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General Mohamud Haji Mohamed Barrow ( so, Maxamuud Maxamed) is a former
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n military commander, and was Chief of General Staff of the Kenyan military and Commander Kenya Army.


Career

Mohamed was born to an ethnic Somali community in northeastern Kenya. His younger brother Hussein Maalim Mohamed was Kenya's Minister of State in the office of the presidency, the first Somali to be appointed to the cabinet. He was Commander Kenya Army from 1979 to 1981. On 1 August 1982, Mohamed commanded Kenyan military and police forces in a successful suppression of a coup d'état attempt against then President of Kenya
Daniel arap Moi Daniel Toroitich arap Moi ( ; 2 September 1924 – 4 February 2020) was a Kenyan politician who served as the second president of Kenya from 1978 to 2002. He was the country's longest-serving president. Moi previously served as the third vice ...
. The putsch had been staged by a group of low-ranking military officers led by Senior Private
Hezekiah Ochuka Hezekiah Rabala Ochuka, (alias Awour) (23 July 1953 – 9 July 1987) was Senior Private in the Kenya Air Force, who ruled Kenya for about six hours after planning and executing a coup against president Daniel arap Moi. Hezekiah Ochuka was the ...
, who was later found guilty of five overt acts and sentenced to death by hanging. Mohamed would remain the Chief of General Staff of the
Kenya Defence Forces The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) ( sw, Majeshi ya Ulinzi ya Kenya, stylized as "KENYA ARMED FORCES" capitalized on its coat of arms) are the armed forces of the Republic of Kenya. They are made up of the Kenya Army, Kenya Navy, and Kenya Air Fo ...
for the next ten years.


See also

* Hussein Maalim Mohamed *
Mohammed Hussein Ali Major General Mohammed Hussein Ali ( so, Maxamed Xuseen Cali; born 1956 in Eldoret) is a Kenyan military commander. He was formerly commissioner of the Kenya Police. He is currently chief executive of the Postal Corporation of Kenya. Early ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mohamed, Mahamoud Living people Ethnic Somali people Kenyan people of Somali descent Personnel of the Kenya Army Year of birth missing (living people)