Abdikarim Yusuf Adam

{{Short description|Somalian military leader}}

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| name = Abdikarim Yusuf Adam
عبد الكريم يوسف آدم

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| placeofburial = Herale

| caption = Gen. Abdikarim Yusuf Adam in 2012

| nickname = Dhaga-badan ("Many ears")

| allegiance = {{flagicon|Somalia}} Federal Government of Somalia

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| rank = General

| branch = Somali National Army

| commands = Chief of Army

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| battles = Battle of Mogadishu (2010–2011)

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General Abdikarim Yusuf Adam ({{langx|so|Cabdikariim Yuusuf Aadam}}, {{langx|ar|عبد الكريم يوسف آدم}}) was a Somali military official. He was the Chief of Army until his death by gunshot on November 1, 2015. He hailed from the Surre clan one of the noble clans in Somalia. Mr Adam is regarded as one of the most patriotic commanders ever from Somalia after his lifetime battle with Alshabab, a terrorist group in Somalia.{{cite news|url=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/briefs/articles/90040765?Somali%20army%20chief%3A%20al%20Shabaab%20getting%20weaker%20militarily|title=Somalia:Somali army chief: al Shabaab getting weaker militarily|author=Abdi Hajji Hussein|work=All Headline News (AHN)|date=March 17, 2011|accessdate=March 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707113750/http://www.allheadlinenews.com/briefs/articles/90040765?Somali%20army%20chief:%20al%20Shabaab%20getting%20weaker%20militarily|archive-date=July 7, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{cite news|url=http://www.warsintheworld.com/index.php/2011/04/21/somalia-somali-forces-and-al-shabab-confront-in-mogadishu/comments/ |title=Somalia: Somali forces and al-Shabab confront in Mogadishu |accessdate=July 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821030434/http://www.warsintheworld.com/index.php/2011/04/21/somalia-somali-forces-and-al-shabab-confront-in-mogadishu/comments |archivedate=August 21, 2011 }}