Chief of the Air Force (Somalia)

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Chief of the Air Force
Taliyaha Ciidanka Cirka Soomaaliyeed
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Coat of arms of the Somali Air Force
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Flag of Somali Air Force
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Incumbent
Brigadier General Mohamud Sheikh Ali
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
Formation1954
First holderBrigadier General Ali Matan Hashi

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.

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Chiefs of the Air Force

Somali Republic and Somali Democratic Republic (1960–1994)

No.PortraitChief of Staff of the Air ForceTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
Ali Matan Hashi.jpg
Hashi, Ali MatanBrigadier General
Ali Matan Hashi
(1927–1978)
196919789 Years
2
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Guled, Mohamed MahmudBrigadier General
Mohamed Mahmud Guled
(1943–2016)
197819835 Years [1]
3
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Dhuudhi, Mohamed NuurBrigadier General
Mohamed Nuur Dhuudhi
198319874 Years [2]
(4)
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Cadawe, Nuur ElmiColonel
Nuur Elmi Cadawe
Acting
198719914 Years-
5
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Qambi, Sulaiman MohamedMajor General
Sulaiman Mohamed Qambi
(born 1940s)
199119943 Years [3]

Transitional Government and Federal Republic of Somalia (2012–present)

No.PortraitChief of Staff of the Air ForceTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
Brig Mohamud Sheikh Ali.jpeg
Sheikh Ali, MohamudBrigadier General
Mohamud Sheikh Ali
October 2012Incumbent10 years, 2 months [4]

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