Ahmed Mohamed Islam

As a member of Islamic Courts Union (ICU) Sheikh Madobe was governor of Jubaland, in 2006. When the ICU was overthrown by Ethiopian National Defense Force he fled towards the Kenyan border when he was wounded, and later received medical treatment at an Ethiopian hospital. He was later arrested by the Ethiopians.[2]

When the Somali parliament expanded to 550 MPs he was elected MP in January 2009 and released from Ethiopian prison. On 4 April 2009 he announced his resignation from the parliament.[2]

The Raskamboni Movement is a non-governmental paramilitary group active in southern Somalia. It is led by Sheikh Madobe. Raskamboni's members are opposed to the radical Islamist group Al-Shabaab. Raskamboni movement was allied with Hizbul Islam. On 1 October 2009, armed conflict between Hizbul Islam and al-Shabaab began after a dispute between the Ras Kamboni Brigades and al-Shabaab over control of Kisimayo.

Alliance for the Reliberation of Somalia - Asmara wing (ARS-A) and JABISO militias, which were aligned with al-Shabaab in Hiiraan and Mogadishu refused to support the Ras Kamboni Brigades, meanwhile Muaskar Anole remained neutral. The fighting led to a split within the Ras Kamboni Brigades, with a faction led by Ahmed Madoobe fighting against al-Shabaab and a faction led by Hassan al-Turki siding with al-Shabaab.[3]

The Battle of Kismayo was won by al-Shabaab, which then expelled Madobe's Ras Kamboni Brigades from the city.[4] In the battles that followed, in November 2009, Madobe's forces were overpowered by al-Shabaab and its local allies. It was then forced to withdraw from the Lower Jubba region and most of southern Somalia.[3][4] In February 2010, al-Turki's branch declared a merger with al-Shabaab.[3]

On 20 December 2010, Hizbul Islam merged with al-Shabaab[5] and the Raskamboni movement then allied with Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a and the Transitional Federal Government.[6][7]

The government of Jubaland, the Independent Election Committee of Jubaland and the Jubaland electorate, the federal constitution and the state constitution recognize Sheikh Madoobe as the legitimate president of Jubaland. The Somali Federal Government, in violation of both federal and state constitutions, recognises Sheikh Madobe only as interim president, [8]

On 28 August 2013, Sheikh Madobe signed a national reconciliation agreement in Addis Ababa with the Somali federal government. [9] Endorsed by the federal State Minister for the Presidency Farah Abdulkadir on behalf of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the pact was brokered by the Foreign Ministry of Ethiopia and came after protracted bilateral talks.

Under the terms of the agreement, for a two year period Jubaland would be administered by a Juba Interim Administration and led by the region's incumbent president, Sheikh Madobe. The regional president would serve as the chairperson of a new Executive Council, to which he would appoint three deputies. Management of Kismayo's seaport and airport would also be transferred to the Federal Government after a period of six months, and revenues and resources generated from these infrastructures would be earmarked for Jubaland's service delivery and security sectors as well as local institutional development.

Additionally, the agreement included the integration of Jubaland's military forces under the central command of the Somali National Army (SNA), and stipulated that the Juba Interim Administration would command the regional police. [9][10] UN Special Envoy to Somalia Nicholas Kay hailed the pact as "a breakthrough that unlocks the door for a better future for Somalia,"[11] with AUC, UN, EU and IGAD representatives also present at the signing.[10]

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe, after arriving in Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 6, 2015, for meetings with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Somali regional leaders, members of Somali civil society, and U.S. Special Representative for Somalia James McAnulty.

On 15 August 2015 Sheikh Madobe was re-elected by Jubaland parliament with 68 votes as President of Jubaland State. {cn|date=January 2021}}

In August 2019 Sheikh Madobe was re-elected as President of Jubaland State. [8]