Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud (known as Hurre, born in Garowe, in central Somalia, in 1957–died August 17, 2002) was elected as sultan by his Omar Mohamoud sub-clan of the wider Majeerteen in 2000.
[2] In 2002, Sultan Hurre's home state of Puntland began experiencing a serious political crisis as President Ahmed's three-year period was expiring.
President Ahmed refused to call for an election and instead planned to unconstitutionally extend his term in office.
[4] On 17 August 2002, Sultan Hurre was assassinated in Kalabeir by a soldier from Yusuf's security forces who shot him five times in the head.
[5][1][6] A representative for Abdullahi Yusuf claimed that militias were ordered to arrest Sultan Surre and that he had been killed in a shoot-out.