Honorific Prefix: | Major General |
Omar Haji Mohamed Cumar Xaji Maxamed | |
Birth Date: | 1934 |
Birth Place: | Beledweyne, Somalia |
Death Date: | November 2014 |
Death Place: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
Office: | Minister of Defence |
Term Start: | 1981 |
Term End: | 1982 |
Allegiance: | Somalia |
Branch: | Somali Army |
Rank: | Major General |
Nickname: | Massale |
Serviceyears: | 1961–1991 |
Commands: | Minister of Defence Deputy Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Commander of 2nd Armoured Brigade |
Mawards: | Gold Medal for Bravery and Service[1] |
Omar Haji Mohamed Masalle was a commander of the Somali military in the Hiiraan Region, which is located in Central Somalia.[2] Before he joined the military, he was a language teacher. He also became a Somali Minister of Defence and health minister.
Masale was one of the commanding officers of the 1977 Ogaden War. Masale was the second deputy to the joint chiefs of staff and the head of the 2nd armored division (formerly 2nd Brigade).[3]