Sharif Sheikh Ahmed is a Somali politician who was the 7th President of Somalia from 2009 to 2012.
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
Sharif in 2011
Sharif in Balad, Somalia in 2012
Sharif (right) and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (left), flanking Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed at Mohamed's inauguration as president in 2017
The president of Somalia is the head of state of Somalia. The president is also commander-in-chief of the Somali Armed Forces. The president represents the Federal Republic of Somalia, and the unity of the Somali nation, as well as ensuring the implementation of the Constitution of Somalia and the organised and harmonious functioning of the organs of state. Currently, the president of Somalia is indirectly elected, chosen by the Federal Parliament of Somalia.
President of Somalia