He was the moderate Islamist who led the Islamic Courts Union before the movement was ousted from power by Ethiopia in late 2006.

• 谢里夫总统是一个温和派的伊斯兰教徒，他曾领导伊斯兰法院联盟，一直到该组织在2006年底被埃塞俄比亚赶下台。