Abdisamad Haji Abdilahi Diriye Warsame | |
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| Chief of the General Staff of Somaliland | |
| In office 21 February 2002 –2 December 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Hassan Yonis Habane |
| Succeeded by | Nuh Ismail Tani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1945 (age 79–80) |
| Nickname | Gamgam |
Abdisamad Haji Abdilahi Diriye Warsame (Somali :Cabdisamad Xaaji Abdilaahi Diiriye,Cabdi-samad X. Cabdillaahi),also known as "Gamgam",was a chief of staff of the Somaliland Armed Forces.
He was born in 1945 in Sheikh. [1]
He attended elementary school in Hargeisa and Sheikh. [1] He attended Amud high school from 1962 to 1966. [1]
He attended Egyptian Military College from 1966 to 1968. During his studies, he participated in the defense of the Cairo International Airport during the Six-Day War. He took the Chief of Staff course from 1973 to 1974. [1]
From 1975 to 1977 he studied at the Frunze Military Academy in Russia. [1]
He participated in the 1977 war between Ethiopia and Somalia, Ogaden War, as a major, fighting in Dire Dawa and elsewhere. [1]
In 1986 he joined the Somali National Movement (SNM) in Mustahīl, Ethiopia. [1]
In September 1988, he participated in a conference of the Workers' Party of Ethiopia, the Somali Salvation Democratic Front, and the SNM in Harar, Ethiopia, as a member of the SNM delegation with Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, Hadrawi, and others. [2]
In 1991 he became commander of the 17th Army Base in Berbera. [1]
He was Commander of the Somaliland National Army from 2003 to 2004. [1]
From 2004 to 2010 he was Defense Advisor with President Dahir Riyale Kahin. [1]
In 2007, he participated in the preparation of the plan for the occupation of Las Anod by Somaliland. [1]
From 2010 to 2017 he was Military advisor with President Silanyo. [1]
In Las Anod conflict in 2023, he recommended withdrawing from the Tukaraq base and entering the defense of the Gojacade base near Las Anod as Defense advisor for President Bibi. [1]
