Ibrahim Akasha

Ibrahim Abdalla Akasha (Died May 3, 2000) (not to be confused with his son of the same name) was a Kenyan drug lord and patriarch of the Akasha crime family. He was of Sudanese origin. His empire spanned Africa, the Middle East and Europe. He ran his empire from the Kenyan port city of Mombasa. He was shot dead by a lone gunman in Bloedstraat, Amsterdam on 3 May 2000. His sons Baktash and Ibrahim are convicted drug dealers who are currently serving jail terms in the United States.

Biography Akasha’s father, Abdallah Ibrahim, is said to have moved to Kenya from Ethiopia or Sudan after spending most of his life in Iraq. Akasha grew up in Mombasa and not much is known about his childhood. He was mainly involved in the transport business. His company, Akasha Transporters, however, struggled in the 1980s. At one point, he was involved in the management of Kenya National Taxi Corporation.

It was through his connections and experience in the transport industry that he would carve out a name for himself as the most powerful drug lord in the East African region. He mainly served as a middleman between Pakistani heroin suppliers on one side and Dutch and Yugoslav gangs on the other, with his base in Mombasa serving as a major town in the smuggling route.

After he was arrested in 2016, his son Baktash, in a series of letters to judge Victor Marrero through his lawyer George Goltzer, would describe Akasha as a violent alcoholic who was feared by the whole family and was abusive to his wives.

He was married three times - to Karima, Gazi Hayat and Abdurahman Musa.