Abdullahi Ahmed Irro

Abdullahi Ahmed Yussuf Irro
عبد الله أحمد إرو
Young Irro
Native name
Cabdullaahi Axmed Yuusuf Cirro
NicknameIrro
Born(1937-06-07)7 June 1937
Kismayo, Italian East Africa
Died24 January 2022(2022-01-24) (aged 84)
Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.
Allegiance Somalia
Branch Somali National Army
Service years1950s–1980s
Rank Major general
Commands
  • Commandant of Godey Front
  • Deputy Commander of 21st Division
  • Commander of 60th Division
ConflictsOgaden War
Alma mater Egyptian Military Academy
Frunze Military Academy (Russian: Военнаяакадемия им М. В. Фрунзе)
Other workNational Academy for Strategy of Somalia

Abdullahi Ahmed Irro (Somali: Cabdullaahi Axmed Yuusuf Cirro; b. June 7, 1937 - d. January 24, 2022 Arabic: عبد الله أحمد إرو), AKA Abdullahi Ahmed Yussuf Irro, was a prominent Somali military professor and a general. He helped establish the National Academy for Strategy.

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