Daud Abdulle Hirsi

Daud Abdulle Hirsi داود عبد الله حرسي
Born	Mareeg, Somalia
Died	Moscow, Russia
Years of service	1950s-1960s
Rank	General
Commands held	Somali National Army

General Daud Abdulle Hirsi (Somali: Daa'uud Cabdulle Xirsi, Arabic: داود عبد الله حرسي‎) (b.1925-1965) was a Somali national and military hero.^[1]

Biography

Hirsi was born in 1925 in the town of Mareeg situated in central Somalia.

He later joined the military, and eventually rose to the rank of Commander-in-Chief of the nascent Somali National Army (Ciidamadda Xoogga Dalka Soomaaliyeed), the first position of its kind. Following Somalia's independence in 1960, Hirsi became Minister of Defence in the country's new civilian administration.

Hirsi died shortly thereafter in 1965 in Moscow, Russia. Several primary and secondary schools in addition to a main street in Mogadishu, the nation's capital, are named after him. The Cup of General Daud, an annual football competition in Somalia, is also titled in his honor. Hirsi was well known for his family who were indeed very close to him. Hirsi helped develop Somalia into a stable country and that also led to praise by then president Aden Abdullah Osman. Hirsi's family now live in London.

See also

• Military of Somalia

Notes

1. ^ Bildhaan, p.64

References

• Bildhaan: an international journal of Somali studies, Volume 6. Macalester College, International Studies and Programming. 2006. 

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Name	Hirsi, Daud Abdulle
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Date of birth	1925
Place of birth	Mareeg, Somalia
Date of death	1965
Place of death	Moscow, Russia