Biography
On 1 July 2001,Nur declared himself acting President of Puntland after the end of the presidential term of Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed. However,the former President rejected Yusuf Haji's claim and insisted that he was the legitimate President,which led to a two-year civil war in Puntland. [1] Yusuf served as interim President until 14 November 2001. [2] During Nur's time as president he denied that the terrorist group Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya was active in Puntland. [3] On 10 September 2001,several of Nur's former guards who were removed for misconduct attacked Nur's house and wounded three of his guards,but Nur was not present. [4]
Nur became an independent lawyer and headed PARA LEGAL,a law firm for people who couldn't afford to pay for legal proceedings. [5] On 16 August 2016,Puntland President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali appointed Nur as Chief Justice of the Puntland Supreme Court. [1] Prior to this,Nur held this position under Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed. [6] On 21 August 2016,Yusuf took office. [7]
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