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Khalif Isse Mudan
Khalif Isse Mudan () was Somali politician, Somali Politician and Puntland Minister of Security and DDR from 2011 to 2014. Former Somali Air Force, Somali Air Force Commander. He died in Ankara on November 24, 2020 due to COVID-19. Personal life Mudan was born in 1953 in Boosaso, the capital of Bari Region, and he completed his primary education in Boosaso, especially at Haji Mire School. He continued his middle and high school education in Mogadishu, where he moved in 1962, and was sent for military training in 1970, where he received training in military aircraft flying in Soviet Union, Russia. Career In 1974, he returned to the country and joined the Somali military, Somali Military Forces, as a Aircraft pilot, senior pilot in the Somali National Army, where he held various ranks until he received the rank of Major in 1977. Also, in the same year 1977, he was awarded a medal for bravery during the war between Somalia and Ethiopia, in which he showed great success, as at that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Officer
A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED Online. March 2021. Oxford University Press. https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/77489?rskey=dCKrg4&result=1 (accessed May 11, 2021) The term ''general'' is used in two ways: as the generic title for all grades of general officer and as a specific rank. It originates in the 16th century, as a shortening of ''captain general'', which rank was taken from Middle French ''capitaine général''. The adjective ''general'' had been affixed to officer designations since the late medieval period to indicate relative superiority or an extended jurisdiction. Today, the title of ''general'' is known in some countries as a four-star rank. However, different countries use different systems of stars or other insignia for senior ranks. It has a NATO rank sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |