 In the January 2003 parliamentary election, Kifleh Ahmed was again elected to the National Assembly as the second candidate on the candidate list of the ruling coalition, the Union for a Presidential Majority (UMP), in Dikhil Region.President Ismail Omar Guelleh awarded the medal of the Commander of the Great Star of Djibouti to Kifleh Ahmed and FRUD President Ali Mohamed Daoud during independence day celebrations on 27 June 2004.He was also re-elected in the February 2008 parliamentary election as the first candidate on the UMP's candidate list for Dikhil Region.