Ibrahim Ismail Koodbur (; – 1987) is an early member of

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(SNM). He died in 1987, before the restoration of

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's independence.

Biography

Koodbur was born in the

Garhajis The Habr Garhajis also contemporarily known as the Garhajis (, , Full Nasab: ''Ismā'īl al Qadhi ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad'') is a major Northern Somali clan of the wider Isaaq clan family. They are the traditional holders of the ...

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clan. Ibrahim Koodbur received his primary education in Hargeisa, followed by secondary education at the Sheikh and Farah Oomaar, where he graduated in 1972. He then joined the

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as a

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and went to

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for military training, completing his military training in 1977.

Operation Birjeex

Members of the SNM rescue unit of Birjeex operation

On April 10, 1983, SNM Colonel

Abdillahi Askar Colonel Abdillahi Askar (; 1947 – 29 August 2010) was a Somali military officer and colonel of the Somali National Movement (SNM). Nicknamed the 'Lion of Gode' after annihilating two Ethiopian divisions in the Ogaden war, he joined the SNM shor ...

was captured by the 26th Sector of

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. He was scheduled to be publicly executed the next day. At the time, Koodbur was secretly involved in the SNM and was also the public relations officer for the 26th Sector of the Somali armed forces Hargeisa. SNM rescued Askar with a force of 11, including Koodbur. During this operation, Koodbur was temporarily detained, and two of his fellow workers were killed.

SNM Leader

In 1983, the SNM decided to create a local Somaliland military committee in addition to its headquarters in London. Its members were Lihle, Abdillahi Askar, Aadan Salebaan, Ibrahim Koodbuur and

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. From 1984 to 1985, Koodbur was one of the leaders of SNM.

Death

Koodbur died in

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in 1987. Possibly poisoned by the Siad Barre regime.

Family

* Zamzam Abdi Adan - Wife.

References

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Biography

Operation Birjeex

SNM Leader

Death

Family

See also

References