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Asli Hassan Abade was the first African woman Air Force pilot in whole of Africa and middle east. She is a Somali Air force pilot, military figure, and civil activist. She was the first and so far the only female
pilot An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators, because they a ...
in the
Somali Air Force "Lean Together" , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = , equipment = , equipment_l ...
(SAF). As of October 2009, she was living in the U.S. state of
Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
. Asli was popular in the Somali air force, where she was a pilot from 1976 until the end of 1992 when civil war finally crippled Somalia.


Career


Somali Air Force

Abade solo-piloted her first flight on 9 September 1976.


Peace campaign

In the mid-2000s, Abade waged a peace campaign, encouraging lawmakers to come together and put an end to the long-standing civil conflict in her native
Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐’ˆ๐’๐’‘๐’›๐’๐’˜๐’•๐’–; ar, ุงู„ุตูˆู…ุงู„, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
. Attending every major political function dressed in the colors of the
Somali flag The flag of Somalia ( so, Calanka Soomaaliyeed, ar, ุนู„ู… ุงู„ุตูˆู…ุงู„), also known as the Somali flag, was adopted on October 12, 1954, and was designed by Mohammed Awale Liban. The flag was initially used within the Trust Territory of Somal ...
, she reportedly commanded the respect of all the attendees. For her efforts in the reconciliation process that took place in neighboring Arta,
Djibouti Djibouti, ar, ุฌูŠุจูˆุชูŠ ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...
, which saw the establishment of the
Transitional Federal Government The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) ( so, Dowladda Federaalka Kumeelgaarka, ar, ุงู„ุญูƒูˆู…ุฉ ุงู„ุงุชุญุงุฏูŠุฉ ุงู„ุงู†ุชู‚ุงู„ูŠุฉ) was internationally recognized as a provisional government of the Republic of Somalia from 14 October ...
, she was accorded the
nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...
''Calansida'' ("The Flag-bearer"). Abade describes herself as a "patriot", and as "a strong lady", on account of her military experience.


See also

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Ali Matan Hashi Ali Matan Hashi (1927โ€“1978; so, Cali Mataan Xashi, ar, ุนู„ูŠ ู…ุชุงู† ุญุงุดูŠ), also known as Ali Matan, was a Somali senior military official and politician. He was the first Somali pilot, and a prominent member of the Supreme Revolutiona ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abade, Asli Hassan Ethnic Somali people Somalian women aviators Living people Somalian expatriates in the United States Somalian military personnel Year of birth missing (living people) People from Jijiga