Chief of the General Staff (Somaliland)

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Chief of General Staff
Taliyaha Guud ee Ciidanka Qaranka Somaliland
Flag of Somaliland Chief of Staff.svg
Flag of Somaliland Chief of Staff
Nuh Ismail Tani.png
since 22 August 2019
Ministry of Defense and Somaliland Armed Forces
Style Excellency
Member of Ministry of Defense
Reports toMinister of Defence
AppointerStandard of the President of the Somaliland 2.svg President
Formation1993

The Chief of the General Staff (Somali : Taliyaha Guud ee Ciidanka) is the head of the General Staff and the highest ranking officer of the Somaliland Armed Forces. He is appointed by the President of Somaliland, who holds the position of Commander-in-Chief and the head of the Somaliland Armed Forces. The current Chief of the General Staff is Major general Nuh Ismail Tani.

List of Chiefs

No.PhotoNameTerm of officeRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Hassan Ali Abokor 199319964 years [1]
2 Osman Awad Hashi
(Osman Dacas)		1996October 19961 year [1]
3 Hassan Yonis Habane.png Hassan Yonis Habane October 199621 September 19971 year [2] [3]
4 Ismail Mohamed Osman (Shaqale).jpg Ismail Mohamed Osman
(Shaqale)		September 199723 February 23 20013 years, 5 months [4]
5 Hassan Yonis Habane.png Hassan Yonis Habane 23 February 23 200121 February 20021 year [1]
6 Abdisamad Haji Abdilahi Diriye Warsame
(Gamgam)		21 February 20022 December 20031 year, 284 days [1]
7 Nuh Ismail Tani.png Colonel
Nuh Ismail Tani 		2 December 200311 December 20118 years, 9 days [5]
8 Mohamed Hasan Abdullahi (Jidhif).jpg Major general
Mohamed Hasan Abdullahi 		11 December 201111 February 201262 days [6]
9 Ismail Mohamed Osman (Shaqale).jpg Major general
Ismail Mohamed Osman 		11 February 201215 August 20164 years, 217 days [6]
10 Nuh Ismail Tani.png Major general
Nuh Ismail Tani 		15 August 2016Incumbent8 years, 58 days [7]

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