Personal life
Mudan was born in 1953 in Boosaso,the capital of Bari Region,and he completed his primary education in Boosaso,especially at Haji Mire School. [3]
He continued his middle and high school education in Mogadishu,where he moved in 1962,and was sent for military training in 1970,where he received training in military aircraft flying in Russia. [4]
Career
In 1974,he returned to the country and joined the Somali Military Forces,as a senior pilot in the Somali National Army,where he held various ranks until he received the rank of Major in 1977. [5]
Also,in the same year 1977,he was awarded a medal for bravery during the war between Somalia and Ethiopia,in which he showed great success,as at that time he was a pilot in the country's military aircraft. [5]
In 1987 Gen. Khalif Isse Mudan,received the rank of Colonel,and was appointed the Commander of the Air Force Base in Balli-doogle,a position he has held since 1990,and earned the rank of Brigadier General. [5]
In 1990,Gen. Khalif Isse Mudan was appointed as the Commander of the Somali Air Force,a position he has held since 1991,when the central government of the country fell. [5]
In the years 1991-1998,he worked on the reconciliation and peace of the North-East region,which is now known as Puntland,and in 1998 he became one of the founders of the Puntland government. [5]
On 29 June 2006 Khalif Isse Mudan,owner/operator of Mudan Airlines,signed a contract with Prime Minister of Transitional Federal Government of Somalia,Ali Mohamed Ghedi in Nairobi granting Mudan Airlines the right to transport weapons and ammunition from Ethiopia to Baidoa for TFG. [6]
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