Aden Abdullahi Nur "Gabyow" "ادم عبد الله نور"جبيو 𐒛𐒆𐒗𐒒 𐒛𐒛𐒁𐒆𐒚𐒐𐒐𐒖𐒔𐒘 N𐒙𐒙𐒇 "G𐒖𐒁𐒕𐒙𐒓" | |
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| Deputy Minister of Defence and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Somali National Army | |
| In office 31 May 1984 – 20 June 1986 | |
| President | Siad Barre |
| Preceded by | Omar Haji Mohamed |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan |
| Minister of Defence and Commander-in-Chief of the Somali National Army | |
| In office 20 June 1986 – 1 February 1989 | |
| President | Siad Barre |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Ali Samatar |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan |
| Minister of Information and Tourism | |
| In office 1 February 1989 – 21 April 1989 | |
| President | Siad Barre |
| Preceded by | Abdirashid Sheikh Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Yassin Hajji Ismail |
| Minister of Presidential and Public Affairs | |
| In office 21 April 1989 – 24 July 1989 | |
| President | Siad Barre |
| Preceded by | Abdi Warsame Isaq |
| Succeeded by | Abdullahi Osoble Siad |
| Chairman of the Somali Patriotic Movement | |
| In office 12 April 1992 – 5 June 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Bashir Bililiqo |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 October 1920 Mado Gashi, Northern Frontier District |
| Died | 5 June 2002 [Aged 82] Nairobi, Kenya |
| Resting place | Bu'ale, Middle Juba, Somalia |
| Political party |  Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party  Somali Patriotic Movement |
| Relations | Bashir Bililiqo [son-in-law] |
| Alma mater |  Royal Military Academy Sandhurst  Odesa Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom [1941-1963].  Kenya [1963-1969]. Somali Democratic Republic [1969-1990]. Somali Patriotic Movement [1991-2002]. |
| Branch/service | King's African Rifles  Kenya Defence Forces  Somali National Army Somali Patriotic Movement |
| Years of service | 1941-2002 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Commands | Commander of the Lenet Military Training Academy [1953-1954]. Commander of the King's African Rifles [1958-1963]. Commander of the Ground Forces of the Kenya Defence Force [1963-1967]. Commander of the Training Department of the Ministry of Defence of Kenya [1967-1968]. Commander of the Halane Military Training School [1970-1973]. Commander of the Training Department of the Somali National Army [1973-1975]. Commander of the Strategy Department of the Somali National Army [1975-1979]. Director of the Ministry of Defence of Somalia [1979-1982]. Chairman of the Defence Committee of the Somali National Assembly [1982-1984]. |
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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.