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Islamist leader elected Somali president
MODERATE Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed won the Somali presidency in a parliamentary vote in Djibouti early today, paving the way for a national unity government for the war-torn Horn of Africa nation, reports reaching here said.
Sheikh Sharif, who heads the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia, garnered the majority of votes just before 4:00 am (01:00 GMT) during a run-off vote in a parliament session.
He defeated Maslah Mohamed Siad Barre, a general and the son of a former president, in the second round of voting.
In his mid-40s, Sheikh Sharif was also chairman of the Islamic Courts Union that drove warlords from Mogadishu and has run the capital for six months in 2006.
Sheikh Sharif, who heads the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia, garnered the majority of votes just before 4:00 am (01:00 GMT) during a run-off vote in a parliament session.
He defeated Maslah Mohamed Siad Barre, a general and the son of a former president, in the second round of voting.
In his mid-40s, Sheikh Sharif was also chairman of the Islamic Courts Union that drove warlords from Mogadishu and has run the capital for six months in 2006.
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