Ahmed Abdullahi Gulleid ( so, Axmed Cabdullaahi Guuleed, ar, احمد عبد الله جوليد) (born 1953), also known as "Aag", is a Somali writer and researcher. Gulleid was born in the town of

Garbahaarreey }, Maay: ''Garbiharey'', ) is the capital of Gedo, an administrative region in southern Somalia. It is the third largest and most populous city in Gedo region after Bardera and Luuq. History During the Middle Ages, Garbahare and its surrounding ...

in the southern

Gedo Gedo ( so, Gedo, Maay: ''Gethy'', ar, جيذو, it, Ghedo or ''Ghedu'') is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in Jubaland, southern Somalia. Its regional capital is Garbahaarreey. It was created in 1974 and is bordered by the Ogaden in E ...

region of

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

. He attended school locally before relocating to

Mogadishu Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...

to continue his studies. In 1988, while still in college, Gulleid began attracting attention for publicly (in the print media) questioning the legality and actions of Somalia's ''Kacaanka 21 Oktoobar'' (October 21 revolution). As a result, he was imprisoned and subsequently deported. He later studied in

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, the

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, and

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Career

Gulleid is a syndicated writer and columnist on many current issues regarding Somalia, including opposition to Somalia's armed Islamists. The last article that Gulleid published online attracted as many as 200,000 readers and over 3,400 comments. Gulleid lives and works in the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

. His most recent book, titled ''Somalia: A Reciprocal Curse?'', was released in January 2009.
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1953 births Living people People from Gedo Somalian writers Emirati journalists Somali-language writers Somali emigrants to the United Arab Emirates {{Somalia-bio-stub