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The Life of Shaykh Hassan Dahir Aweys: Founder of Somalia’s Armed Islamist Movement

Publication: Volume: 3 Issue: 3
March 30, 2012 01:10 PM Age: 1 yrs
Category: Militant Leadership Monitor, Military/Security, Domestic/Social, Africa

By: Muhyadin Ahmed Roble

Shaykh Hassan Dahir Aweys

Born in the Galgudud region of Somalia, Shaykh Hassan Dahir Aweys is a member of Habar Gedir clan of Hawiye sub-clan. Shaykh Aweys is a Somali Islamist and political figure who helped found al-Ittihad al-Islamiyya (AIAI). AIAI at one point in time was Somalia’s largest armed Islamist movement. The founder of AIAI, Shaykh Ali Warsame, formed the group in 1984 in Burao in an attempt to overthrow the former Somalia military ruler Mohamed Siad Barre and recruited Shaykh Aweys (Wardheernews.com, November 13, 2005).

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