Abdullahi Mohamed Ali "Sanbalolshe" ( so, Cabdulaahi Maxamed Cali, ar, عبد الله محمد علي) is a Somali politician. He subsequently briefly served as the director of the

National Intelligence and Security Agency The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) ( so, Hay'ada Sirdoonka iyo Nabadsugida Qaranka (HSNQ)) is the national intelligence agency of the Federal Republic of Somalia. It is headquartered in Mogadishu. The NISA is also closely intertw ...

in 2014, In April 2017, Ali was reappointed as the director of NISA. 7 months later he was fired by Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. He is currently a member of the federal parliament of Somalia. Ali is from from the Ali Madaxweyne (Hassan Muse) Xawaadle subclan of the

Hawiye The Hawiye ( so, Hawiye, ar, بنو هوية, it, Hauija) is the largest Somali clan family. Members of this clan traditionally inhabit central and southern Somalia, Somaliland, Ethiopia ( Somali, Harar, Oromia and Afar regions) and the Nor ...

Career

He was previously the Minister for National Security in the

Transitional Federal Government The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) ( so, Dowladda Federaalka Kumeelgaarka, ar, الحكومة الاتحادية الانتقالية) was internationally recognized as a provisional government of the Republic of Somalia from 14 October ...

. Ali later served as Somalia's Ambassador to the United Kingdom. On 9 July 2014, following a security reform, Ali was appointed the new Director of the

(NISA). He replaced

Bashir Mohamed Jama Bashir Mohamed Jama "Goobe" ( so, Bashiir Maxamed Jama Keynan, ar, بشير محمد جامع) is a politician and former Somali Armed Forces officer. He is currently the Director-General of the Somali Agency for Construction and Development. He ...

at the position. On 7 September 2014, the Federal Cabinet sacked Ali as NISA Director. He was replaced at the position by Abdurahman Mohamud Turyare, the former Chief of the Supreme Military Court.

References

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