, ▁or ▁Abd ik ad ir ▁Ad an ▁Sh ire , ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ense ▁of ▁the ▁Som ali ▁Trans itional ▁Federal ▁Government ▁( TF G ). ▁He ▁was ▁previously ▁the ▁T F G ▁ ▁Minister ▁for ▁National ▁Re const ruction ▁and ▁Res ett lement . ▁H ii ra ale ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁now ▁def unct ▁J uba ▁Valley ▁Alliance , ▁which ▁controlled ▁Southern ▁and ▁South western ▁Som alia , ▁including ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁third - larg est ▁city , ▁the ▁strateg ic ▁port ▁town ▁of ▁K ism ay o . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁office , ▁H ii ra ale ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁country ' s ▁largest ▁autonom ous ▁area , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁command ing ▁an ▁extensive ▁milit ia . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Bar re ▁H ii ra ale ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Gel adin , ▁which ▁today ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Og aden ▁region ▁in ▁Eth iop ia . ▁He ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁neighbour ing ▁Ab ud w ak ▁in ▁the ▁Gal g ad ud ▁region ▁of ▁Som alia , ▁and ▁from ▁there ▁on ▁to ▁M og ad ish u ▁for ▁secondary ▁school . ▁For ▁his ▁post - second ary ▁education , ▁H ii ra ale ▁attended ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁United ▁States ▁Military ▁Academy ▁at ▁West ▁Point . ▁That ▁scholar ship ▁and ▁patron age ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁Cold ▁War - era ▁treat ies ▁signed ▁by ▁M og ad ish u ▁and ▁Washington ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁Washington ' s ▁use ▁of ▁naval ▁facilities