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The Chief of the Air Force (Somali: Taaliyaha Ciidamada Cirka Somaaliyeed) is the head of aerial warfare operations and the administrative head of the Somali Air Force. They are under the Chief of Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence. The current Chief of the Air Force is Brigadier General Mohamud Sheikh Ali.
Chief of the Air Force | |
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Taliyaha Ciidanka Cirka Soomaaliyeed | |
since October 2012 | |
Ministry of Defense and Somali Armed Forces | |
Style | Jaale |
Member of | Ministry of Defense |
Reports to | Prime Minister of Somalia |
Appointer | Chief of Armed Forces |
Formation | 1954 |
First holder | Brigadier General Ali Matan Hashi |
Chiefs of the Air Force
editSomali Republic and Somali Democratic Republic (1960–1994)
editNo. | Portrait | Chief of Staff of the Air Force | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Ali Matan Hashi (1927–1978) | Brigadier General1969 | 1978 | 9 Years | – | |
2 | Mohamed Mahmud Guled (1943–2016) | Brigadier General1978 | 1983 | 5 Years | [1] | |
3 | Mohamed Nuur Dhuudhi | Brigadier General1983 | 1987 | 4 Years | [2] | |
(4) | Nuur Elmi Cadawe Acting | Colonel1987 | 1991 | 4 Years | - | |
5 | Sulaiman Mohamed Qambi (born 1940s) | Major General1991 | 1994 | 3 Years | [3] |
Transitional Government and Federal Republic of Somalia (2012–present)
editNo. | Portrait | Chief of Staff of the Air Force | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Mohamud Sheikh Ali | Brigadier GeneralOctober 2012 | Incumbent | 12 years, 1 month | [4] |
References
edit- ^ "Duuliye Maxamuud Maxamed Guuleed oo Aas Qaran Muqdisho loogu sameeyay" [General Mohamud Mohamed Guuleed Buried in Mogadishu]. allgalgaduud (in Somali). 2016-12-09. Archived from the original on 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "Taariikh dheer oo ku Saabsan bilowgii Ciidamada Cirka Soomaaliyeed, illaa bur burkii wadanka Soomaaliya, "Sawira Taariikh Mudan 1960"" [A long history of the beginning of the Somali Air Force, until the destruction of the country of Somalia, "Photograph Worthy 1960".]. Somali Swiss Media (in Somali). 2007-11-06. Archived from the original on 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "Saraakiishii Hore Ee Ciidamada Qalabka Sida Ee Soomaaliya Oo Ka Tacsiyeeyay Geeridii Ku Timid S/Guuto Cabdiweli Maxamuud Sheikh Xuseen "Nuc-Nuc"" [Former Officers of the Armed Forces of Somalia Mourn the Death of S/Brigadier Abdiweli Mohamud Sheikh Hussein "Nuc-Nuc"]. allgalgaduud (in Somali). 2013-12-07. Archived from the original on 2023-08-29. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ Fish, Tim. "Somalia battles for an air force to fight against terror". Times Aerospace. Archived from the original on 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2023-12-30.