Abdi Hasan Awale | |
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| 3rd President of Galmudug | |
| In office 1 August 2012 – 23 July 2015 | |
| Vice President | Abdisamad Nuur Gulled[1] |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Ahmed Alin |
| Succeeded by | Abdikarim Hussein Guled |
| Chief of police of Mogadishu | |
| In office 12 November 2001 – 8 December 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Hassan Abshir Farah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 |
| Political party | Independent |
Abdi Hasan Awale or Abdi Qeybdiid (Somali: Cabdi Xasan Cawaale (Qeybdiid), Arabic: عبدي حسن عوالي قيبديد; born 1948) is a Somali politician.
Qeybdiid was a high ranking member of the Somali National Alliance during the 1990s. He later served as police chief for both the National and the Mogadishu forces.[2] In 2006 he was a leading figure in the CIA backed Somali Warlord Alliance fighting the Islamic Courts, transitioning during the Ethiopian military occupation the following year to Commissioner of Police for the Transitional Federal Government.[3]
In 2012 he was elected President of Galmudug state, holding office until 2015.
- ^ "SomaliaReport: Galmudug Elects New President". piracyreport.com.
- ^ "New beat for Somalia". BBC News. 18 February 1999. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ Albin-Lackey, Christopher (8 December 2008). ""So Much to Fear"". Human Rights Watch.