Abdullahi Ali Omar عبد الله علي عمر | |
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Nickname | "Daad" |
Born | 1947 |
Place of birth | Galkayo, Somalia |
Allegiance | Transitional Federal Government |
Service/branch | Somali National Army |
Rank | General |
Commands held |
Chief of Staff, Puntland Chief of Army, TFG |
Battles/wars | War in Somalia (2006–2009) |
General Abdullahi Ali Omar (Somali language: Cabdilaahi Cali Cumar , Arabic language: عبد الله علي عمر), a.k.a. Daad, is a Somali military official. He previously served as Somalia's Chief of Army.
Biography[]
Omar 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[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "SOMALIA - ABDULLAHI ALI OMAR - The Indian Ocean Newsletter". Africaintelligence.com. http://www.africaintelligence.com/ION/who-s-who/1999/03/06/abdullahi-ali-omar,54322-ART. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
- ↑ "Somalia’s army commander sacked as new ambassadors are appointed". Shabelle Media Network. 2007-04-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20071114173103/http://www.shabelle.net/news/ne2279.htm. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ↑ State collapse and post-conflict ... - Google Břker. Books.google.no. 1998-11-12. http://books.google.no/books?id=ahHabajshuwC&pg=PA26&lpg=PA26&dq=general+Abdullahi+Ali+Omar&source=bl&ots=Yf49yL43zK&sig=2NNCpblc50bMa3v83FCSLpQj6MI&hl=no&ei=W6rCTdnPLIbOswaI062EAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CGkQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=general%20Abdullahi%20Ali%20Omar&f=false. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
- ↑ Peaceful day for Somalia reconciliation conference
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