 He was appointed on August 29, 2004, and will serve his term until 2009.On January 9, he prematurely claimed the town of Ras Kamboni had been taken by the army of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG).On January 10, he returned to Kismayo after touring to the front of the Battle of Ras Kamboni and spoke of 50 killed in the attacks.