Mohamed Sheikh Hassan Explained

Mohamed Sheikh Hassan Hamud
محمد الشيخ حسن
Office:Chief of the Somali Police Force
Term Start:30 April 2015
Term End:5 April 2017
Primeminister:Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
Predecessor:Osman Omar Wehliye
Successor:Abdihakim Dahir Said
Office1:Minister of Defence of Somalia
Term Start1:17 January 2014
Term End1:27 January 2015
Primeminister1:Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
Predecessor1:Abdihakim Mohamoud Haji-Faqi
Successor1:Abdulkadir Sheikh Dini
Party:Independent

Mohamed Sheikh Hassan Hamud (Somali: Maxamed Sheekh Xasan Hamud, Arabic: محمد الشيخ حسن) is a Somali politician. He is the former Chief of the Somali Police Force.

Career

Hassan hails from the Rahanweyn clan.[1]

From January 2014 to January 2015, he served as the Minister of Defence of Somalia, having been named to the position by Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed.[2] Hassan was succeeded at the office by Abdulkadir Sheikh Dini, who was appointed by new Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke.[3]

On 20 April 2015, Hassan was appointed the new Chief of the Somali Police Force by Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke. He succeeded Osman Omar Wehliye at the position, who had served as interim Police Commissioner after the death of Mohamed Sheikh Ismail.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: New cabinet, same old power game. 7 June 2014. The Indian Ocean Newsletter. 24 January 2014.
  2. News: SOMALIA PM Said "Cabinet will work tirelessly for the people of Somalia". 17 January 2014. Midnimo. 17 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203025315/http://www.midnimo.com/2014/01/17/somalia-pm-said-cabinet-will-work-tirelessly-people-somalia/. 3 February 2014. dead.
  3. News: Nominated Ministers and Their Clans. 28 January 2015. Goobjoog. 28 January 2015.
  4. News: Somalia government appoints new Police Commissioner. 1 May 2015. SomaliCurrent. 30 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150502211313/http://www.somalicurrent.com/2015/04/30/somalia-government-appoints-new-police-commissioner/. 2 May 2015. dead.