Fuad Qalaf
Somali-Swedish militant (born 1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fuad Mohamed Qalaf (Somali: Fu'aad Maxamed Khalaf, Arabic: فؤاد محمد خلف; born 28 March 1965), also known as Fuad Shangole,[1] is a Somali-Swedish militant Islamist.
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Born | March 28, 1965 |
Nationality | Somali Swedish |
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Working as an cleric in Sweden during the 90s and early 2000s, he returned to Somalia in 2004 and eventually became a senior figure within the Islamic Courts Union (ICU). Following the collapse of the ICU he fled Somalia but returned to become a top official within Al-Shabaab.[1] Presently he holds a seat on Al-Shabaab's Shura Council and is believed to head the groups operations in Puntland state.[2]