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Osman Mohamed Jelle (b. November 11, 1940 in Jalalaqsi, Hiran Region, Somalia), or more famously known as Colonel Osman Mohamed Jelle, (Somali: Cismaan Maxamed Jeelle, Arabic: عثمان محمد جيلي‎ ) was a former Governor of Banadir and Mayor of Mogadishu, Minister of Livestock and Husbandry as well a high profile member of the ruling Somali politburo (Supreme Revolutionary Council).

History

Osman Mohamed Jelle hails from the Hawadle clan of the Hawiye clan family, more importantly from the "Abdalla Samatalis" branch of Hawadle. Osman Mohamed Jelle was one of the officers who participated in the 1969 coup that overthrew the government. After the take-over, he was incorporated in the newly created Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC) Formally allied with then president Mohamed Siad Barre, Colonel Osman Mohamed Jelle was among seven senior government officials which were arrested in 1982 following a purge by the ruling regime. He was subsequently released and played an active role in the Somali reconciliation process that followed the civil war.

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