[PDF] Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf

Who is judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf?

Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed YUSUF (Member of the Court since 6 February 2009. Re-elected as from 6 February 2018. Vice-President from 6 February 2015 to 5 February 2018. President from 6 February 2018 to 5 February 2021.)

When did Yusuf become a judge?

On 6 February 2009, he was appointed as a judge at the International Court of Justice. On 6 February 2015, he was elected vice-president of the court. In 2011, Yusuf would later gain a seat in the advisory council of The Hague Institute for Global Justice .

Who is ICJ president Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf?

The Somali judge was elected to the court’s Chamber of Summary Procedure along with four other judges and two alternate judges, who shall henceforth hear and detrmine cases brought before the court. Congratulations to Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf on his election as the president of #ICJ.

Why did Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed resign?

On 29 December 2008, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed announced before a united parliament in Baidoa his resignation as President of Somalia. In his speech, which was broadcast on national radio, Ahmed expressed regret at failing to end the country's 17-year conflict as his government had mandated to do.