Abdulkadir Sheikh Dini عبد القادر الشيخ ضئنئ | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 27 January 2015 – 29 March 2017 | |
| President | Hassan Sheikh Mohamud |
| Prime Minister | Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Sheikh Hassan |
| Succeeded by | Abdirashid Abdullahi Mohamed |
| Chief of Somali National Army | |
| In office 29 March 2011 – 13 March 2013 | |
| President | Sharif Sheikh Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Mohamed Jimale |
| Succeeded by | Dahir Adan Elmi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Somalia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Odesa Military Academy John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School Command and General Staff College U.S. Army War College |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Army |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
General Abdulkadir Sheikh Dini (Somali: Cabdulkaadir Sheekh Diini, Arabic: عبد القادر الشيخ ضئنئ) is a Somali politician and military official. He served as Chief of Army from March 2011 to March 2013, under both the Transitional Federal Government and the succeeding Federal Government of Somalia. He is a former Minister of Defense of Somalia after being succeeded by Abdirashid Abdullahi Mohamed.[1]
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