The Islamic Courts Union (ICU; Somali: Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga;) was a legal and political organisation which was formed to address lawlessness in Somalia following the fall of the Siad Barre regime in the 1991 during the Somali Civil War. They originated in the north of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in 1994 and by 1996 their jurisdiction spread to the south of the capital. When the Transitional National Government of Abdiqasim Hassan Salad came to power in 2000 the momentum of the ICU was initially slowed. It was revived in 2004 by Sharif Sheikh Ahmed who was subsequently elected as chairman of the ICU. The residents of Mogadishu were reportedly happy with the Islamic Courts Union's authority. There were fewer guns on the streets and people were able to move more freely around the city without fear of attack after they took control.

V. K. Ebrahim Kunju is the former Minister for Public Works of the Government of Kerala. He represents the Kalamassery constituency in Kerala.