Jama Mohamed Ghalib
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Jama Mohamed Ghalib جامع محمد غالب | |
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| Minister of Interior of the Somali Democratic Republic | |
| In office 1974–1984 | |
| Police Commissioner of the Somali Democratic Republic | |
| Vice chairman of Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1933[1] |
| Died | 26 April 2022 (aged 89) Djibouti |
| Resting place | Hargeisa, Somalia |
| Children | 9 |
Jama Mohamed Ghalib (Somali: Jaamac Maxamed Ghalib, Arabic: جامع محمد غالب; 2 January 1933 – 26 April 2022) was a Somali writer, military leader, police chief and politician from Erigavo, Somalia.[2] He was a leading figure of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia.
Ghalib hailed from the Eidagale clan of the Isaaq clan family. He was a major general in the army of the Somali Republic,[3] and was later appointed the Police Commissioner of the Somali Democratic Republic.[4] Ghalib also held various ministerial and cabinet positions in the government of Somalia, including Secretary of Interior,[5] Minister of Labor and Social Affairs,[6] Minister of Local Government and Rural Development,[7] Minister of Transportation,[3] and Minister of Interior from 1974 to 1984.[8]
Ghalib, a politician from the north who believed in union with Somalia, was briefly detained by Somaliland authorities in August 2003. This resulted in a brief exchange of gunfire.[9]
After his retirement from politics, Jama wrote on Somali history.[10] He taught history, political science and public administration at universities in Mogadisho, including City University, Mogadisho.[11]
During the Ethiopian invasion and occupation of Somalia, Jama served as one of the two vice chairman of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia, the principal insurgent political opposition.[12]
Ghalib died in Djibouti on 26 April 2022, at the age of 89.[13][14]
