Mohamed Adam Ahmed Explained

Mohamed Adam Ahmed
Birth Date:1950
Birth Place:Burao, Somaliland
Office:Chief of Defence Force (Somalia)
Term Start:24 September 2015
Term End:5 April 2017
President:Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
Predecessor:Dahir Adan Elmi
Successor:Ahmed Mohamed Jimale
Branch:Somali Armed Forces
Rank: Major General
Order:3rd

General Mohamed Adam Ahmed (born 1950) was the Chief Staff of Somali Armed Forces. He took charge on 24 September 2015 after a major reshuffle in Somali force leaders including police.[1] [2] He served until April 2017, where he was replaced when President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed make a shakeup.[3]

He is one of the long serving Somali military generals. He studied at different military colleges including Military Academy (Cairo, Egypt), Command and General Staff College (at the Frunze Military Academy, Moscow, Soviet Union) and U.S. Army War College Strategy Studies.

Notes and References

  1. News: Somalia's cabinet sacks army Chief . Puntland Mirror . 3 September 2015 . 21 May 2016.
  2. Web site: The commander of Somali Notional Army Force visited Kismanyo. . SNA Radio . Xuseen, Mustaf . 24 November 2015 . 21 May 2016.
  3. Web site: Somalia leader declares country a war zone, replaces chiefs. Star Tribune. 6 April 2017.