Abdi Hassan Mohamed

Abdi Hassan Mohamed "Hijaar" (Somali: Cabdi Xasan Maxamed Xijaar, Arabic: عبدي حسن محمد حجار) is a Somali police chief and former Army officer.[1] He is the current Police Commissioner of the Somali Police Force.[2][3]

Abdi Hassan Mohamed
عبدي حسن محمد حجار
Chief of the Somali Police Force
Assumed office
22 August 2019
Prime MinisterMohamed Hussein Roble
Deputy Commander of the Somali National Army
In office
12 April 2019 – 22 August 2019
Prime MinisterHassan Ali Khaire
Commander-in-Chief of the Somali National Army
In office
2007–2008
Prime MinisterNur Hassan Hussein
Personal details
BornLas Anod
Political partyIndependent
Alma materSomali National University
Nickname(s)Xijaar
Military service
Years of service1977-present
Rank Police Commissioner (Police)
Major General (Army)

Career

Hijar was born in the Sool region in 1953. He completed his primary education in the Benadir region, becoming a graduate of the Somali National University in 1975.

In 1977 he joined the Somali National Army and received his first training at General Daud School. According to the news agency SONNA, he has received commandos training in the United States and Germany and has served as a military trainer at a local training school. In the aftermath of the Somali Civil War, he became the Director of the Somali Immigration and Nationality Agency.

General Abdi Hassan Mohamed was appointed Somalia's Consul to Djibouti in 1989. From 2007 to 2008 he was the Commander-in-Chief of the Somali National Army, and from 2008-2019 he was in charge of the Somali National Army in Saudi Arabia.

In April 2019, he was appointed Deputy Commander of the Somali National Army, and on August 22, 2019 General Abdi Hassan Mohamed was appointed Commander of the Somali Police Force.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Somalia: Averting a Descent into Political Violence". International Crisis Group. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. "Mogadishu police chief suspends Somali parliament, gets fired moments later". Reuters. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. "Police Commissioner meets head of AMISOM". SONNA. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. "Maxaad ka taqaanaa taariikhda taliyaha cusub ee Booliska Soomaaliya?". BBC Somali. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2021.


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