Mohamed Ahmed (Comorian politician)

For other people with the same name, see Muhammad Ahmed (disambiguation).

Mohamed Ahmed (Arabic: محمد أحمد, Muhammad Ahmad) (July 2, 1917 – January 27, 1984) was a Comorian politician who served as Co-Chairmen of the Politico-Military Directorate alongside Ahmed Abdallah from 23 May 1978 until 22 July 1978 and Co-Chairmen of the Directorate from 22 July 1978 to 3 October 1978. He also served as a member of the French National Assembly from 1962 to 1978.[1] He was a member of the Comorian Democratic Union.

Biography

He was born in Mutsamudu on the island of Anjouan.[2] During the 1950s, he became one of the most important non-French political leaders in the Comoros, and served as vice-president of the government council from 1957 until 1962. After this he became less influential until after Comoros became an independent nation in 1975. Ahmed was a strong supporter of the May 1978 coup in which Ali Soilih was overthrown. He became co-chairman of the directorate which took charge of the government, but lost this position in October 1978 as the other co-chairman, Ahmed Abdallah took complete power.

References

  1. ^ "Ahmed Mohamed - Base de données des députés français depuis 1789 - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  2. ^ Ibrahime, Mahmoud (2000). La naissance de l'élite politique comorienne: 1945-1975 (in French). Harmattan. p. 165. ISBN 978-2-7384-9559-4. Retrieved 20 March 2026.


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