Somalia Appoints Asad Osman Abdullahi as New Police Chief

Somalian police.Photographer: Hassan Ali Elmi/AFP/Getty Images
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Somalia’s cabinet appointed Asad Osman Abdullahi as its new police commissioner.

Abdullahi, who comes from the semi-autonomous Puntland region and is also known as Diyaano, succeeds Sulub Ahmed Firin, who held the position for more than two years. State-run media announced his appointment, citing a cabinet letter.