Bashir Mohamed Jama

Bashir Mohamed Jama
بشير محمد جامع
Director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency
In office
May 2013  9 July 2014
Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon
Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
Preceded by Abdikarin Dahir
Succeeded by Abdullahi Mohamed Ali

Bashir Mohamed Jama (Somali: Bashiir Maxamed Xasan Jaamac, Arabic: بشير محمد جامع) is a politician from Somalia. He served as the Director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency from 2013 to 2014.

Career

Jama hails from one of the country's ethnic minority groups (Beesha Shanaad).[1]

Beginning in August 2012, he began serving as an MP in the House of the People or Lower House of the Federal Parliament of Somalia.[1]

In May 2013, Jama was appointed the new Director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) in place of Abdikarin Dahir.[2]

On 9 July 2014, following a security reform, Jama was replaced as intelligence chief with Abdullahi Mohamed Ali.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Office of the Somali Parliament". Office of the Somali Parliament. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  2. "Somalia: New Intelligence Boss Takes Office". Garsoor News. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  3. "SOMALIA: President Hassan Sheikh names new Intelligence Chief". Horseed Media. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
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