Sheikh ahmed ali biography kings

Somalian academic

Dr Ali Sheikh Ahmed (Somali: Cali Sheekh Ahmed, Arabic: علي الشيخ احمد) is the co-founder and former president of Mogadishu University in Somalia.^[1]

Education background

Ali Sheikh Ahmed Abubakar, from an early age he possessed a keen desire for learning which was inspired by his parents.

After completing secondary education (1972) in Mogadishu,^{[2][circular reference]} the capital of Somalia, he was awarded a scholarship by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to pursue higher education at the Islamic University of Madinah,^[3] where he obtained his BA, MA, and PhD degrees (1973 – 1983).

He subsequently held a lecturer position at King Saud University^[4] (1983 – 1992) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Ali has authored numerous books and papers on the history of Islam in the Horn of Africa, the role of education in developing human capacity, peace and reconciliation, and state building.

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