Back محمد سعيد هيرسي مورغان Arabic Mohammed Hersi Catalan Siad Hersi German モハメド・サイド・ヘルシ・モルガン Japanese Muhammad Siad Hersi Dutch Mohammed Said Hersi Polish Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan Portuguese Морган, Мухаммед Саид Херси Russian
General Morgan | |
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| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 1990 – 26 January 1991 | |
| President | Siad Barre |
| Preceded by | Hussein Sheikh Abdirahman |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Somali |
| Political party | Somali Patriotic Movement |
| Relations | Siad Barre (father-in-law) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Somali Democratic Republic(1980–1991) Somali National Front (1991–2003) |
| Branch/service |  Somali National Army (1980–1991) |
| Years of service | 1980–2003 |
| Battles/wars | 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War Somali Rebellion Somaliland War of Independence Somali Civil War |
Major General Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan (Somali: Maxamed Siciid Xirsi Moorgan, Arabic: محمد سعيد حيرسي مورغان), better known by his nickname General Morgan, is a Somali military officer and former warlord. He was the son-in-law of Siad Barre and the last Minister of Defence of Somalia under Barre's regime.[1] He hails from the Majeerteen Darood clan.[2]
- ^ The estimate of 40,000 killed is given in SOMALIA ASSESSMENT, Version 4, September 1999, Country Information and Policy Unit of the Immigration & Nationality Directorate, Home Office of the United Kingdom Government, Section OGADEN WAR & OPPOSITION TO BARRE, paragraph 3.13.
- ^ "Somalia: Fourteenth time lucky? by Richard Cornwell, Institute for Security Studies, Occasional Paper 87 (section the fall of Siyad Barre)" (PDF).