President Hassan Sheikh Attends National Ceremony Marking Somali Flag Day

Mogadishu, (SONNA) — The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, attended a national ceremony marking Somali Flag Day, commemorated annually on October 12 as a symbol of Somalia’s sovereignty, unity and national identity.

The ceremony brought together senior commanders of the country’s security forces, including Commander of the Somali National Army Brig. Gen. Ibrahim Mohamed Mohamud, Land Forces Commander Brig. Gen. Sahal Abdullahi Omar, Air Force Commander Brig. Gen. Abdirisaaq Mahmoud Haji, Navy Commander Gen. Abdiwahab Abdullahi Omar, Somali Police Force Commissioner Gen. Asad Osman Abdullahi, Custodial Corps Commander Brig. Gen. Mohamed Sheikh Hassan Xaamud, and NISA Director General Mahad Mohamed Salad.

The commanders joined President Hassan Sheikh in commemorating the national flag and reaffirming the security forces’ commitment to safeguarding Somalia’s sovereignty, independence and national unity. Units from the Land, Air and Naval forces also participated in the ceremony.

The national commemoration was also attended by the Prime Minister of the Federal Government, H.E. Hamza Abdi Barre; Speaker of the House of the People, H.E. Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur (Jaamac); First Deputy Speaker of the Upper House, H.E. Ali Shacbaan Ibrahim; and Chief Justice of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Bashe Yusuf Ahmed, who joined the President and the Armed Forces in marking Somali Flag Day at the Presidential Palace.