Abdullahi Ahmed Irro عبد الله أحمد إرو | |
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Nickname(s) | Irro |
Born | Kismayo, Italian East Africa | 7 June 1937
Died | 24 January 2022 Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 84)
Allegiance | Somalia |
Service | Somali National Army |
Years of service | 1950s–1980s |
Rank | Major General |
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Battles / wars | Ogaden War |
Alma mater | Egyptian Military Academy Frunze Military Academy (Russian: Военнаяакадемия им М. В. Фрунзе) |
Other work | National Academy for Strategy of Somalia |
Abdullahi Ahmed Irro (Somali: Cabdullaahi Axmed Cirro, Arabic: عبد الله أحمد إرو, June 7, 1937 - January 24, 2022), also known as Abdullahi Ahmed Yusuf Irro,[1] was a prominent Somali military professor and general.[2] He helped establish the National Academy for Strategy.