Odowaa Yusuf Rageh
General Odowaa Yusuf Rageh | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Major General Rageh in 2023 | |
| Chief of Defence Force | |
| In office 27 August 2020 – 19 June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Dahir Adan Elmi |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Sheikh Muhyadin Addow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1978 (age 45–46) Major General |
| Commands | Commander of 60th Infantry Platoon Chief of Armed Forces |
| Battles/wars | Somali Civil War
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Major General Odowaa Yusuf Rageh is a Somali military general. He is a former chief of the Somali National Army.[1] In 2007 He was trained in the Ugandan Military Academy Kabamba and commissioned second lieutenant on 24 December 2007.
Career
After finishing his secondary school education in 2000, Rageh enlisted in the Somali Army under the
In the year 2009, Odowaa was sent to Sudan for Officer training and came back in 2010 to be promoted as a First Lieutenant. Upon commission, he became one of the Officers in charge of Villa Somalia Protection.
In 2013, Rageh was sent to
Upon successfully completing his course at the
Beginning of 2018, he became
Rageh survived an assassination attempt in July
Promotions
| Rank with Insignia in English and Somali | Year of Promotion | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Second Lieutenant (Xaddigle)
|
2007 | |
 First Lieutenant (laba-Xiddigle)
|
2010 | |
 Captain (Dhamme)
|
2012 | |
 Major (Gashaanle)
|
2014 | |
 Lieutenant Colonel (Gashaanle Dhexe)
|
2016 | |
| Colonel (Dhexe)
|
2018 | |
 Brigadier General (Sareeye Guuto)
|
2020 | |
 Major General (Gashaanle Guuto)
|
2023 |
Chief of Army
On 27 August 2020,
On 19 June 2023, Odowaa Yusuf Rageh was replaced by the Somali cabinet, and General Ibrahim Sheikh Muhyadin Addow was selected as new Chief of the Army.[5]
References
- ^ "Somalia Appoints Young Commander".
- ^ "New Head of Infantry".
- ^ "Somalia's army chief survives bombing of his convoy; 1 dead". ABC News. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ "Somalia: New Somali Army Chief Takes Office".
- ^ Dhaysane, Mohammed (June 19, 2023). "Somalia sacks army chief, names Brig-Gen Addow as new commander amid tensions in Hiran region". Andolu Agency. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
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