General Abdullahi Ali Omar (Somali: Cabdilaahi Cali Cumar, Arabic: عبد الله علي عمر), a.k.a. Daad, is a Somali military official. He previously served as Somalia's Chief of Army.
Abdullahi Ali Omar عبد الله علي عمر | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Daad" |
| Born | 1947 Galkayo, Somalia |
| Allegiance |  Transitional Federal Government |
| Service | Somali National Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Chief of Staff, Puntland Chief of Army, TFG |
| Battles / wars | War in Somalia (2006–2009) |
Biography
editOmar hails from the town of Galkayo, situated in the north-central Mudug region of Somalia.[1]
In his younger years, he studied at Jamal Abdel Nasser High School in Mogadishu before joining the army.[1] He is from Meheri clan
Omar later served as Chief of Staff of the armed forces in Puntland. On 10 February 2007, he was appointed Chief of Army of the Transitional Federal Government.[2][3] He held the position until 21 July 2007, when he was replaced with Salah Hassan Jama and reassigned to a post in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "SOMALIA - ABDULLAHI ALI OMAR - The Indian Ocean Newsletter". Africaintelligence.com. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
- ^ "Somalia's army commander sacked as new ambassadors are appointed". Shabelle Media Network. 2007-04-10. Archived from the original on November 14, 2007. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ State collapse and post-conflict ... 1998-11-12. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
- ^ "Peaceful day for Somalia reconciliation conference". Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
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