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Major General Omar Haji Mohamed Cumar Xaji Maxamed | |
|---|---|
 Colonel Masalle in 1973 | |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 1981–1982 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1934 |
| Died | November 2014(aged 80) Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Nickname | Massale |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  SomaliaSomali National Front |
| Branch/service | Somali Army |
| Years of service | 1961–1991 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Commands | Minister of Defence DeputyCommander in Chief of the Armed Forces Commander of 2nd Armoured Brigade |
| Battles/wars | Somali civil war |
| Awards | Gold Medal for Bravery and Service[1] |
Omar Haji Mohamed 'Masalle' (Somali:Cumar Xaaji Masalle); (1934 – 2014). Born inBeledweyne from aMarehan family. He was a commander of theSomali military in theHiiraan Region, in CentralSomalia.[2] Before he joined the military, he was alanguageteacher. He also became a SomaliMinister of Defence andhealth minister.
Masale was one of the commanding officers of theOgaden War, and was ethnically related to the late Somali presidentSiad Barre. Masale was the second deputy to the joint chiefs of staff and the head of the 2nd armored division (formerly 2nd Brigade).[3]
In 1991, after the collapse of theSomali Democratic Republic Omar lead the Somali National Front (SNF). Which stretched from theGedo region of Somalia, toKismaayo[4][5] which was captured in 1999.
For most of the civil war, the SNF governed and conducted operations in theGedo region of southern Somalia.[6] In an effort to restore order in the area, the SNF supported the creation of anIslamic Sharia court to resolve disputes and apolice force to maintain order. As a result, a relatively effective governing administration was established in the region.[7]The SNF's political leadership, was led by former Defense Minister General Omar Haji Masallah, and based inNairobi,Kenya, while the military wing led byGeneral Mohammed Hashi Ghani,(former governor of Hargiesa) was based in the city ofLuuq, Gedo.[8][9] The organization would be consistently represented at all major national reconciliation andpeace conferences over the1990s.[10]
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