Ahmed Haji Abdirahman | |
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Axmed Xaaji Cabdiraxmaan أحمد حاج عبد الرحمن | |
Vice chancellor of East Africa University | |
In office 1999–2008 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1957 Galkayo, Somalia |
Died | December 4, 2011 Masjid Hassan Ibn Ali, Bosaso | (aged 53–54)
Cause of death | Assassinated by Al-Shabab |
Resting place | Eastern cemetery of Bosaso |
Citizenship | Somalia |
Alma mater | Umm al-Qura University |
Occupation | Ulama |
Military service | |
Somali Armed Forces | First lieutenant |
Ahmed Haji Abdirahman Mohamed (Somali: Axmed Xaaji Cabdiraxmaan Maxamed, Arabic: احمد حاجي عبدالرحمن محمد; 1957—2011) was a Somali cleric, preacher and muslim scholar. He was one of the leading scholars of Somalia and the vice president of East Africa University and one of its founders. He was a member of the Association of Somali Scholars, the most prominent theorists of the Salafist movement in Somalia. He was assassinated by Al-Shabab in Bosaso on December 4, 2011.[1]