Abdurahman Abdullahi (Baadiyow)DR. ABDURAHMAN ABDULLAHI (BAADIYOW) born in 1954 in Somalia was a high ranking military officer (1971-1986), Islamic scholar and socio-political activist. He obtained MA and PhD in Modern Islamic History from the Islamic Institute, McGill University,Canada. He is one of the founders of the Mogadishu University and was a presidential candidate in the 2012 election in Somalia. Dr. Abdullahi is a prominent Islamic scholar and has participated in many academic conferences and published several academic papers, book chapters and general articles in Arabic, Somali, and English Languages. He is the author of The Islamic Movement in Somalia: A Study of the Islah Movement, 1950-2000; also in Arabic and Somali; Recovering the Somali State: The Role of Islam, Islamism and Transitional Justice; Making Sense of Somali History: Volume 1; also in Arabic and Somali; Making Sense of Somali History: Volume 2; also in Arabic and Somali. Read More Read Less