Chief of the Navy | |
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Taliyaha Ciidanka Badda Soomaaliyeed | |
since June 2020 | |
Ministry of Defense and Somali Armed Forces | |
Style | Jaale |
Member of | Ministry of Defense |
Reports to | Prime Minister of Somalia |
Appointer | Chief of Armed Forces |
Formation | 1965 |
First holder | Vice Admiral Mohammed Omar Osman |
The Chief of the Navy (Somali: Taaliyaha Ciidamada Badda Somaaliyeed) is the head of the Naval operations and the administrative head in the Somali Navy, and is under the Chief of Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence (Somalia). The current Chief of the Navy is Commodore Admiral Abdihamid Mohamed Dirir.