Mohamed Hasan Abdullahi

General Mohamed Hasan Abdullahi (Somali: Maxamed Xasan Cabdilaahi) also known as "Jidhif" was a chief of staff of the Somaliland Armed Forces.

He hails from the Jibril Abokor[citation needed], a Sa'ad Musa sub-division of the Habr Awal Isaaq clan.

[2] In 1970, Jidhif joined the Somali armed forces and attended the Army University in Odesa, Soviet Union, from that year until 1973.

[5] He was appointed as the chief of staff of the Military of Somaliland in a presidential decree by President Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal.

He succeeded the rehabilitation of the Somaliland clans that was spearheaded at that time by General Hassan Yonis Habane.

[citation needed] On 11 December 2011, he was appointed as chief of staff of the military of Somaliland in a presidential decree by President Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo.

[10] In May 2016, Jidhif spoke about former Somaliland President Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, who died 14 years ago.