From Wikipedia - Reading time: 3 minJama Mohamed Ghalib جامع محمد غالب | |
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| Minister of Interior of the Somali Democratic Republic | |
| Police Commissioner of the Somali Democratic Republic | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 2, 1933[1] Erigavo, British Somaliland |
| Died | April 26, 2022 (aged 88–89)[2][3] Djibouti, Djibouti[4] |
| Resting place | Hargeisa, Somaliland |
| Children | 9 |
Jama Mohamed Ghalib (Somali: Jaamac Maxamed Ghalib, Arabic: جامع محمد غالب) was a Somali writer, former military leader and police chief, and politician from Erigavo, Somaliland.[5]He hails from the Eidagale subdivision of Garhajis of the larger Isaaq Somali clan.
He was a major general in the army of the Somali Republic,[6] and was later appointed the Police Commissioner of the Somali Democratic Republic.[7] Ghalib also held various ministerial and cabinet positions in the government of Somalia, including Secretary of Interior,[8] Minister of Labor and Social Affairs,[9] Minister of Local Government and Rural Development,[10] Minister of Transportation,[6] and Minister of Interior.[7]
After his retirement from politics, Jama wrote on Somali history.[11] He taught history, political science and public administration at universities in Mogadisho, including City University, Mogadisho.[12]


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