General Abdullahi Ali Omar (Somali: Cabdilaahi Cali Cumar, Arabic: عبد الله علي عمر), a.k.a.

Omar hails from the town of Galkayo, situated in the north-central Mudug region of Somalia.

[1] In his younger years, he studied at Jamal Abdel Nasser High School in Mogadishu before joining the army.

[1] He is from Meheri clan Omar later served as Chief of Staff of the armed forces in Puntland.

[2][3] He held the position until 21 July 2007, when he was replaced with Salah Hassan Jama and reassigned to a post in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.