Biography
Although born in Beledweyne in Somalia's central Hiran province, Aidid's Habr Gidir clan traditionally hails from Mudug region of Somalia, especially his Sacad subclan. He was educated in Rome and Moscow and served in the Italian colonial police force in the 1950s. Later he rose in the military of Mohamed Siad Barre to the rank of general and served in the 1977–78 Ogaden War with Ethiopia. Aidid also served in Barre's cabinet and as Somali ambassador to India before finally being appointed intelligence chief.
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