Abdirahman Janaqow

Abdirahman Mahmud Farah
Janaqow in a speech in Norway.
21st Minister of Justice of Somalia
In office
2009–2010
PresidentSharif Sheikh Ahmed
Preceded byHassan Dimbil Warsame
Succeeded bySalim Aliyow Ibrow
Deputy Chairman of Islamic Courts Union Executive Council
In office
26 June 2006  27 December 2006
ChairmanSharif Sheikh Ahmed
Preceded byPosition established
Military service
Allegiance Islamic Courts Union

Abdirahman Mahmud Farah Janaqow (Somali: Cabdiraxmaan Maxamuud Faarax Janaqoow) is a Somali leader, and he was deputy chairman, and a member of the Islamic Courts Union of Somalia (ICU). He and other leaders signed a capitulation of Mogadishu on 27 December 2006 after military losses. However they continued military resistance to the south. Janaqaw was falsely reported to have been killed in a U.S. airstrike on 8 January 2007 in the Battle of Ras Kamboni. He is a member of the Murusade clan. He later served as the Minister of Justice for the Somali government.