Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi

Sayyid
Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi
Sayyid Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi
أحمد عبدالله محمد سامبي
	Sambi in 2009
8th President of the Comoros
	In office; 26 May 2006 – 26 May 2011
Vice President	Ikililou Dhoinine; Idi Nadhoim
Preceded by	Azali Assoumani
Succeeded by	Ikililou Dhoinine
Personal details
Born	5 June 1958 (age 66); Mutsamudu, Comoros
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Hadjira Djoudi
Profession	Businessperson
Nickname	Ayatollah

Sayyid Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi (Arabic: أحمد عبدالله محمد سامبي, born 5 June 1958) is a Comorian Islamic leader and politician, and former President of Comoros. He is popularly known as 'Ayatollah'. After easily winning the 14 May 2006 presidential election with 58.02% of the national vote, Sambi was inaugurated as President of the Union of the Comoros on 26 May 2006. It was the first peaceful transfer of power in the history of the Comoros.