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In 2002, Puntland, the region where Sultan Hurre belonged, experienced a political crisis when regional president Colonel Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed’s three-year period was expiring. President Abdullahi refused to call for an election and instead planned to unconstitutionally extend his time in office. He accused Jama Ali Jama of having close ties with the Transitional National Government and local Islamist militants First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Itihaad First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Islamiya.
The some traditional leaders, including Sultan Hurre, rejected President Abdullahi Yusuf’s extension and instead called for a conference which elected Jama Ali Jama as president
On the 17 August 2002, Sultan Hurre was allegedly killed by personal bodyguards of Colonel Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, President of Puntland. Colonel Abdullahi denied any involvement.
