Abdi Hassan Mohamed
Abdi Hassan Mohamed "Hijaar" | |
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| Born | 1953 Sool, Somalia |
| Occupation(s) | Military officer, police chief |
| Years active | 1977–2023 |
| Known for | Commissioner of the Somali Police Force |
Abdi Hassan Mohamed "Hijaar" (, ) is a former military officer and police chief from Somalia. His most recent position was as the Commissioner of the Somali Police Force.
Career
Born in 1953 in the Sool area, Hijaar hails from the Umar Wa'eys sub-clan of the Mohamoud Garad, which is part of the Dhulbahante clan. He completed his primary schooling in the Benadir region before graduating from Somali National University in 1975.
He enlisted in the Somali National Army in 1977 and underwent training at General Daud School, including commando courses conducted in both the United States and Germany. Additionally, he worked as a military instructor within Somalia. Following the Somali Civil War, he took on the role of Director at the Somali Immigration and Nationality Agency.
In 1989, he was appointed as Somalia's Consul to Djibouti. Between 2007 and 2008, he held the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Somali National Army, followed by a tenure as military attaché in Saudi Arabia from 2008 until 2019.
He was promoted to Deputy Commander of the Somali National Army in April 2019. Later that year, on August 22, he assumed leadership of the Somali Police Force as its Commander. He resigned in January 2023 and was succeeded by Sulub Ahmed Firin, who officially took office at Mogadishu's General Kahiye Police Academy on February 4.