Ibrahim Haji Jama Mee'aad

Ibrahim al-Afghani, also known as Ibrahim Haji Jama Mee'aad, was a prominent member of Somalia's Al-Shabaab, an insurgent group fighting Somalia's Transitional Federal Government.

Ibrahim al-Afghani
Personal details
Died20 June 2013
Barawa, Somalia
Political partyAl-Shabaab

Afghani formerly held positions as the first deputy leader of Al-Shabaab and in charge of finance,[1] and head of al-Shabaab's Kisimayo administration.[2]

He was rumored to have been killed in a Predator drone attack on an al-Shabaab training camp south of Kismayo, Somalia on 25 June 2011,[3] but he survived and was reported to have resigned from Al-Shabaab in December 2011.[4]

In April 2013, a letter was circulated on extremist websites reportedly penned by Afghani to Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, criticising Godane's leadership. On 29 June 2013, al-Shabaab announced that they had killed Afghani during a gun battle on 20 June 2013 when he resisted arrest, but family members, including Afghani's sister, said that he had been arrested and then executed.[5]

References
  1. Alasow, Dahir Abdulle (5 May 2011). "Al-Qaeda foreign operatives dominate Al-Shabaab executive council". Suna Times. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. Ahmad, Liban (26 March 2010). "Flaws in the Monitoring Group Report on Somalia". Wardheer News. Archived from the original on 12 February 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  3. "Senior Shabaab commander rumored to have been killed in Somalia". Long War Journal. 9 July 2011. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011 – via Shabelle Media Network.
  4. "SomaliaReport: Interview with al Shabaab Intel Officer". Somalia Report. 12 November 2011. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  5. "Somali Shebab extremists kill two of their own chiefs: spokesman". Bangkok Post. Agence France-Presse. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.


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