Chief of the Navy (Somalia)

Chief of the Navy
Taliyaha Ciidanka Badda Soomaaliyeed
Coat of arms of the Somali Navy
Ensign of the Navy
Incumbent
Commodore Admiral Abdihamid Mohamed Dirir
since June 2020
Ministry of Defense and Somali Armed Forces
StyleJaale
Member ofMinistry of Defense
Reports toPrime Minister of Somalia
AppointerChief of Armed Forces
Formation1965
First holderVice Admiral Mohammed Omar Osman

The Chief of the Navy (Somali: Taaliyaha Ciidamada Badda Somaaliyeed) is the head of the Naval operations and the administrative head in the Somali Navy, and is under the Chief of Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence (Somalia). The current Chief of the Navy is Commodore Admiral Abdihamid Mohamed Dirir.

Chiefs of the Navy

Somali Republic and Somali Democratic Republic (1960-1991)
No. Portrait Chief of Staff of the Navy Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
1
Mohammed Omar Osman
Osman, Mohammed OmarJaale
Vice Admiral
Mohammed Omar Osman
(born 1940)		circa. 1975199116 years[1]
Transitional Government and Federal Republic of Somalia (2012 - present)
No. Portrait Chief of Staff of the Navy Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
1
Farah Qare
Qare, FarahRear Admiral
Farah Qare		???[2]
2
Madeey Ufurow
Ufurow, MadeeyCommodore Admiral
Madeey Ufurow		???[3]
3
Hassan Nur
Nur, HassanCommodore Admiral
Hassan Nur		?December 2018?[4]
4
Abaas Amiin Ali
Ali, Abaas AmiinRear Admiral
Abaas Amiin Ali		December 2018June 20201 year, 6 months[4][5]
5
Abdihamid Mohamed Dirir
Dirir, Abdihamid MohamedCommodore Admiral
Abdihamid Mohamed Dirir		June 2020Incumbent4 years, 7 months

References

  1. ^ "Admiral of the Desert – Muhammad Omar Osman and the Ogadeni Rebellion | Aberfoyle International Security".
  2. ^ "Admiral Faarax Qare "Soomaaliya Waxay ku Waayeysaa 97% xuquuqdeeda Badda ay haysato hadda, Haddii la tirtiro Law no. 37"". somalitalk.com.
  3. ^ "Somalia: Somali Navy Vows to Eradicate Illegal Fishing - Commander". 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Somali leader makes military changes to curb rising insecurity". xinhuanet.com. Xinhua News. 31 March 2019. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Taliyeyaasha ciidamada dhulka iyo Badda oo xilalkooda ku kala wareegay+Sawirro". 29 June 2020.
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