Mahamoud Mohamed
Kenyan former military commander
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General Mohamud Haji Mohamed Barrow (Somali: Maxamuud Maxamed) is a former Kenyan military commander, and was Chief of General Staff of the Kenyan military[1] and Commander Kenya Army.
Mohamud Haji Mohamed | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sankuri, Kenya |
| Allegiance |  Kenya |
| Branch | Kenya Defence Forces |
| Service years | 1955–1996 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Chief of General Staff Deputy Commander Kenya Army[note 1] |
| Conflicts | |
Career
Mohamed was born to an ethnic Somali community from the Abdulwak sub-clan of the Ogaden Darood in northeastern Kenya.[2][3] His younger brother Hussein Maalim Mohamed was Kenya's Minister of State in the office of the presidency, the first Somali to be appointed to the cabinet.[4]
He was Deputy Commander Kenya Army from 1979 to 1981.
On 1 August 1982, Mohamed commanded Kenyan military and police forces in a successful suppression of a coup d'état attempt against then President of Kenya Daniel arap Moi.[5] The putsch had been staged by a group of low-ranking military officers led by Senior Private Hezekiah Ochuka, who was later found guilty of five overt acts and sentenced to death by hanging.[6]
Mohamed would remain the Chief of General Staff of the Kenya Defence Forces for the next ten years.[1]