Jama Ali Jama

Jama Ali Jama (Jaamac Cali Jaamac, جامع علي جامع) is a Somali politician. He was the President of Puntland from November 14, 2001, to May 8, 2002. In May 2002 he was forcible deposed by Ethiopian troops seeking to install his political rival Abdullahi Yusuf as president.

Early life
Jama was born to a family from the Osman Mahmoud sub-clan of the Majeerteen Darod.

He was educated in Moscow.

Career
Jama later joined the Somali National Army, rising to the rank of colonel.

In the mid-1970s, the Soviet Union promoted Jama as the chief ideologue of socialism in the Horn of Africa. He was later imprisoned for 11 years by the regime of Mohamed Siad Barre after having been accused of participating in an abortive coup d'état. Jama was recognized by Amnesty International as a prisoner of conscience.

In November 2001, Jama was elected as President of Puntland. However, the position was contested with outgoing President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, who wanted his tenure extended.

Jama was deposed as president of Puntland in May 2002 when the Ethiopian army helped oust him in order to install Abdullahi Yusuf. Jama later became a legislator in the Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP).