Chief of the Air Force (Somalia)

The Chief of the Air Force (Somali: Taaliyaha Ciidamada Cirka Somaaliyeed) is the head of aerial warfare operations and the administrative head of the Somali Air Force. They are under the Chief of Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence. The current Chief of the Air Force is Brigadier General Mohamud Sheikh Ali.

Chief of the Air Force
Taliyaha Ciidanka Cirka Soomaaliyeed
Coat of arms of the Somali Air Force
Flag of Somali Air Force
Incumbent Brigadier General Mohamud Sheikh Ali since October 2012
Ministry of Defense and Somali Armed Forces
Style	Jaale
Member of	Ministry of Defense
Reports to	Prime Minister of Somalia Minister of Defence (Somalia) Chief of Armed Forces
Appointer	Chief of Armed Forces
Formation	1954
First holder	Brigadier General Ali Matan Hashi

Chiefs of the Air Force

Somali Republic and Somali Democratic Republic (1960–1994)

No.	Portrait	Chief of Staff of the Air Force	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		Hashi, Ali MatanBrigadier General Ali Matan Hashi (1927–1978)	1969	1978	9 Years	–
2		Guled, Mohamed MahmudBrigadier General Mohamed Mahmud Guled (1943–2016)	1978	1983	5 Years	[1]
3		Dhuudhi, Mohamed NuurBrigadier General Mohamed Nuur Dhuudhi	1983	1987	4 Years	[2]
(4)		Cadawe, Nuur ElmiColonel Nuur Elmi Cadawe Acting	1987	1991	4 Years	-
5		Qambi, Sulaiman MohamedMajor General Sulaiman Mohamed Qambi (born 1940s)	1991	1994	3 Years	[3]

Transitional Government and Federal Republic of Somalia (2012–present)

No.	Portrait	Chief of Staff of the Air Force	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		Sheikh Ali, MohamudBrigadier General Mohamud Sheikh Ali	October 2012	Incumbent	12 years, 1 month	[4]

References

1. "Duuliye Maxamuud Maxamed Guuleed oo Aas Qaran Muqdisho loogu sameeyay" [General Mohamud Mohamed Guuleed Buried in Mogadishu]. allgalgaduud (in Somali). 2016-12-09. Archived from the original on 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
2. "Taariikh dheer oo ku Saabsan bilowgii Ciidamada Cirka Soomaaliyeed, illaa bur burkii wadanka Soomaaliya, "Sawira Taariikh Mudan 1960"" [A long history of the beginning of the Somali Air Force, until the destruction of the country of Somalia, "Photograph Worthy 1960".]. Somali Swiss Media (in Somali). 2007-11-06. Archived from the original on 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
3. "Saraakiishii Hore Ee Ciidamada Qalabka Sida Ee Soomaaliya Oo Ka Tacsiyeeyay Geeridii Ku Timid S/Guuto Cabdiweli Maxamuud Sheikh Xuseen "Nuc-Nuc"" [Former Officers of the Armed Forces of Somalia Mourn the Death of S/Brigadier Abdiweli Mohamud Sheikh Hussein "Nuc-Nuc"]. allgalgaduud (in Somali). 2013-12-07. Archived from the original on 2023-08-29. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
4. Fish, Tim. "Somalia battles for an air force to fight against terror". Times Aerospace. Archived from the original on 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2023-12-30.