(1937-06-07)7 June 1937 Kismayo, Italian East Africa
Died
24 January 2022(2022-01-24) (aged 84) Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.
Allegiance
Somalia
Service/branch
Somali National Army
Years of service
1950s–1980s
Rank
Major General
Commands held
Godey Front
Deputy Commander 21st Div (1974–76)
Commander 60th Division (1977–78)
Battles/wars
Ogaden War
Alma mater
Egyptian Military Academy Frunze Military Academy in Moscow (Военнаяакадемия им М. В. Фрунзе)
Other work
National Academy for Strategy of Somalia
Abdullahi Ahmed Irro (Somali: Cabdullaahi Axmed Cirro, Arabic: عبد الله أحمد إرو, June 7, 1937 - January 24, 2022), also known as Abdullahi Ahmed Yusuf Irro,[1] was a prominent Somali military professor and general.[2] He helped establish the National Academy for Strategy.
^ARR: Arab report and record, (Economic Features, ltd.: 1978), p.602.
^Staff Writer. "Community deaths". The Washington Post. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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Egyptian Military Academy 
Frunze Military Academy in Moscow (Военнаяакадемия им М. В. Фрунзе)