General Abdirizak Khalif Elmi (, ) is a Somali military commander. He is the Deputy Chief of the

Somali National Army The Somali National Army () are the ground forces component of the Somali Armed Forces. Since Somali independence in 1960, the Army fought to expand and increase Somalia's sphere of influence throughout the Horn of Africa counter to Ethiopia' ...

, having been appointed to the position on 13 March 2013 in place of Abdikarin Yusuf Dhega Badan. General

Dahir Adan Elmi Major General Dahir Adan Elmi (, ), 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 the Sheekhaal clan. Career Ogaden campaign General Elmi led a ...

was concurrently named as the new Chief of Army. Khalif's term as Deputy Chief of Army ended on 26 September 2015, when he and Elmi were transferred by presidential decree to other positions. The shuffle was part of a larger major national security reform. Khalif was succeeded as Deputy Chief of Army by General

Abdullahi Osman Agey General Abdullahi Osman Agey (, ) is a Somali military commander. He is the Deputy Chief of the Somali National Army The Somali National Army () are the ground forces component of the Somali Armed Forces. Since Somali independence in 1960, ...

, with General

Abdullahi Anod General Abdullahi Anod (, ) is a Somali military leader. He is a former commander of Somalia's presidential guard unit. On 25 June 2014, Anod was appointed the new Chief of the Somali National Army. He replaced General Dahir Adan Elmi at the po ...

concurrently appointed as the new Chief of Army.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Elmi, Abdirizak Khalif Living people Somalian generals Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people)