Mohamed Adam Ahmed

General Mohamed Adam Ahmed (born 1950) was the Chief Staff of Somali Armed Forces. He took charge on 24 September 2015 after a major reshuffle in Somali force leaders including police.^[1][2] He served until April 2017, where he was replaced when President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed make a shakeup.^[3]

Mohamed Adam Ahmed
3rd Chief of Defence Force (Somalia)
In office 24 September 2015 – 5 April 2017
President	Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
Preceded by	Dahir Adan Elmi
Succeeded by	Ahmed Mohamed Jimale
Personal details
Born	1950 Burao, Somaliland
Military service
Branch/service	Somali Armed Forces
Rank	Major General

He is one of the long serving Somali military generals. He studied at different military colleges including Military Academy (Cairo, Egypt), Command and General Staff College (at the Frunze Military Academy, Moscow, Soviet Union) and U.S. Army War College Strategy Studies.