Aden Abdullahi Nur

Aden Abdullahi Nur "Gabyow"
"ادم عبد الله نور"جبيو
𐒛𐒆𐒗𐒒 𐒛𐒛𐒁𐒆𐒚𐒐𐒐𐒖𐒔𐒘 N𐒙𐒙𐒇 "G𐒖𐒁𐒕𐒙𐒓"
Deputy Minister of Defence and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Somali National Army
In office
31 May 1984 – 20 June 1986
PresidentSiad Barre
Preceded byOmar Haji Mohamed
Succeeded byMohammed Said Hersi Morgan
Minister of Defence and Commander-in-Chief of the Somali National Army
In office
20 June 1986 – 1 February 1989
PresidentSiad Barre
Preceded byMuhammad Ali Samatar
Succeeded byMohammed Said Hersi Morgan
Minister of Information and Tourism
In office
1 February 1989 – 21 April 1989
PresidentSiad Barre
Preceded byAbdirashid Sheikh Ahmed
Succeeded byYassin Hajji Ismail
Minister of Presidential and Public Affairs
In office
21 April 1989 – 24 July 1989
PresidentSiad Barre
Preceded byAbdi Warsame Isaq
Succeeded byAbdullahi Osoble Siad
Chairman of the Somali Patriotic Movement
In office
12 April 1992 – 5 June 2002
Preceded byBashir Bililiqo
Succeeded byMohammed Said Hersi Morgan
Personal details
Born10 October 1920
Mado Gashi, Northern Frontier District
Died5 June 2002
(Aged 81)
Nairobi, Kenya
Resting placeBu'ale, Middle Juba, Somalia
Political party Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party
Somalia Somali Patriotic Movement
RelationsBashir Bililiqo [son-in-law]
Alma materEngland Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Soviet Union Odesa Military Academy
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom [1941-1963].
Kenya Kenya [1963-1969].
Somalia Somali Democratic Republic [1969-1990].
Somalia Somali Patriotic Movement [1991-2002].
Branch/serviceUnited Kingdom King's African Rifles Kenya Defence Forces
Somali National Army
Somalia Somali Patriotic Movement
Years of service1941-2002
Rank Major General
CommandsUnited Kingdom Commander of the Lenet Military Training Academy [1953-1954].
United Kingdom Commander of the King's African Rifles [1958-1963].
Kenya Commander of the Ground Forces of the Kenya Defence Force [1963-1967].
Kenya Commander of the Training Department of the Ministry of Defence of Kenya [1967-1968].
Somalia Commander of the Halane Military Training School [1970-1973].
Somalia Commander of the Training Department of the Somali National Army [1973-1975].
Somalia Commander of the Strategy Department of the Somali National Army [1975-1979].
Somalia Director of the Ministry of Defence of Somalia [1979-1982].
Somalia Chairman of the Defence Committee of the Somali National Assembly [1982-1984].
Battles/wars

Aden Abdullahi Nur "Gabyow" (Somali: Aadan Cabdullaahi Nuur "Gabyoow", Osmanya Script: 𐒛𐒆𐒗𐒒 𐒛𐒛𐒁𐒆𐒚𐒐𐒐𐒖𐒔𐒘 N𐒙𐒙𐒇 "G𐒖𐒁𐒕𐒙𐒓"; 10 October 1920 – 5 June 2002). was a very senior Somali, Military Officer, Faction Leader, Politician, a leading member and one of the most powerful men in the Somali Democratic Republic.