Sheikh

Sheikh

Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...

 Mohamed Ali Facaye , is the director for the Kismayo Regional Islamic Courts under the government of the Juba Valley Alliance

Juba Valley Alliance

The Juba Valley Alliance is a political faction of the Somali Civil War. It was the primary opponent of the Somali Patriotic Movement and the Somali Reconciliation and Restoration Council vying for the control of Kismayo and the Juba River valley, the area known as Jubaland.Following the...

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On June 8, 2004, Facaye's new post was announced at a well-organized meeting attended by all sectors of the Jubaland

Jubaland

Jubaland , also known as Azania or the Juba Valley and formerly as Trans-Juba , is an autonomous region in southern Somalia. Its eastern border lies 40–60 km east of the Jubba River, stretching from Gedo to the Indian Ocean, while its western side flanks the North Eastern Province in...

 administration and population. Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale

Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale

Barre Adan Shire , also known as Barre Hiiraale, Barre "Hirale" Aden Shire, or Abdikadir Adan Shire, is a former Minister of Defense of the Somali Transitional Federal Government . He was previously the TFG Minister for National Reconstruction and Resettlement...

was present on this occasion.

The Deputy Director of Kismayo Islamic Courts is Sheekh Maxamed Aadan Cabdulle. The Kismayo Courts system has its own army of over 100 personal.