General Yusuf Osman "Dhumal" (, ), also known as Yusuf Hussein "Dhumaal", is a Somali military official.

Career

He started his career as an officer in

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 ...

military A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a d ...

. In 1988, he was transferred to the

police The police are Law enforcement organization, a constituted body of Law enforcement officer, people empowered by a State (polity), state with the aim of Law enforcement, enforcing the law and protecting the Public order policing, public order ...

. Dhumal was promoted to Banadir Region Police Commissioner, and later to Deputy Commissioner for National Police Operations. On 14 May 2009, Dhumal was appointed Chief of Army of the

Somali Armed Forces The Somali Armed Forces are the military forces of the Federal Republic of Somalia. Headed by the president as commander-in-chief, they are constitutionally mandated to ensure the nation's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. I ...

. He was concurrently named Brigadier General. Dhumal was later replaced with Mohamed Gelle Kahiye on 6 December 2009.Somalia: Former army chiefs hand over power
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References

Living people Chiefs of Defence Force (Somalia) Year of birth missing (living people) {{Somalia-bio-stub