Somali government appoints General Asad Osman as new police commissioner

The Somali Council of Ministers appointed General Asad Osman Abdullahi as the country's new police commissioner on Thursday, replacing Major General Sulub Ahmed Firin.

The Ministry of Internal Security proposed his appointment during the council's weekly cabinet meeting.

General Abdullahi previously served as the Puntland Security Force (PSF) Commander from 2007 to 2018.

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud promoted Major General Sulub Ahmed Firin to Major General on Wednesday during an event in Mogadishu. Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre appointed him the new Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation on Thursday.