Ibrahim Hassan Addou

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Ibrahim Hassan Addou
إبراهيم حسن عدو
Died(2009-12-03)December 3, 2009
NationalitySomali
Alma materAmerican University
OccupationForeign Secretary Islamic Courts Union
Education Minister of Transitional Federal Government
Organization(s)Islamic Courts Union and Transitional Federal Government

Ibrahim Hassan Addou (Somali: Ibraahin Xasan Caddoow, Arabic: إبراهيم حسن عدو) (died December 3, 2009)[1] was a Somali scholar and politician.

Biography[edit]

Addow was the head of the Foreign Affairs department for the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) of Somalia. He lived in the United States for nearly 25 years and worked as an administrator at the American University in Washington, D.C., before returning to his native Somalia in 2002.[2] There, he served as the Dean of Benadir University in Mogadishu, and represented the ICU in its ongoing discussions in Khartoum and Nairobi with the Somali Transitional Federal Government.[3]

On January 8, 2007, as the Battle of Ras Kamboni raged, Prof. Addow, speaking from Yemen, said the Islamic Courts was ready to enter negotiations with the Transitional Federal Government. However, TFG President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed categorically refused to hold peace talks at this stage.[4]

Death[edit]

On December 3, 2009, Professor Addow was killed in an explosion during a graduation ceremony at the Shamo Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Suicide bomber kills three Somali ministers". Reuters. 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  2. ^ Shephard, Michelle (2011). Decade of fear : reporting from terrorism's grey zone. Internet Archive. Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-55365-658-6.
  3. ^ Defense Technical Information Center (2007-03-12). DTIC ADA481386: Somalia: Current Conditions and Prospects for a Lasting Peace.
  4. ^ "We want negotiations with govt, says Islamist official". 2008-01-08. Retrieved 2007-01-08.[dead link]