Ahmed Saleeban Dafle

Following the 1969 military coup, he held senior positions within the security and governing structures of the Somali Democratic Republic. He rose through the ranks of the state security apparatus and was appointed Head of the National Security Service (NSS), the country's principal intelligence and internal security body during the revolutionary period.^[2]

In this capacity, he oversaw intelligence operations, internal security matters, and the coordination of national security policy. The NSS played a central role in maintaining political order and addressing internal and external security challenges during the early years of the revolutionary government.^[3]

He was also a senior member of the Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC), the governing body that assumed power after the overthrow of the civilian government. As a member of the SRC, he participated in the formulation and implementation of state policy during the consolidation of military rule.

Following the collapse of the Somali state in 1991, he sought refuge in Belgium, where he lived in exile for several years. During this period, he remained largely out of public office but occasionally gave interviews reflecting on Somali political and security affairs during the revolutionary era. In his later years, he resided intermittently outside Europe. He subsequently died in Muscat, Oman^[4][5]