Eng. Mohamed Isse Ali (, ) (born in 1956), also known as Col. Mohamed Isse Ganaje, is a Somali

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, Navy commander, and

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. Lacle has extensive experience in

naval warfare Naval warfare is combat in and on the sea, the ocean, or any other battlespace involving a major body of water such as a large lake or wide river. The Military, armed forces branch designated for naval warfare is a navy. Naval operations can be ...

electricity Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwel ...

and

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and

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. He has taught subjects in naval warfare and engineering in the Technical Maritime Intermediate School of the National Somali Navy and served as director from 1981 to 1982. He served in the Somali Navy from 1975 to 1991 and held several commanding positions at his time before the

Somali Civil War The Somali Civil War (; ) is an List of ongoing armed conflicts, ongoing civil war that is taking place in Somalia. It grew out of resistance to the military junta which was led by Siad Barre during the 1980s. From 1988 to 1990, the Somali Armed ...

broke. He holds the rank of naval captain. He currently resides in Garoe, the capital of

Puntland Puntland is an autonomous state that considers itself to be part of Somalia, despite not accepting the legitimacy of Somalia's current governing administration. It was formed in 1998, and was a federal member state of Somalia from its fou ...

Personal life

Lacle was born in 1956 in

Las Anod Las Anod (; ) is the administrative capital of the Sool region, currently controlled by Khatumo State forces aligned with Somalia. Territorial dispute The city is disputed by Puntland and Somaliland. The former bases its claim due to the kins ...

, Somalia. He attended Las Anod Intermediate School and Sheikh Secondary School in

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, situated in the northwestern

Togdheer Togdheer (, ) is an administrative region (''Administrative divisions of Somaliland, gobol'') in central Somaliland. Togdheer is bordered by Maroodi Jeex to the west, Sahil, Somaliland, Saaxil to the north, Sanaag to the northeast, Sool, Somalia ...

province of present-day

Somalia Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th ...

. He studied in Somali National University and graduated with honors, with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering. Lacle received a scholarship to attend

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, at that time known as Leningrad Naval Engineering Academy in

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, and he graduated with honors, with a

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degree in

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. Lacle attended the Coast Guard Academy and later

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on Faculty Command in the

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and wrote his dissertation about Soviet Somali policy. Lacle later wrote and defended his dissertation to fulfill the requirements for Masters in Strategy, National Security and Decision Making. He also attended several Naval Institutes in the

for number of courses Master Diesel Course at National Training Center Great Lakes, Engineering Officer of the Watch at Surface Warfare Officers School and Defense Language Institute in

Career

Somali Navy

From 1982 to 1983 Eng. Lacle worked at the Technical Maritime Intermediate School of National Somali Navy as he was the general director of the school as well as a lecturer. Follows the command position in Somali Navy

Berbera Berbera (; , ) is the capital of the Sahil, Somaliland, Sahil region of Somaliland and is the main sea port of the country, located approximately 160 km from the national capital, Hargeisa. Berbera is a coastal city and was the former capital of t ...

Navy Base from 1982 to 1983 as he was assigned there as Health, Safety, and Environmental Protection Officer. In 1987 Lacle was assigned the Head of Engineering Department of the Somali Navy Mogadishu Headquarters and he was active in that position until 1991 when the

broke. Col. Lacle was recalled to join the newly formed and effective anti-piracy maritime force the Puntland Maritime Police Force, as he was one of the few officers with extensive experience and knowledge in Naval Operations, and Logistics in the Somali Navy. Lacle was promoted for his efforts to reform and educate the Puntland Maritime Police Force.

Mutuwa Marine Works

Eng. Lacle started working in 1992 at a

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Company as a Chief Engineer in Mutawa Marine Works.

Puntland

From 2004 to 2005 Eng. Lacle was appointed by the president, Mohamud Muse Hersi, as the deputy minister of Ministry of Maritime Transport and Fishery and be unassigned after changes being made by the president. In 2009 after Abdirahman Mohamud Farole was elected as the new president of

State he was assigned as the deputy minister of Ministry of Marine Transport, Ports and Counter Piracy and remained in his position until the term of presidency ended for Mr. Abdirahman Mohamud Farole in 2014, and he is one of the most senior members of the Horseed (political party) of the President of the Political Party and the State of

Mr. Abdirahman Mohamud Farole. Eng. Lacle was playing an important role in both counter piracy and Maritime in Puntland, as he was the Puntland official that participated in international conferences against

Piracy in Somalia Piracy off the coast of Somalia occurs in the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel, and Indian Ocean, in Somali territorial waters and other surrounding places and has a long troubled history with different perspectives from different communities. I ...

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the Maritime Security and Anti Piracy Workshop which he was the representative in the workshop for

and one of the naval command officers, also Eng. Lacle participated in number of developments taken by the Ministry in his time there from the development of the Port of Bosaso and developing technical schools for the local community.

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