Chief of Defence Force (Somalia)

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Chief of the General Staff
Taliyaha Ciidanka Xooga Somaaliyeed (Somali)
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Incumbent
Major General Ibrahim Sheikh Muhyadin Addow
since 19 June 2023
Ministry of Defense and Somali Armed Forces
Style Jaale
Type Chief of staff
StatusHighest ranking military officer
AbbreviationCXDS
Appointer President of Somalia
Term length 2 years
Formation12 April 1960
First holder Daud Abdulle Hirsi
Unofficial namesCommander of the Somali Armed Forces, Commander of the Somali National Army [1]

The Chief of Defence Force (Somali : Taliyaha Ciidanka Xooga Somaaliyeed) is the professional head of the Somali Armed Forces. He is responsible for the administration and the operational control of all branches of the Somali military (Army, Navy and Air Force) and thus is the direct superior to both the Chief of the Navy and the Chief of the Air Force. The post has however only been held by Army officers and the term limit is 2 years.[ citation needed ] Typically the rank held by the Chiefs is brigadier general, though some, notable Dahir Adan Elmi were granted the rank of major general.

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Odawa Raage served from 22 August 2019 to June 2023. He was promoted to major-general in the last days of his tenure, being listed as such in a Somali government briefing of June 21, 2023. [2] [3]

In the weekly briefing of 21 June 2023 it was announced that that the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, had signed the decree appointing the new Commander of the Somali National Army, Brigadier General Ibrahim Sheikh Muhyiddin. [1]

List of Chiefs

Somali Republic and Somali Democratic Republic (1960–1991)

No.PortraitCommander in Chief of the Armed ForcesTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
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Jaale
Major general
Daud Abdulle Hirsi
(1925–1965)		12 April 19601965 †4–5 years [4]
2
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Barre, Siad Jaale
Major general
Siad Barre
(1910–1995)		196519693–4 years [5]
3
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Jaale
Lieutenant general
Ali Samatar
(1931–2016)		1969199117–18 years–

Transitional Federal Government (2004–2012)

No.PortraitChief of ArmyTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
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Naji, Ismail QasimMajor general
Ismail Qasim Naji 		15 April 200510 February 20071 year, 301 days [6]
2
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Omar, Abdullahi AliMajor general
Abdullahi Ali Omar
(born 1947)		10 February 200721 July 2007161 days [7] [8]
[9]
3
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Jama, Salah HassanMajor general
Salah Hassan Jama 		21 July 200711 June 2008326 days [10]
4
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Jama, Said DheereMajor general
Said Dheere Mohamed 		11 June 200814 May 2009337 days [11]
5
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Dhumal, Yusuf OsmanMajor general
Yusuf Osman Dhumal 		15 May 20096 December 2009205 days [12]
6
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Kahiye, Mohamed GelleMajor general
Mohamed Gelle Kahiye 		6 December 20096 September 2010274 days [13]
7
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Gedi, Ahmed JimaleMajor general
Ahmed Jimale Gedi		6 September 201029 March 2011204 days-
8
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Dini, Abdulkadir Sh.Major general
Abdulkadir Sheikh Dini 		29 March 201113 March 20131 year, 349 days [14] [15]

Federal Government (2012–present)

No.PortraitChief of Staff of the Armed ForcesTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
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Elmi, Dahir AdanMajor general
Dahir Adan Elmi 		13 March 201325 June 20141 year, 104 days [15]
2
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Anod, AbdullahiMajor general
Abdullahi Anod 		25 June 201424 September 20151 year, 91 days [16]
3
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Ahmed, Mohamed AdamMajor general
Mohamed Adam Ahmed
(born 1950)		24 September 20155 April 20171 year, 193 days [15]
4
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Jimale, Ahmed MMajor general
Ahmed Mohamed Jimale 		5 April 201712 October 2017190 days [17]
5
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Hussein, Abdiweli JMajor general
Abdiweli Jama Hussein Gorod		12 October 201716 August 2018308 days [18]
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Elmi, Dahir AdanMajor general
Dahir Adan Elmi 		16 August 201827 August 20202 years, 11 days [19]
6
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Rageh, Odowa YusufMajor general
Odowaa Yusuf Rageh 		27 August 202019 June 20232 years, 296 days [20]
7
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Muhyadin Addow, Ibrahim SheikhMajor general
Ibrahim Sheikh Muhyadin Addow 		19 June 2023Incumbent273 days [15]

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