Jama Mohamed Ghalib (Somali: Jaamac Maxamed Ghalib, Arabic: جامع محمد غالب; 2 January 1933 – 26 April 2022) was a Somali writer, military leader, police chief and politician from Erigavo, Somaliland.[2] He was a leading figure of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia.
Jama Mohamed Ghalib جامع محمد غالب | |
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| Minister of Interior of the Somali Democratic Republic | |
| In office 1974–1984 | |
| Police Commissioner of the Somali Democratic Republic | |
| Vice chairman of Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1933[1] Erigavo, British Somaliland |
| Died | 26 April 2022 (aged 89) Djibouti |
| Resting place | Hargeisa, Somaliland |
| Children | 9 |
Life and career
editGhalib hailed from the Eidagale clan of the Isaaq clan family. He was a major general in the army of the Somali Republic,[3] and was later appointed the Police Commissioner of the Somali Democratic Republic.[4] Ghalib also held various ministerial and cabinet positions in the government of Somalia, including Secretary of Interior,[5] Minister of Labor and Social Affairs,[6] Minister of Local Government and Rural Development,[7] Minister of Transportation,[3] and Minister of Interior from 1974 to 1984.[8]
After his retirement from politics, Jama wrote on Somali history.[9] He taught history, political science and public administration at universities in Mogadisho, including City University, Mogadisho.[10]
During the Ethiopian invasion and occupation of Somalia, Jama served as one of the two vice chairman of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia, the principal insurgent political opposition.[11]
Ghalib died in Djibouti on 26 April 2022, at the age of 89.[12][13]
Books
edit- Somali Phoenix
- The Cost of Dictatorship: The Somali Experience
- Who is a Terrorist?[9] (First & Second Edition 2002 & 2005, respectively).
- Defending History[9] which was published in 2005
- Taariikhda Soomaaliya Xog-ogaalnimo in 2020
References
edit- ^ "Taarikhda". 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Taarikhda Jama qaalib". 3 April 2021.
- ^ a b Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook: Supplement. Gale Research Company. 1983. p. 80. ISBN 9780810311206. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ Markakis, John (2007). "Book review". Review of African Political Economy. 23 (70): 581–583. doi:10.1080/03056249608704233.
- ^ Central Intelligence Agency, National Foreign Assessment Center (U.S.), Directorate of Intelligence (1976). Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. The Center. p. 60. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ US Department of State, Office of Media Services, Central Intelligence Agency (1978). Countries of the world and their leaders. Gale Research Co. p. 60. ISBN 978-0810310391. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Central Intelligence Agency, National Foreign Assessment Center (U.S.), Directorate of Intelligence (1981). Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. The Center. p. 77. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Mukhtar, Mohamed Haji; Castagno, Margaret (2003). Historical dictionary of Somalia (New ed.). Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-4344-7.
- ^ a b c "Jama Ghalib". Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "College of Humanities & Social Sciences". City University of Mogadishu. Archived from the original on 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
- ^ Dagne, Ted (31 August 2011). "Somalia: Current Conditions and Prospects for a Lasting Peace" (PDF). www.everycrsreport.com. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "Died In Djibouti". 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Jamac maxamed qaalib". October 2020.
External links
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