Osman Omar Wehliye
General Osman Omar Wehliye "Gas-Gas" (Somali: Cismaan Cumaar Wehliye, Arabic: ًعثمان عمر ًآةآلئيآ) is a Somali military commander.
Osman Omar Wehliye ًعثمان عمر ًآةآلئيآ | |
|---|---|
| Chief of the Somali Police Force Interim | |
| In office 30 October 2014 – 30 April 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Sheikh Ismail |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Sheikh Hassan |
| Commissioner of the Somali Police Force | |
| In office 16 March 2011 – 30 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Abdi Farah Shirdon Abdiweli Mohamed Ali |
| Preceded by | Ali Hassan Mohamed |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent |
Career
From March 2011 to October 2014, Wehliye served as the Commissioner of the Somali Police Force.[1][2]
On 30 October 2014, he was appointed Interim Police Chief by Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, following the sudden death of former Police Chief Mohamed Sheikh Ismail.[3] Wehliye's term as Police Commissioner ended on 30 April 2015, when Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke appointed Mohamed Sheikh Hassan as the permanent Chief of Police.[4]
References
- Abdiaziz Guled (March 16, 2011). "Somalia:New Police Commander Takes Office". Suna Times. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
- "Somali gov't warns Somali elderly men fighting along Al shabaab". Sh. M. Network. March 16, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
- "Abdiwali Sheekh appoints Osman Gasgas as the Interim Police Chief". Goobjoog. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- "Somalia government appoints new Police Commissioner". SomaliCurrent. 30 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
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