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Sharif Sheikh Ahmed

1964 - Today

Sharif Sheikh Ahmed

Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (Somali: Sheekh Shariif Sheekh Axmed, Arabic: شيخ شريف شيخ أحمد; born 25 July 1965) is a Somali politician who served as the 4th President of Somalia from 2009 to 2012. Before his presidency, he became the Chairman of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) from 2004 to 2007 and the Alliance of Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) from 2007 to 2009. In 2004, Sharif became the head of the ICU. By mid-2006, the organization had wrested control of Mogadishu from warlords and expanded territorial control across much of Somalia. This rapid rise prompted a full-scale Ethiopian invasion in late 2006, leading to the ICU's governing body to collapse. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). Sharif Sheikh Ahmed is the 15,720th most popular politician (down from 15,227th in 2024), the 28th most popular biography from Somalia (down from 22nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Somali Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed ranks 15,721 out of 19,576. Before him are Francisco Ramón Vicuña, Jean Kambanda, Ngiratkel Etpison, Lobengula, Juan Antonio Pezet, József Szlávy, and Karolina Widerström. After him are Ján Kubiš, Lyudmila Pakhomova, Loyola de Palacio, Charles Bradlaugh, and Ieremia Tabai.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Francisco Ramón Vicuña
1775 - 1849
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 15,721
Jean Kambanda
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 15,722
Ngiratkel Etpison
1925 - 1997
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 15,723
Lobengula
1845 - 1894
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 15,724
Juan Antonio Pezet
1809 - 1879
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 15,725
József Szlávy
1818 - 1900
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 15,726
Karolina Widerström
1856 - 1949
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 15,727
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 15,728
Ján Kubiš
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 15,729
Lyudmila Pakhomova
1946 - 1986
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 15,730
Loyola de Palacio
1950 - 2006
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 15,731
Charles Bradlaugh
1833 - 1891
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 15,732
Ieremia Tabai
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 15,733

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed ranks 301. Before him are Niall Ferguson, Levan Gachechiladze, Ivan Bella, Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, Shi Zhengli, and Dieter Hecking. After him are Věra Jourová, Miroslav Kadlec, Augusto Paolo Lojudice, Iliana Iotova, Stephen Colbert, and Musashi Mizushima.

Others Born in 1964

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Niall Ferguson
HISTORIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 295
Levan Gachechiladze
POLITICIAN
1964 - 2025
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 296
Ivan Bella
ASTRONAUT
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 297
Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 298
Shi Zhengli
BIOLOGIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 299
Dieter Hecking
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 300
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 301
Věra Jourová
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 302
Miroslav Kadlec
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 303
Augusto Paolo Lojudice
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 304
Iliana Iotova
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 305
Stephen Colbert
PRESENTER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 306
Musashi Mizushima
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 307