Mohamed Sheikh Hassan

Mohamed Sheikh Hassan محمد الشيخ حسن
Chief of the Somali Police Force
In office 30 April 2015 – 5 April 2017
Prime Minister	Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
Preceded by	Osman Omar Wehliye
Succeeded by	Abdihakim Dahir Said
Minister of Defence of Somalia
In office 17 January 2014 – 27 January 2015
Prime Minister	Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
Preceded by	Abdihakim Mohamoud Haji-Faqi
Succeeded by	Abdulkadir Sheikh Dini
Personal details
Political party	Independent

Mohamed Sheikh Hassan Hamud (Somali: Maxamed Sheekh Xasan, Arabic: محمد الشيخ حسن‎‎) is a Somali politician. He is the former Chief of the Somali Police Force.

Hassan hails from the Rahanweyn clan.

From January 2014 to January 2015, he served as the Minister of Defence of Somalia, having been named to the position by Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed. Hassan was succeeded at the office by Abdulkadir Sheikh Dini, who was appointed by new Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke.

On 20 April 2015, Hassan was appointed the new Chief of the Somali Police Force by Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke. He succeeded Osman Omar Wehliye at the position, who had served as interim Police Commissioner after the death of Mohamed Sheikh Ismail.

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