The Chief of the Navy (Somali: Taaliyaha Ciidamada Badda Somaaliyeed) is the head of the Naval operations and the administrative head in the Somali Navy, and is under the Chief of Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence (Somalia). The current Chief of the Navy is Commodore Admiral Abdihamid Mohamed Dirir.
Chief of the Navy | |
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Taliyaha Ciidanka Badda 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 | 1965 |
First holder | Vice Admiral Mohammed Omar Osman |
No. | Portrait | Chief of Staff of the Navy | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Jaale Vice Admiral Mohammed Omar Osman (born 1940) | circa. 1975 | 1991 | 16 years | [1] |
No. | Portrait | Chief of Staff of the Navy | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Farah Qare | Rear Admiral? | ? | ? | [2] | |
2 | Madeey Ufurow | Commodore Admiral? | ? | ? | [3] | |
3 | Hassan Nur | Commodore Admiral? | December 2018 | ? | [4] | |
4 | Abaas Amiin Ali | Rear AdmiralDecember 2018 | June 2020 | 1 year, 6 months | [4][5] | |
5 | Abdihamid Mohamed Dirir | Commodore AdmiralJune 2020 | Incumbent | 3 years, 10 months |