Mahad Mohamed Salad

Mahad Mohamed Salad
Director General of the National Intelligence and Security Agency
Assumed office
1 June 2025
Prime MinisterHamza Abdi Barre
Preceded byAbdullahi Mohamed Ali
Director General of the National Intelligence and Security Agency
In office
22 August 2022 – 4 April 2024
Prime MinisterHamza Abdi Barre
Preceded byAbdulkadir Mohamed Nur
Succeeded byAbdullahi Mohamed Ali
State Minister for Presidential Palace
In office
6 February 2015 – 1 March 2017
Prime MinisterOmar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia
In office
17 January 2014 – 5 February 2015
Prime MinisterAbdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
Succeeded byAbdirahman Abdi Mohamed
Personal details
BornFebruary 4 1973 age 51
Harardhere Somalia
PartyPeace and Development Party

Mahad Mohamed Salad Arabic: مهد محمد صلاد) is a Somali Minister. He has served as Director General of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) since June 2025, having previously held the position from August 2022 to April 2024.[1] He previously served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia in 2014. In February of the year 2015, Salad was appointed state Minister of presidential affairs by Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke.[2]

Mahad Mohamed Salad was appointed as the Director General of the National Intelligence and Security Agency by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in August 2022. He replaced Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur; who is incumbent Defence Minister of Somalia.

References

  1. ↑ "Somali Cabinet Approves Appointment of Mahad Mohamed Salad as New NISA Director". Somali National News Agency. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "SOMALIA: PM launches minor cabinet reshuffle". Raxanreeb. 25 October 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.