He was born in Djibouti in 1950 to Yoonis Habane and Caasha Ismaaciil Madar.[1] His clan is the Jibril Aboqor clan of Habr Awal.[2]
He studied at the elementary and secondary schools of Biyo dhacay in Hargeisa.[1] He entered high school in Burao in 1968 and studied there for three years. At the same school was Mohamed Kahin Ahmed.[1]
In 1972 he joined the army in Kismayo and was sent to Russia in 1973.[1] He studied at the Military University in Odesa, Soviet Union.[1]
He returned to Somalia in the spring of 1975. He initially worked in Mogadishu, but moved to Buloburde in 1977.[1]
In 1977, he was assigned to Garowe and soon became a commander in Galkayo. There he was seriously injured and was treated in Mogadishu, but returned to Galkayo from time to time. Some say he had behavioral problems in Galkayo.[1]
In 1982, he moved to Italy for treatment. At that time, he made contact with Somali National Movement (SNM), which had been founded the previous year. Soon after, he joined SNM.[1]
Soon he became commander of a 700-man contingent in Laanqayrta.[1]
From 1984 to 1985 he was commander of the Western Region of the SNM.[1]
He became Treasurer of the SNM at the end of 1987.[1] The command of the SNM unit was held by Hassan Yonis Habane, Hassan Gure and Muse Bihi Abdi.[3]
In May 1988, in the wake of the reconciliation between Ethiopia and Somalia, the SNM, which had a stronghold in Ethiopia, found itself in a bind; Habane teamed up with Mohamed Kahin Ahmed and others to resist.[4]
In May 1991, Somaliland was proclaimed a state. Soon after, Habane was appointed General Commander of the Somaliland Armed Forces, a position he held until 1993.[1]
In October 1996, he became Commander of the national army.[5][6] On 21 September 1997, President Egal dismissed the Commander, General Hassan Younis Habane.[7]
On 23 February 2001, he succeeded Shaqale as commander of the national army again.[5][8] In 2003, he was dismissed from his position as Commander of the National Armed Forces.[9] His successor is Abdisamad Haji Abdilahi (Gamgam).[10]
On 27 November 2006, He died in Hargeisa.[11] He was buried in the National Cemetery in Hargeisa.[12]
In February 2013, he was named one of three in the Army category of "100 People Who Have Led Somaliland in the Last 20 Years."[13]
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