Hasan Muhammad Nur Shatigadud

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Colonel Hasan Muhammad Nur Shatigadud (Shatigadud means "red shirt") is a notable Somali warlord, and chairman of the Rahanweyn Resistance Army (RRA), which sought to establish the autonomous state of Southwestern Somalia. Recently he is said to have played a role in the capture of Mogadishu by Ethiopian and Transitional Federal Government forces in December 2006.[citation needed]

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[edit] Siad Barre regime

Shatigadud served as a colonel in the much-feared NSS under the rule of Siad Barre.[1]

[edit] Rahanweyn Resistance Army (RRA)

During the Somali Civil War, Shatigadud was the leader of the Rahanweyn Resistance Army (RRA), which was founded in September 1995 to oppose the invasion of the Bay and Bakool regions by Mohamed Farah Aideed's Somali National Alliance (SNA). The RRA supported, for a time, the prospects of forming a new Transitional National Government (TNG) under President Abdiqasim Salad Hassan.

[edit] President of Southwestern Somalia (SWS)

Main article: Southwestern Somalia

On April 1, 2002, he became the first President of the ostensibly autonomous self-proclaimed state in Somalia.[2][3] The organization of the autonomous state was thought to be a move to show the disaffection of the RRA with the nascent Mogadishu-based Transitional National Government (TNG) and an act to counter the influence of the Somalia Reconciliation and Restoration Council (SRRC) in the same regions.[3] However, internal disputes erupted between Shatigadud, who wished to support the new Somalia Reconciliation and Restoration Council (SRRC) and his two deputies, Sheikh Aden Madobe and Muhammad Ibrahim Habsade, who wished to continue to support the TNG. The conflict resulted in many deaths and calls for Shatigadud to step down as President.[4] Habsade continued to meet with TNG leaders ostensibly with the hope of being part of the nascent national government.[5] The warring leaders of the RRA were eventually reconciled and, though conflicts periodically erupted thereafter, all joined the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) at its formation.

[edit] Transitional Federal Government (TFG)

Shatigadud has served since November 2004 as a Member of Parliament of the 275-seat Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP)[6], and since January 2005 as Minister of Finance for the Transitional Federal Government (TFG).[7][8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Southern regional authorities: the Rahanweyn Resistance Army (RRA) (2004). Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) (2004). Retrieved on February 4, 2007.
  2. ^ "SOMALIA: RRA sets up autonomous region", IRIN, 2002-04-01. Retrieved on February 4, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Third autonomous region breaks with Somalia", Afrol News, 2002-03-02. Retrieved on February 4, 2007.
  4. ^ "Baidoa uneasy as RRA leaders wrangle", IRIN, 2002-06-27. Retrieved on February 4, 2007.
  5. ^ "SOMALIA: RRA leaders in talks with TNG", IRIN, 2002-09-02. Retrieved on February 4, 2007.
  6. ^ SELECTED MEMBERS OF TRANSITIONAL FEDERAL PARLIAMENT OF SOMALIA (November 2004). Retrieved on February 4, 2007.
  7. ^ Prime Minister Geedi announced his second cabinet line up. Retrieved on February 3, 2007.
  8. ^ Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments CIA, November 22, 2006


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