Bashir Mohamed Jama "Goobe" (Somali: Bashiir Maxamed Jama Keynan, Arabic: بشير محمد جامع) is a politician and former Somali Armed Forces officer. He is currently the Director-General of the Somali Agency for Construction and Development.[1] He served twice as the Chief of the Somali Custodial Corps and also served as the Director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency from 2013 to 2014. He received the highest rank of Lieutenant General and served as the only Lieutenant General since the former Prime Minister Mohamed Ali Samatar retired in 1991.
Lieutenant General Bashir Mohamed Jama بشير محمد جامع | |
|---|---|
| Director-General of the Somali Agency for Construction and Development | |
| Assumed office 26 August 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Hassan Ali Kheyre |
| Chief of the Somali Custodial Corps | |
| In office 19 February 2018 – 22 August 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Hassan Ali Kheyre |
| Preceded by | Hussein Hassan Osman |
| Succeeded by | Mahad Abdirahman Aden |
| Director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency | |
| In office 8 May 2013 – 9 July 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdi Farah Shirdon Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Abdikarin Dahir |
| Succeeded by | Abdullahi Mohamed Ali |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Somalia |
| Branch/service | Custodial Corps |
| Years of service | 1975-1991 2000-2013 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
Career
editJama hails from the Madhibaan clan[2]
He served in Somali Police since 1975 until 1991, and from 2000 until 2013. Before that, he was the Director of the Somali Ministry of Interior before serving as Deputy Minister of Somali Social Development.
Beginning in August 2012, he began serving as an MP in the House of the People or Lower House of the Federal Parliament of Somalia.[2]
In May 2013, Jama was appointed the new Director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) in place of Abdikarin Dahir.[3]
On 9 July 2014, following a security reform, Jama was replaced as intelligence chief with Abdullahi Mohamed Ali.[4]
In September 2021, Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble re-appointed Jama as Director General of NISA.[5]
References
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- ^ a b "Office of the Somali Parliament". Office of the Somali Parliament. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Somalia: New Intelligence Boss Takes Office". Garsoor News. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "SOMALIA: President Hassan Sheikh names new Intelligence Chief". Horseed Media. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Somalia's PM Roble wins more support for sacking NISA boss Fahad Yasin". Garowe Online. Retrieved 2021-10-01.