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Who is Ahmad Iman Ali?

Ahmad Iman Ali

Kenyan national whom the UN and US designated in 2018 as the leader of al-Shabaab's Kenyan branch.

Identity

Full name
Ahmad Iman Ali1 2 3
Also known as
Ahmed Iman Ali, Shaykh Ahmad Iman Ali, Sheikh Ahmed Iman Ali, Abu Zinira
Country
Kenya
Status
Active

Former roles

  • 2012Leader of al-Shabaab in Kenya (as designated) · al-Shabaab1 3

Evidence

  1. PrimaryNarrative summary: Ahmad Iman Ali (SOi.016)United Nations Security Council · 8 Mar 2018
  2. PrimaryCouncil Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/413 (Somalia)Council of the European Union (full text via LawPlayer) · 16 Mar 2018
  3. PrimaryState Department Terrorist Designations of Ahmad Iman Ali and Abdifatah Abubakar Abdi (media note, reproduced)U.S. Department of State (via GlobalSecurity.org) · 8 Mar 2018

Record log

27 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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