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Ahmad Diriye | |
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.jpg) Image of Diriye taken from U.S. State Department | |
| Born | Ahmad Umar 1972 (age 52–53)[1] |
| Other names | Sheikh Ahmad Umar Abu Ubaidah, Sheikh Omar Abu Ubaidaha, Sheikh Ahmed Umar, Sheikh Mahad Omar Abdikarim, Abu Ubaidah, Abu Diriye, Diriye |
| Known for | Leader of Al-Shabaab |
Ahmad Diriye (Somali: Axmed Diriye, Arabic: أحمد ديري; born 1972), also known as Ahmad Umar or Abu Ubaidah al-Somali, is the Emir of Somalia’s Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab.
Diriye became head of the organization following the death of the Al-Shabaab's leader Ahmed Godane in 2014. The following year he was listed by the U.S. State Department as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist and currently offers up to 10 million USD for information regarding him.[1]
- ^ a b "Abu Ubaidah (Direye) - Wanted". Rewards for Justice. Retrieved 3 December 2019.