Draft:Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi

Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi
Name	Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi
Other Names	Ahmed bin Abdullah Sambi
Personal Details
Birth Place	Comoros Archipelago
Religion	Islam

Ahmed bin Abdullah Sambi is the former President of the Federal Islamic Republic of Comoros. He studied Islamic sciences at Al-Azhar University in Egypt and at the Islamic University in Saudi Arabia, but did not complete his studies there until he traveled to Sudan, where he continued his education for one year before finally completing it. He also studied in Iran under the supervision of Ayatollah Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi.

Lineage

Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Abdullah Sambi al-Hariri bin Abi Bakr bin Alawi bin Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Alawi bin Abdullah bin Alawi bin Abi Bakr bin Ali bin Ahmed bin Abdullah al-Musili bin Muhammad bin Alawi al-Shayba bin Abdullah bin Ali bin Abdullah Ba-Alawi bin Alawi al-Ghayyur bin al-Faqih al-Muqaddam Muhammad bin Ali bin Muhammad Sahib Mirbat bin Ali Khali' Qasam bin Alawi bin Muhammad bin Alawi bin Ubaydallah bin Ahmed al-Muhajir bin Isa bin Muhammad al-Naqib bin Ali al-Uraydi bin Ja'far al-Sadiq bin Muhammad al-Baqir bin Ali Zayn al-Abidin bin al-Husayn al-Sibt bin Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, and Imam Ali (peace be upon him) was the husband of Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny.

Thus, he is the thirty-seventh descendant of the Messenger of God, Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny.

Political Activity

Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi (born 5 June 1958), known as Ayatollah Sambi, is a politician, Sunni Muslim cleric, and former President of the Union of the Comoros (Comoros Archipelago). He became president of the country on 14 May 2006, securing 58.02% of the votes in the general election.

His rise to power marked the first peaceful transfer of authority in the Union of the Comoros following a series of coups. He is also the first head of state of the Comoros to hail from Anjouan, an island that withdrew its bid for secession from the Union of the Comoros in 2001.

Like most Comorians, Sambi is a Sunni Muslim. The title "Ayatollah" was bestowed upon him due to his residence and studies in the city of Qom. In Qom, he studied political theory in Islam. Subsequently, he pursued further education in Sudan and Saudi Arabia.

Sect

Although he is a Sunni, due to his education in the Iran and his inclination toward maintaining relations with Iran, as well as his stance in defense of Palestine, accusations of being a Shia were leveled against him in an attempt to undermine his popular standing.

The Comorian Government's Confrontation with Him

Sayyid Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, a supporter and advocate of the Axis of Resistance and the Palestinian cause, returned to his country on 12 May 2018 after months of absence, where he was greeted with an unprecedented welcome by his admirers and supporters. His return aimed to prevent the "referendum plan to amend the constitution for the perpetual extension of the presidential term," proposed by then-President Azali Assoumani, which sought to halt the activities of the Constitutional Court and transfer its administration to the Supreme Court, which President Assoumani himself controlled.

The return of "Ahmed Abdallah Sambi" to the Comoros was one of the primary reasons that led Assoumani to despair of continuing to hold power. Consequently, one week after the former president's entry into the country, Assoumani issued an order placing him under house arrest, effectively banning him from communicating with the outside world. This restriction extended to denying Sambi medical treatment for a full year, ultimately causing a severe deterioration in his physical health and condition.