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Chief of the Air Force | |
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Taliyaha Ciidanka Cirka Soomaaliyeed | |
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 |
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.
No. | 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] |
No. | 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 | 10 years, 2 months | [4] |
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