Osman Ahmed

Osman Ahmed عثمان أحمد
5th Sultan of the Geledi sultanate
Reign	1878–1910
Predecessor	Ahmed Yusuf
Successor	n/a
Born	Afgooye
Died	1910
Dynasty	Gobroon Dynasty
Religion	Islam

Osman Ahmed (Somali: Cusmaan Ahmed, Arabic: عثمان أحمد) was a Somali ruler. He was the fifth Sultan of the Geledi sultanate.

History

Osman Ahmed is considered less illustrious than his predecessors, and Gobroon power considerable weakened under his rule. He was the son of Sultan Ahmed Yusuf and succeeded his father after his death. He signed treaties to the Italians for protectorate in 1908 for his possession of territories he controlled like Jubbaland, Bakool, Bay, Lower Shebelle and Benadir. After his death in 1910, the Kingdom ended.

See also

• Somali aristocratic and court titles

References

• Cassanelli, Lee Vincent (1973). The Benaadir past : essays in southern Somali history. University Microfilms International. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Luling, Virginia (2002). Somali Sultanate: the Geledi city-state over 150 years. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 0-7658-0914-1. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)