Abdirahman Abdullahi Baadiyow

Who is Abdirahman Abdullahi Baadiyow?

Dr. Abdurahman M. Abdullahi was born in 1954 in the district of Elder in Somalia. He combines a rare quality of being military officer, electronic engineer, Islamic scholar and civil society activist. He obtained PhD degree in Islamic history from McGill University in Canada and engineering degree from Somali National University.

He is one of the founders of Mogadishu University in 1997 and its chairman of the Board of Trustees. He is prominent a leader of Islah Movement and a member of its Shura Council since 1995, a vice-chairman of Islah in. Currently, he is responsible for the bureau of reconciliation, peace promotion and political activism.He participated in many academic conferences and published a number of academic papers, book chapters and numerous articles in Somali language and English.

This website: is where you can find articles and papers written in Somali, Arabic and English languages, and dedicated for better understanding of Somali state, Islam, clan and women. Also, they promote peace, instil hope, advocate for democracy and Islamism.

Ph.D.dissertation title:The Islamic Movement in Somalia a Historical Evolution With a Case Study of the Islah Movement 1950-2000: http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=103487&local_base=GEN01-MCG02