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Ahmed Abdi Godane

1977 - 2014

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Ahmed Abdi Godane (10 July 1977 – 1 September 2014), also known as Mukhtar Abu Zubair, was a Somali militant leader who served as the second emir 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. 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. During his leadership of Al-Shabaab, the group pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmed Abdi Godane is the 298th most popular extremist, the 83rd most popular biography from Ethiopia and the most popular Ethiopian Extremist.

Ahmed Abdi Godane was the first leader of the militant group Al-Shabaab from 2008 until his death in 2014. He was known for expanding the group's operations in Somalia and for its involvement in terrorist attacks both within the country and internationally.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Ahmed Abdi Godane ranks 298 out of 283. Before him are Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Majed Moqed, Ahmed al-Haznawi, Omar Mateen, Salem al-Hazmi, and Takahiro Shiraishi. After him are Zeynab Jalalian, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Reynhard Sinaga, Omar Khadr, Samantha Lewthwaite, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Ahmed Abdi Godane ranks 1,123. Before him are Daisuke Nakaharai, Sonja Aldén, César Augusto Ramírez, Massimo Margiotta, Daisuke Sudo, and Anna Kareyeva. After him are Alina Jidkova, Anna Maxwell Martin, Kim Jong-su, Maria Petrova, Jesmyn Ward, and Stephan Bonnar. Among people deceased in 2014, Ahmed Abdi Godane ranks 582. Before him are Jan Hooks, Kwon Ri-se, Anna Przybylska, Marvin Barnes, Yago Lamela, and Peaches Geldof. After him are Kristof Goddaert, Sam Berns, Phillip Hughes, Adrianne Wadewitz, Misty Upham, and Senzo Meyiwa.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Ahmed Abdi Godane ranks 83 out of 105. Before him are Mare Dibaba (1989), Tariku Bekele (1987), Tsegaye Kebede (1987), Selemon Barega (2000), Abeba Aregawi (1990), and Kalkidan Gezahegne (1991). After him are Kutre Dulecha (1978), Letesenbet Gidey (1998), Mahder Assefa (1987), Saladin Said (1988), Gudaf Tsegay (1997), and Gete Wami (1974).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Ethiopia

Among extremists born in Ethiopia, Ahmed Abdi Godane ranks 1. 

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