Asad Osman Abdullahi (, born January 25, 1983; ); also known as "Asad Diano" is the chief of the

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appointed on 26 September 2024, Diano was a founding member of the political party Mideeye and the former director general of the

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. He was also a

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presidential candidate in

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and

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Personal life

Asad Osman Abdullahi was born on 25 January 1983, in Geladin situated in

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. He hails from the Osman Mohamoud sub-clan of the larger

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clan. His father, Osman Abdullahi Diano, was one of the founders of the

during Abdullahi Yusuf's tenure in 1998.

Education

Asad Osman Abdullahi "Diano" was raised in

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and attended

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in the capital before completing his secondary education at Omar Samatar Secondary School in

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, Somalia. He pursued his post-secondary education in India and earned a first-class Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology in 2003 from

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. The following year, he earned a Master of Arts degree in International Relations from

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. Diano also studied administration and management, politics and strategy and military intelligence in addition to his regular courses. In 2011, Diano was nominated to participate in the

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, the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program, aimed at current and emerging foreign leaders in a variety of fields. He is fluent in Somali,

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and English.

Career

After returning from his studies abroad in India, Osman Abdullahi joined the

as Director General and served for 14 years. He worked with the American government to combat terrorism in the

state of Somalia and served as a consultant to the previous

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, Abdiweli Mahamed Ali Gaas. Diano ran for

and came in second place. In 2020, Asad Diano co-founded Mideeye political party. Diano also participated

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Somali Police Force

On September 26, 2024, the

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approved General Asad Diyano as the new chief of the

. The decision was made during a weekly Thursday meeting held by the Cabinet of the

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. On October 1, 2024, General Asad Diyano officially became the head of the Somali Police Force in a ceremony at the police headquarters in

. He took over the position from Major General Sulub Ahmed Firin. Sulub Ahmed Firin had led the police for more than a year. After stepping down, he was given a new role as the Deputy Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation. The Minister of Internal Security, Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail Fartaag, officially transferred the leadership duties to Diyano at the ceremony.

References

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Personal life

Education

Career

Somali Police Force

See also

References