Sultan Hurre
| Sultan Hurre | |
|---|---|
| Sultan | |
| Born | Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud |
| Died | 17 August 2002 (aged 45) Kalabeyr, Nugal |
Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud (known as Hurre, born in Garowe, in central Somalia, in 1957–died August 17, 2002) was elected as sultan by his Omar Mohamoud sub-clan of the wider Majeerteen in 2000. He held British citizenship.[1] Surre was extrajudicially executed by the security forces belonging to Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed.[2]
In 2002, Sultan Hurre's home state of Puntland began experiencing a serious political crisis as President Ahmed's three-year period was expiring. President Ahmed refused to call for an election and instead planned to unconstitutionally extend his term in office. He accused Jama Ali Jama of having close ties with the Transitional National Government and local Islamist militants Al-Itihaad Al-Islamiya.[3] Some traditional leaders, including Sultan Hurre, rejected President Yusuf's term extension and instead held a conference which saw the election of Jama Ali Jama as president.[1] Yusuf's government accused Hurre of "association with extremist elements" and targeted him for arrest.[4]
On 17 August 2002, Sultan Hurre was assassinated in Kalabeir by a soldier from Yusuf's security forces who shot him five times in the head. His death followed the assassination of Col. Farah Dheer in Garowe months earlier, allegedly also carried out by Yusuf.[5][1][6] A representative for Abdullahi Yusuf claimed that militias were ordered to arrest Sultan Surre and that he had been killed in a shoot-out.[7] While Yusuf's forces asserted the death had been accidental, a journalist who had witnessed Surre's death described seeing a deliberate assassination.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Chait, Sandra M. (2011-12-01). Seeking Salaam: Ethiopians, Eritreans, and Somalis in the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-295-80180-3.
- ^ Alasow, Omar Abdulle (2010-05-17). Violations of the Rules Applicable in Non-International Armed Conflicts and Their Possible Causes: The Case of Somalia. BRILL. p. 317. ISBN 978-90-04-18988-1.
On 17 August 2002, the same forces extrajudicially executed Sultan Ahmed Mahmoud Muhammed "Hurre" a prominent opponent of Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed and a British citizen
- ^ "2001 Review of Puntland's Political Crisis by an insider..." www.somaliawatch.org. Archived from the original on 2002-01-20.
- ^ a b "Killing of traditional elder "unintentional"". The New Humanitarian. 19 August 2002.
- ^ "SPR Condemning the Killing of the Puntland Cultural Leader". SomaliTalk. Galkayo. 18 August 2002. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Case NO: HQ02X03221 Supreme Court of England and Wales
- ^ "Amnesty International Report 2003 - Somalia". Refworld. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
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