Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan

Jaale
Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan
Jaale Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan
محمد سعيد حيرسي مورغان
11th Minister of Defense
	In office; 9 September 1990 – 26 January 1991
President	Siad Barre
Preceded by	Hussein Sheikh Abdirahman
Succeeded by	Abdirahman Mahmud Ali (2005)
7th Chief of Defence Force
	In office; 9 September 1990 – 26 January 1991
President	Siad Barre
Preceded by	Maslah Mohammed Siad Barre
Succeeded by	Ismail Qasim Naji (2005)
Personal details
Born	1 January 1949; Qardho, Italian Somaliland
Died	28 May 2025 (aged 76); Nairobi, Kenya
Resting place	Muscat, Oman
Party	Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party (before 1991); Somali National Front (1991–2003);
Other political; affiliations	Somali Patriotic Movement (2002–2004); Independent (2005–2025);
Military service
Allegiance	Somali Democratic Republic (1967–1991); Somali National Front (1991–2003); Transitional National Government (2003–2004); Transitional Federal Government (2004–2009); Puntland counter-terrorism operations (2015–2025);
Branch	Somali National Army (1967 – 1991)
Service years0	1967 – 2025
Rank	Major General
Conflicts	1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War Somali Civil War Somali Rebellion Battle of Bali Dhig; 1988 Hargeisa-Burao offensive Bombardment of Burao and Hargeisa 1988; ; Islamic State insurgency in Puntland

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Jaale Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan, better known as General Morgan (Somali: Maxamed Siciid Xirsi Moorgan; Arabic: محمد سعيد حيرسي مورغان; 1 January 1949 – 28 May 2025), was a Somali politician and senior military official. He served as Minister of Public Works and Housing from 1989 to 1990 and was the last Minister of Defence under Siad Barre's regime. Additionally, he held various position including Chief Commander of the Somali Armed Forces.

He was the son-in-law of Siad Barre and belonged to the Harti sub-clan of the Majeerteen, part of the larger Darod tribe. The general had a distinguished career with the Somali National Army. Nicknamed the "Butcher of Hargeisa," Morgan was one of the architects of the Isaaq genocide from 1987 to 1989. After the collapse of the state he was a member of the Somali National Front (SNF) and later the Ethiopian backed Somalia Reconciliation and Restoration Council (SRRC).

In later life, he served as a security advisor for President of Puntland Said Abdullahi Deni, playing a significant role in the anti-ISIS campaign in Puntland. In his final years, General Morgan resided in Garoowe, Puntland, serving as a security advisor to the Puntland administration.