Djaffar Ahmed Said

{{Short description|Comorian politician}}

Djaffar Ahmed Said Hassani (born 20 February 1966{{Cite web|url=https://www.habarizacomores.com/2017/03/qui-est-djaffar-ahmed-said.html|title = Qui est Djaffar Ahmed Saïd?}}) is Comorian politician from Grande Comore. From 26 May 2016, he served as the Vice-President of the Comoros for Economy, Planning, Industry, Crafts, Investments, Private Sector and Land Affairs in the Comoros.{{cite web |title=Vice-Présidence en charge du Ministère de l'Economie, du Plan, de l'Energie, de l'Industrie, de l'Artisanat, du Tourisme, des Investissements {{!}} Gouvernement de l'Union des Comores |url=https://www.gouvernement.km/minist%25C3%25A8res/vice-pr%25C3%25A9sidence-en-charge-du-minist%25C3%25A8re-de-l%25E2%2580%2599economie,-du-plan,-de-l%25E2%2580%2599energie-108.html |date=12 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112115739/https://www.gouvernement.km/minist%25C3%25A8res/vice-pr%25C3%25A9sidence-en-charge-du-minist%25C3%25A8re-de-l%25E2%2580%2599economie,-du-plan,-de-l%25E2%2580%2599energie-108.html |archive-date=2020-01-12 }}{{Cite web|url=http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?articleid=1004314084&Country=Comoros&topic=Summary&subtopic=Political+structure|title=EIUCountry Login|website=country.eiu.com|access-date=2017-01-05}}

He opposed the constitutional changes which President Azali Assoumani sought in the 2018 Comorian constitutional referendum. In September 2018, an arrest warrant was published for him on charges of plotting against the state.{{cite web |author=Ali Amir Ahmed |title=Comoros Seeks to Arrest Ex-VP Who Opposed President's Term Limit Move {{!}} World News {{!}} US News |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-09-09/comoros-seeks-to-arrest-ex-vp-who-opposed-presidents-term-limit-move |date=9 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112115729/https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-09-09/comoros-seeks-to-arrest-ex-vp-who-opposed-presidents-term-limit-move |archive-date=12 January 2020}} The Comoros subsequently sought his extradition from Tanzania.{{cite web|author1=Faïza Soulé Youssouf |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2018-09-12/comoros-asks-tanzania-to-extradite-ex-vice-president-over-plot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124195058/https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/adi/N1395.273558.BLOOMBERG/B21992333.386106285;dc_ver=99.292;dc_eid=40004000;sz=970x250;u_sd=1;gdpr=0;dc_adk=1526409271;ord=fmk1k5;click=https%3A%2F%2Fadclick.g.doubleclick.net%2Fpcs%2Fclick%3Fxai%3DAKAOjsuAmd4hVD0axF4hsHIh7XkJ_U6Ikq8dG5BJKbcKIRjOcJoQSkGIPH22avmV5V2P_9pCiFbHgDHUmIXvrlTKt7sDBN0017P5M1EbG2g30zIDCpBAk9F-NN7OFsk7HnJX25PV2CzESnuFrnPujpi1Vj8xbrT7kFOlhc9w67ZoeJKjk5trb5J7_35L6FuJcHJI7UAW7d1KsdSD6d7cx80jUPXVwSXHD0x9tmgymRvfJH1_Yb1C6WFaJ-BM1L52ywHNe8pBpiiaylR76e-M8wNbGRCx-RL_zu2cdMZLj7969GrFs9ixsBglBSEZCUc2RvczKG-_umMSHrdBGCXymrPloeGSWhU_tMclCSERJEs4mXTU9VceOEvui8U-X017cL8%26sai%3DAMfl-YTIkb89GSemgfmDclpThbBrqeU17IjwKv-gZQUFy0RpL7p6S8oFvzFXR75yhHqn_QchN4v_tu9Z3-UdpGDPkXfLAyV16lMdM6W8GlwfcY2s3XtOmt12k4eEWdh4Iw%26sig%3DCg0ArKJSzIHTbOLuVNOIEAE%26fbs_aeid%3D%255Bgw_fbsaeid%255D%26urlfix%3D1%26adurl%3D;dc_rfl=1,https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloomberg.com%2Fpolitics%2Farticles%2F2018-09-12%2Fcomoros-asks-tanzania-to-extradite-ex-vice-president-over-plot$0;xdt=0;crlt=!ZQ(dKdpGN;cmpl=8;gcsr=m;stc=1;sttr=92;prcl=s |title=Comoros Asks Tanzania to Extradite Ex-Vice President Over Plot |language=en |publisher=Bloomberg |date=12 September 2018 |archive-date=24 January 2024}} In December 2018 he was sentenced to a life sentence of forced labour.{{cite web|last1=Moussa |first1=Mariata |url=https://alwatwan.net/politique/djaffar-ahmed-said-i-l%E2%80%99ancien-vice-pr%C3%A9sident-de-retour-apr%C3%A8s-trois-ann%C3%A9es-%C3%A0-l%E2%80%99%C3%A9tranger.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206013555/https://alwatwan.net/politique/djaffar-ahmed-said-i-l%E2%80%99ancien-vice-pr%C3%A9sident-de-retour-apr%C3%A8s-trois-ann%C3%A9es-%C3%A0-l%E2%80%99%C3%A9tranger.html |title=Djaffar Ahmed Said I L’ancien vice-président de retour après trois années à l’étranger |language=fr |publisher=Al-watwan |date=3 December 2021 |archive-date=6 December 2021}} His brother received the same sentence.{{cite web|url=https://www.africanews.com/2019/05/30/comorian-president-pardons-17-jailed-opponents// |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003033347/https://www.africanews.com/2019/05/30/comorian-president-pardons-17-jailed-opponents// |title=Comorian President pardons 17 jailed opponents |language=en |website=africanews.com |date=9 December 2019 |archive-date=3 October 2023}} In 2019 the sentence of his brother was reduced to 20 years.

Said returned to the Comoros in December 2021 after having received a presidential pardon. He had spent time in exile in Tanzania and France.