Abdullahi Ali Omar Explained

Abdullahi Ali Omar
عبد الله علي عمر
Birth Place:Galkayo, Somalia
Nickname:"Daad"
Allegiance: Transitional Federal Government
Rank:General
Branch:Somali National Army
Commands:Chief of Staff, Puntland
Chief of Army, TFG
Battles:War in Somalia (2006–2009)

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SOMALIA - ABDULLAHI ALI OMAR - The Indian Ocean Newsletter . Africaintelligence.com . 2011-06-03.
  2. Web site: Somalia’s army commander sacked as new ambassadors are appointed . Shabelle Media Network . 2007-04-10 . 2012-11-09 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20071114173103/http://www.shabelle.net/news/ne2279.htm . November 14, 2007 .
  3. Book: [{{Google books |plainurl=yes |id=ahHabajshuwC |page=26 }} State collapse and post-conflict ... ]. 1998-11-12 . 2011-06-03.
  4. Web site: Peaceful day for Somalia reconciliation conference . 2013-03-28 . https://archive.today/20130411005443/http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Peaceful_day_for_Somalia_reconciliation_conference_gazette.shtml . 2013-04-11 . dead .