Mahamoud Mohamed
General Mohamud Haji Mohamed Barrow (Somali: Maxamuud Maxamed) is a former Kenyan military commander, and was Chief of General Staff of the Kenyan military[1] and Commander Kenya Army.
Mohamud Haji Mohamed Barrow | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  Kenya |
| Service/ | Kenya Defence Forces |
| Years of service | 1955–1996 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Chief of General Staff Commander Kenya Army |
| Battles/wars | |
Career
Mohamed was born to an ethnic Somali community in northeastern Kenya.[2][3] His younger brother Hussein Maalim Mohamed was Kenya's Minister of State in the office of the presidency, the first Somali to be appointed to the cabinet.[4]
He was Deputy Commander Kenya Army from 1979 to 1981.
On 1 August 1982, Mohamed commanded Kenyan military and police forces in a successful suppression of a coup d'état attempt against then President of Kenya Daniel arap Moi.[5] The putsch had been staged by a group of low-ranking military officers led by Senior Private Hezekiah Ochuka, who was later found guilty of five overt acts and sentenced to death by hanging.[6]
Mohamed would remain the Chief of General Staff of the Kenya Defence Forces for the next ten years.[1]
References
- Hornsby, Charles (2013). Kenya: A History Since Independence. I.B.Tauris. p. 410. ISBN 1780765010.
- IWGIA Newsletter, Issue 37. International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs. 1984. p. 96.
- Abdullahi, Mohamed Diriye (2001). Culture and Customs of Somalia. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 41. ISBN 0313313334.
- United States. Dept. of State. Bureau of African Affairs (1983). AF Press Clips. p. 64.
- Society. Nyamora Communications Limited. 1992. p. 12.
- Gachuhi, Roy (11 December 2009). "How heroic trio of fighter pilots scuttled mission to bomb State House and GSU". nation.co.ke. Retrieved 1 August 2012.