Nuh Ismail Tani

Major general
Nuh Ismail Tani
Major general Nuh Ismail Tani
Personal details
Born	British Somaliland
Military service
Allegiance	Somaliland
Branch/service	Somaliland National Army
Years of service	2003 – 2011, 2016-present
Rank	Major general
Commands	Chief of Staff ; Commander, Somaliland Defence Command ;
Battles/wars	Battle of Tukaraq; Puntland–Somaliland dispute

General Nuh Ismail Tani is the Chief of Staff of Somaliland Armed Forces. He hails from the Jibril Abokor, a Sa'ad Musa sub-division of the Habr Awal Isaaq clan that predominately inhabits the Gabiley region.^[1]

Chief of Staff[]

He was appointed as the Chief of Staff of Somaliland Armed Forces in 2003 and served as Chief of Staff under two different Presidents of Somaliland before being dismissed by Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo on 11 December 2011. He was succeeded by General Mohamed Hasan Abdullahi.^[2] He was reinstated in August 2016.

References[]

^ "Puntland Security Forces Defect To Somaliland". The Somililand Times. 17 November 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
^ "Buhoodle conflict claims Somaliland army chief". Somalilandpress. 11 February 2012. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

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[1] "Puntland Security Forces Defect To Somaliland". The Somililand Times. 17 November 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

[2] "Buhoodle conflict claims Somaliland army chief". Somalilandpress. 11 February 2012. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

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