Abdisamad Haji Abdilahi

Abdisamad Haji Abdilahi Diriye Warsame (Somali: Cabdisamad Xaaji Abdilaahi Diiriye, Cabdi-samad X. Cabdillaahi), also known as "Gamgam", was a chief of staff of the Somaliland Armed Forces.

Abdisamad Haji Abdilahi Diriye Warsame
Chief of the General Staff of Somaliland
In office
21 February 2002 – 2 December 2003
Preceded byHassan Yonis Habane
Succeeded byNuh Ismail Tani
Personal details
Born1945
Sheikh, British Somaliland
NicknameGamgam

Biography

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He was born in 1945 in Sheikh.[1]

He attended elementary school in Hargeisa and Sheikh.[1] He attended Amud high school from 1962 to 1966.[1]

He attended Egyptian Military College from 1966 to 1968. During his studies, he participated in the defense of the Cairo International Airport during the Six-Day War. He took the Chief of Staff course from 1973 to 1974.[1]

From 1975 to 1977 he studied at the Frunze Military Academy in Russia.[1]

He participated in the 1977 war between Ethiopia and Somalia, Ogaden War, as a major, fighting in Dire Dawa and elsewhere.[1]

SNM Period

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In 1986 he joined the Somali National Movement (SNM) in Mustahīl, Ethiopia.[1]

In September 1988, he participated in a conference of the Workers' Party of Ethiopia, the Somali Salvation Democratic Front, and the SNM in Harar, Ethiopia, as a member of the SNM delegation with Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, Hadrawi, and others.[2]

After the foundation of Somaliland

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In 1991 he became commander of the 17th Army Base in Berbera.[1]

He was Commander of the Somaliland National Army from 2003 to 2004.[1]

From 2004 to 2010 he was Army Commander with President Dahir Riyale Kahin.[1]

In 2007, he participated in the preparation of the plan for the occupation of Las Anod by Somaliland.[1]

From 2010 to 2017 he was Army Commander with President Silanyo.[1]

In Las Anod conflict in 2023, he recommended withdrawing from the Tukaraq base and entering the defense of the Gojacade base near Las Anod.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Waa Kuma General Cabdisamad Xaaji Cabdillaahi Diiriye Warsame (Gamgam)" [Who is General Abdisamad Haji Abdullahi Diiriye Warsame (Gamgam)]. Hadhwanaagmedia.com. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  2. ^ Sayid-Axmed M. Yuusuf (Dhegey) (2015). Milicsiga Dagaalkii Dhexmaray Xukuumaddii Maxamed S. Barre iyo Jabhaddii SNM [Reflecting on the War Between the Government of Mohamed S. Barre and the SNM Front]. Books on Demand. p. 123. ISBN 9789175692364. Retrieved 2024-05-18.