Dahir Adan Elmi
Major General Dahir Adan Elmi (Somali: Daahir Aadan Cilmi, Arabic: ضاهر عدن علمي), also known as Dahir Aden Indha Qarshe, is a Somali military general. He is the former chief of the Somali Army. General Dahir Adan Elmi hails from Sheekhaal clan.
Major General Dahir Adan Elmi | |
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| ضاهر عدن علمي | |
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| Chief of Defence Force | |
| In office 16 August 2018 – 27 August 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Abdiweli Jama Hussein Gorod |
| Succeeded by | Odowaa Yusuf Rageh |
| In office 13 March 2013 – 25 June 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Abdulkadir Sheikh Dini |
| Succeeded by | Abdullahi Anod |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Federal Government of Somalia |
| Branch/service | Somali National Army |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Awards | Gold Medal for Bravery and Service[1] 2x Medal of Valour |
Career
Ogaden campaign
General Elmi led armored Somali National Army (SNA) battalions in the Qabri Dahare Front during the late 1970s Ogaden campaign.[2] Qabri Dahare was the second city to fall during the offensive. The war was part of a broader SNA plan to unite all of the Somali-inhabited territories in the Horn region into a Greater Somalia (Soomaaliweyn).[3]
Upon successful capture of Qabri Dahare in July 1977, the then Major Dahir Aden Indha Qarshe continued to be part of important northern fronts leading armoured battalions in the Northern Front under the command of the 26th Division.[4]
Chief of Army
On 13 March 2013, Elmi was appointed Chief of Army at a transfer ceremony in Mogadishu, where he replaced General Abdulkadir Sheikh Dini. Abdirisaq Khalif Elmi served as Elmi's Deputy Army Chief.[5]
Elmi's term as Chief of Army ended on 25 June 2014, when he and his deputy General Khalif Elmi were transferred by presidential decree to other positions. The shuffle was part of a larger major national security reform. Elmi was succeeded as Chief of Army by General Abdullahi Anod, the former commander of the presidential guard unit, with General Abdullahi Osman Agey concurrently appointed as the new Deputy Chief of Army.[6]
On August 16, 2018, General Dahir Adan Elmi "Indhaqarshe" was reappointed as the chief of the army.[7]
Notes
- AMISOM Review (PDF). Jan 2014. p. 17.
- Ahmed III, Abdul. "Brothers in Arms Part II" (PDF). WardheerNews. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2013..
- Lewis, I.M.; The Royal African Society (October 1989). "The Ogaden and the Fragility of Somali Segmentary Nationalism". African Affairs. 88 (353): 573–579. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a098217. JSTOR 723037.
- Ahmed III, Abdul. "Brothers in Arms Part II" (PDF). WardheerNews. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- "Somalia changes its top military commanders". Shabelle Media Network. 13 March 2013. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- "SOMALIA: President Mohamud fires senior military commanders". Raxanreeb. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "General Dahir Adan Elmi Has Been Reappointed as the Commander of the SNA".
References
- Ahmed III, Abdul. "Brothers in Arms Part II" (PDF). WardheerNews. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
