Chief of the General Staff (Somaliland)
Appearance
Chief of General Staff | |
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Taliyaha Guud ee Ciidanka Qaranka Somaliland | |
![]() Flag of Somaliland Chief of Staff | |
Ministry of DefenseandSomaliland Armed Forces | |
Style | Excellency |
Member of | Ministry of Defense |
Reports to | Minister of Defence |
Appointer | ![]() |
Formation | 1993 |
TheChief of the General Staff(Somali:Taliyaha Guud ee Ciidanka) is the head of theGeneral Staffand the highest ranking officer of theSomaliland Armed Forces.He is appointed by thePresident of Somaliland,who holds the position ofCommander-in-Chiefand the head of theSomaliland Armed Forces.The current Chief of the General Staff isMajor generalNuh Ismail Tani.
List of Chiefs[edit]
No. | Photo | Name | Term of office | Ref. | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
1 | Hassan Ali Abokor | 1993 | 1996 | 4 years | [1] | |
2 | Osman Awad Hashi (Osman Dacas) |
1996 | October 1996 | 1 year | [1] | |
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Hassan Yonis Habane | October 1996 | 21 September 1997 | 1 year | [2][3] |
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Ismail Mohamed Osman (Shaqale) |
September 1997 | 23 February 23 2001 | 3 years, 5 months | [4] |
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Hassan Yonis Habane | 23 February 23 2001 | 21 February 2002 | 1 year | [1] |
6 | Abdisamad Haji AbdilahiDiriye Warsame (Gamgam) |
21 February 2002 | 2 December 2003 | 1 year, 284 days | [1] | |
7 | ![]() |
Colonel Nuh Ismail Tani |
2 December 2003 | 11 December 2011 | 8 years, 9 days | [5] |
8 | ![]() |
Major general Mohamed Hasan Abdullahi |
11 December 2011 | 11 February 2012 | 62 days | [6] |
9 | ![]() |
Major general Ismail Mohamed Osman |
11 February 2012 | 15 August 2016 | 4 years, 217 days | [6] |
10 | ![]() |
Major general Nuh Ismail Tani |
15 August 2016 | Incumbent | 7 years, 291 days | [7] |
References[edit]
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