Somalia: Somali President Appoints New Supreme Court Chief, Dismisses Baashe Yusuf Ahmed
The presidency said judges and lawyers raised concerns, while critics said the move could influence a court weighing a constitutional challenge.
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Somalia: Somali President Appoints New Supreme Court Chief, Dismisses Baashe Yusuf Ahmed
Mogadishu -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has dismissed Supreme Court Chief Justice Dr. Baashe Yusuf Ahmed and appointed lawyer Ibrahim Idle Suleiman as his replacement, the presidency announced.
Somalia's president dismisses chief justice to forestall ruling on constitution
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday dismissed Chief Justice Bashe Yusuf in a surprise move, days after the latter had taken up an opposition petition challenging the government’s new constitution and ordered the government to submit its defence. Mohamud appointed Ibrahim Eidle Suleiman, a member of the ruling party and a […]
The continued power of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is "illegal", as the adoption of a new Constitution last March, which extended the presidential term from four to five years, could not apply to his current mandate, decided on Thursday the Somali Supreme Court. The highest Somali court also declared "null", in a separate decision, the announcement on Facebook Wednesday by the Head of State to dismiss the President of the Supreme Court Bashe…
Bashe Yusuf Ahmed (left) and Ibrahim Idle Suleiman in a composite photo. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud removed Ahmed from office and reappointed Suleiman as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Somalia on November 4, 2026. Mogadishu (AX) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday removed the Chief Justice […]
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