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Ali Matan Hashi
علي ماتان حاشي
Allegiance Flag of Somalia Somalia
Years of service 1952-1978
Rank Brigadier General
Unit Somali Air Force
Commands held Air Force
Other work Minister of Justice
Commander of
Somali Air Force

Ali Matan Hashi (Somali language: Cali Mataan Xashi , Arabic language: علي ماتان حاشي‎), also known as Ali Matan,[1] was a Somali senior military official and politician. He was the first Somali pilot, and a prominent member of the Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC).[2]

History[]

Ali Matan was born into a Marehan Darod family.[1]

He created the Somali Air Force in 1960, and oversaw the growth of it between 1960 and 1978. A Brigadier General in the army,[3] he held various political and military positions, including Minister of Justice and Commander of the Air Force. He was also one of the closest advisers of the president.[1]

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References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Satya Pal Ruhela, Mohammed Farah Aidid and his vision of Somalia, (Vikas Pub. House: 1994), p.42.
  2. Luigi Pestalozza, The Somalian Revolution, (Éditions Afrique Asie Amérique latine: 1974), p.27.
  3. Africa Research, Ltd, Africa research bulletin: Political, social, and cultural series, Volume 10, (Africa Research, Ltd.: 1973), p.2717.

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