a U.S.

drone strike on 1 September 2014 in southern Somalia.^[5]

Early life

Ahmed Abdi Godane was born in Hargeisa, Somaliland on 10 July 1977.^[6] He hailed from the Arap subclan of the greater Isaaq clan.^[2] According to some reports he apparently had a difficult ch