Jama Mohamed Ghalib

Jama Mohamed Ghalib (Somali: Jaamac Maxamed Ghalib, Arabic: جامع محمد غالب) was a Somali writer, former military leader and police chief, and politician from Erigavo, Somaliland.^[5] He was a leading figure of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia.

Jama Mohamed Ghalib جامع محمد غالب
Minister of Interior of the Somali Democratic Republic
Police Commissioner of the Somali Democratic Republic
Vice chairman of Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia
Personal details
Born	(1933-01-02) January 2, 1933 (age 91)[1] Erigavo, British Somaliland
Died	April 26, 2022(2022-04-26) (aged 88–89)[2][3] Djibouti, Djibouti[4]
Resting place	Hargeisa, Somaliland
Children	9

History

Ghalib hails from the Eidagale clan of the Isaaq clan family.He was a major general in the army of the Somali Republic,^[6] and was later appointed the Police Commissioner of the Somali Democratic Republic.^[7] Ghalib also held various ministerial and cabinet positions in the government of Somalia, including Secretary of Interior,^[8] Minister of Labor and Social Affairs,^[9] Minister of Local Government and Rural Development,^[10] Minister of Transportation,^[6] and Minister of Interior.^[7]

After his retirement from politics, Jama wrote on Somali history.^[11] He taught history, political science and public administration at universities in Mogadisho, including City University, Mogadisho.^[12]

During the Ethiopian invasion and occupation of Somalia, Jama served as one of the two vice chairman of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia, the principal insurgent political opposition.^[13]

Books

• Somali Phoenix
• The Cost of Dictatorship: The Somali Experience
• Who is a Terrorist?^[11] (First & Second Edition 2002 & 2005, respectively).
• Defending History^[11] which was published in 2005
• Taariikhda Soomaaliya Xog-ogaalnimo in 2020

References

1. "Taarikhda". 3 April 2021.
2. "Died In Djibouti". 27 April 2022.
3. "Jamac maxamed qaalib". October 2020.
4. "Died in Djibouti". 27 April 2022.
5. "Taarikhda Jama qaalib". 3 April 2021.
6. Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook: Supplement. Gale Research Company. 1983. p. 80. ISBN 9780810311206. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
7. Markakis, John (2007). "Book review". Review of African Political Economy. 23 (70): 581–583. doi:10.1080/03056249608704233.
8. Central Intelligence Agency, National Foreign Assessment Center (U.S.), Directorate of Intelligence (1976). Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. The Center. p. 60. Retrieved 8 May 2018.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
9. US Department of State, Office of Media Services, Central Intelligence Agency (1978). Countries of the world and their leaders. Gale Research Co. p. 60. ISBN 978-0810310391. Retrieved 8 May 2018.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
10. Central Intelligence Agency, National Foreign Assessment Center (U.S.), Directorate of Intelligence (1981). Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. The Center. p. 77. Retrieved 8 May 2018.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
11. "Jama Ghalib". Retrieved 2019-06-23.
12. "College of Humanities & Social Sciences". City University of Mogadishu. Archived from the original on 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
13. Dagne, Ted (31 August 2011). "Somalia: Current Conditions and Prospects for a Lasting Peace" (PDF). www.everycrsreport.com. Retrieved 2023-06-25.

External links

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