| Jama Mohamed Ghalib جامع محمد غالب | |
| Birth Place: | Erigavo, British Somaliland |
| Birth Date: | 2 January 1933[1] |
| Office: | Minister of Interior of the Somali Democratic Republic |
| Term End: | 2022 |
| Office1: | Police Commissioner of the Somali Democratic Republic |
| Death Date: | [2] [3] |
| Death Place: | Djibouti, Djibouti[4] |
| Resting Place: | Hargeisa, Somaliland |
| Children: | 9 |
| Office2: | Vice chairman of Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia |
Jama Mohamed Ghalib (Somali: Jaamac Maxamed Ghalib, Arabic: جامع محمد غالب) was a Somali writer, former military leader and police chief, and politician from Erigavo, Somaliland.[5] He was a leading figure of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia.
Ghalib hails from the Eidagale clan of the Isaaq clan family.He was a major general in the army of the Somali Republic,[6] and was later appointed the Police Commissioner of the Somali Democratic Republic.[7] Ghalib also held various ministerial and cabinet positions in the government of Somalia, including Secretary of Interior,[8] Minister of Labor and Social Affairs,[9] Minister of Local Government and Rural Development,[10] Minister of Transportation,[6] and Minister of Interior.[7]
After his retirement from politics, Jama wrote on Somali history.[11] He taught history, political science and public administration at universities in Mogadisho, including City University, Mogadisho.[12]
During the Ethiopian invasion and occupation of Somalia, Jama served as one of the two vice chairman of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia, the principal insurgent political opposition.[13]