Abdullahi Mohamed Ali

Abdullahi Mohamed Ali "Sanbalolshe"
عبد الله محمد علي
Current director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 April 2024
Appointed byHassan Sheikh Mohamud
Preceded byAbdullahi Gafow Mohamud (acting)
In office
6 April 2017 – 27 October 2017
Appointed byMohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo
In office
10 July 2014 – 7 September 2016
Appointed byHassan Sheikh Mohamud
Preceded byBashir Mohamed Jama
Succeeded byAbdurahman Mohamud Turyare
Personal details
BornBuloburde
NicknameSanbaloolshe

Abdullahi Mohamed Ali "Sanbalolshe" (Somali: Cabdulaahi Maxamed Cali, Arabic: عبد الله محمد علي) is a Somali politician and incumbent Director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency. He previously served as the director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency in 2014. Again in April 2017, Ali was reappointed as the director of NISA.[1][2][3][4]

He is currently a member of the federal parliament of Somalia.

Ali is from the ali Madaxweyne (Hassan Muse) Hawadle subclan of the Hawiye.[5]

  1. ^ "President Farmaajo declares Somalia at war, purges security apparatus". Goobjoog News. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Somalia: Ex Ambassador to Turkey, UK Named As NISA Chief". allAfrica.
  3. ^ "Somalia: New NISA chief takes office". Baahiye.net.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Taliyayaashii nabad sugida iyo booliiska Soomaaliya oo xilka laga qaaday". BBC News Somali (in Somali). Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  5. ^ "Wasiirada Cusub iyo beelaha ay ka soo kala jeedaan". Waamo News. 4 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.