commander who abetted Richard Corfield's death Afqarshe Ismail, former Darawiish spokesman-poet; first person to die in an airstrike in Africa Nur Hedik, commander of the Dooxato (Darawiish cavalry) who had a Shiikhyaale regiment named after him General Mohamed Abshir Muse – First General, the commander of Somalia police 1960 1968. General Nuh Ismail Tani – current Chief of Staff of Somaliland Armed Forces Abdikarim Yusuf Adam – army officer and Chief of TFG Army Muktar Hussein Afrah – officer in the army of the Transitional Federal Government Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (c. 1507–1543) – 16th-century Imam and military commander; led the Conquest of Abyssinia Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki (b. 1944) – Islamist leader in Somalia and military leader in the Islamic Courts Union Mohammed Hussein Ali (b. 1956) – major general in the Kenyan Army and former Commissioner of the Kenya Police Botan Ise Alin (Bootaan Ciise Caalin) – former faction leader and former member of the Transitional Federal Government Osman Ali Atto (Cismaan Xasan Cali) (b. 1940) – faction leader affiliated with the Somali National Alliance Akil Dhahar – leader of the Sanaag region and some portions of the Bari region Hasna Doreh – early 20th-century Somali female commander of Diiriye Guure Abdillahi Fadal Iman (1960–2019) – former Commissioner of Somaliland Police Force Muhammad Ibrahim Habsade (Maxamed Ibraahim Xaabsade) – rebel soldier Hussein Hasan famous warrior & poet Farah Nur warrior and poet Guled Haji wise sage and commander Mohammed Abdullah Hassan (1856–1920) Dervish movement during the Scramble for Africa Ibrahim Boghol – commander of the Dervish movement Daud Abdulle Hirsi (1960–1965) – Somali general, considered the father of the Somali Military Ahmed Madobe – chairman and military commander of Raskamboni movement Salaad Gabeyre Kediye (d. 1972) – major general in the Somali military; a revolutionary Mohamed Adan Saqadhi (b. 1967) – current Commissioner of Somaliland Police Force Mahamoud Mohamed – former Chief of General Staff of the Kenya Defence Forces Mohamed Afrah Qanyare (Maxamed Qanyare Afrax) (b. 1941) – former faction leader Abdi Qeybdid (Cabdi Xasan Cawaale Qeybdiid) (b. 1948) – militia leader affiliated with the Somali National Alliance Muhammad Ali Samatar – former Minister of Defense; first Vice President; Grand Commander of the Somali National Army (1969-1987) Yusuf Ahmed Sarinle (d. 2005) – general, commander of the Transitional National Government police force Osman Omar Wehliye – commander of the Somali Police Force from March 2011 Ahmed Abdi