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
Brig Mohamud Sheikh Ali.jpeg
Incumbent
Major 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
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Hashi, Ali Matan Brigadier 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 Elmi Colonel
Nuur Elmi Cadawe
Acting
198719914 Years-
5
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Qambi, Sulaiman Mohamed Major 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, MohamudMajor General
Mohamud Sheikh Ali
October 2012Incumbent12 years, 7 months [4]

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. 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.