jamal arab yusuf

Brig Gen Jamal Arab Yusuf Jibril is a Somali politician and military official who was served as Director of the Puntland TV and Radio, He was appointed and replaces Abdiqafar Elmi Hange as the Puntland Minister of Planning and succeeded by Mohamed Said Farole. He is currently serving as the Director general of the Puntland Intelligence Agency.

Life and education Jamal was born and raised in Galkayo, the capital of Mudug Region, and he completed primary and secondary education galkayo district, and graduating Omar Samatar Secondary School in 2005. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Financial Management and Investment from Amity University, Noida, India in 2012, and a Master’s degree in Diplomacy and International Relations from the University of Kampala, Uganda in 2013.

Career He worked at the Federal Government's Bureau of Immigration and Citizenship Office in Galkayo between 2007 and 2010, and worked with a number of international organizations operating in Somalia between 2010 and 2016.

On February 5, 2020, President of Puntland Said Abdullahi Deni issued a presidential decree dismissing him from the director general, and appointing his deputy Dahir Abdulkadir Ahmed (Aflow) as acting director.

On March 30, 2022, Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni appointed him Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, succeeding Minister Abdiqafar Elmi Hange, who was elected as a member of the Federal Parliament of Somalia.

On September 23, 2022, Jamal Arab was appointed director of the Puntland Intelligence Agency, succeeding Mukhtar Mohamed Hassan Geti and was promoted as the rank of brigadier general by President Deni. After Mohamed Said Farole was appointed on September 23, 2022, as his successor in the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, he vacated and transferred the office on October 5, 2022.