Ismail Qasim Naji

Ismail Qasim Naji
إسماعيل قاسم ناجي
Born (1969-12-17) 17 December 1969
AllegianceTransitional Federal Government of Somalia
Service years2005–present
RankGeneral
CommandsSomali National Army (SNA)
Transitional National Government (TFG) Army Commander
Chief of Staff, Army of the Somali Republic
ConflictsSomali Civil War
Somalia War (2006–2009)

General Ismail Qasim Naji (Somali: Ismaaciil Qaasim Naaji, Arabic: إسماعيل قاسم ناجي) (born December 17, 1969 in Borama, Somalia) was the chief of staff of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia and later the Somali ambassador in Oman. He has served as a senior officer of the Somali army since the administration of Siad Barre, who was removed from power in 1991. Before the formation of the TFG, he also commanded the army of the predecessor Transitional National Government (TNG) of Somalia between 2002 and 2004.