# Council Implementing Decision 2014/729/CFSP of 20 October 2014 implementing Decision 2010/231/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Somalia, Division 15: Ahmed Diriye (aka (a) Sheikh Ahmed Umar Abu Ubaidah, (b) Sheikh Omar Abu Ubaidaha, (c) Sheikh Ahmed Umar, (d) Sheikh Mahad Omar Abdikarim, (e) Abu Ubaidah, (f) Abu Diriye)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Date of birth: circa 1972. Place of birth: Somalia. Location: Somalia. Date of UN designation: 24 September 2014.
Ahmed Diriye was appointed as the new emir of Al-Shabaab following the death of the previous leader Ahmed Abdi aw-Mohamed, an individual listed by the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009). This was publicly announced in a statement by Al-Shabaab's spokesperson, Sheikh Ali Dheere, released on 6 September 2014. Diriye has been a senior member of Al-Shabaab and as the emir he exercises command responsibility for Al-Shabaab's operations. He will be directly responsible for Al-Shabaab's activities which continue to threaten the peace, security and stability of Somalia. Diriye has since adopted the Arabic name Sheikh Ahmed Umar Abu Ubaidah.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/729/annex/division/2/division/I/division/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-729/annex/division-2/division-I/division-15
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