Osman Ahmed


Osman Ahmed was a Somali ruler. He was the fifth Sultan of the Geledi sultanate.

History

Osman Ahmed is considered less illustrious than his predecessors, and Gobroon power considerable weakened under his rule. He was the son of Sultan Ahmed Yusuf and succeeded his father after his death. He signed treaties to the Italians for protectorate in 1908 for his possession of territories he controlled like Jubbaland, Bakool, Bay, Lower Shebelle and Benadir. After his death in 1910, the Kingdom ended.