Ali Said

{{short description|Somalian police chief}}

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Ali Sa'id Sheik Hassan, also referred to as Ali Sa'id Hassan Awale and Ali Said (died 17 June 2009), was the chief of police of Mogadishu and a commander of security forces during the war in Somalia,{{cite news|url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1170359798245&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter|title=Mortars fired near Somali presidential residence|date=2007-02-07|work=The Jerusalem Post|accessdate=2009-06-19}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200903120845.html|title=Somalia: Police Commander Says 'No Troops Are Needed to Be Relocated'|date=2009-03-12|publisher=allafrica.com|accessdate=2009-06-19}} in which he was killed by sniper{{cite web |url=http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1245159083387&pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout |title=Somali Attack Kills Minister, Scores - IslamOnline.net - News |publisher=IslamOnline.net |date=2009-06-18 |accessdate=2010-10-24 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} fire in June 2009.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8104504.stm|title=Battle kills Somali police chief|date=17 June 2009|work=BBC News|accessdate=17 June 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090618222404/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8104504.stm| archivedate= 18 June 2009 | url-status= live}} He had been the Mogadishu chief of the Somali Police Force for roughly two years,{{cite news|url=http://www.cftktv.com/news/56/945606|title=Mogadishu police chief among 17 killed in fighting in Somalia |last=Hassan|first=Mohamed Olad|work=cftktv.com|accessdate=2009-06-17}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} prior to being shot by "Islamist forces" in Mogadishu's Hadan district during the Battle of Mogadishu (2009).{{cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200906170108.html|title=Somalia: Police Commander Killed in Mogadishu Fighting|date=June 17, 2009|work=Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu) |publisher=AllAfrica.com|accessdate=2009-06-18| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090620071959/http://allafrica.com/stories/200906170108.html| archivedate= 20 June 2009 | url-status= live}} The BBC reported that the police chief's death would be "a significant setback for the pro-government forces as he had often been on the front line encouraging his colleagues to defend their positions". The New York Times reported Somali analysts stating that "the loss of the police chief, Col. Ali Said, would be a major blow to the transitional government led by Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed."{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/world/africa/18somalia.html?hp|title=Police Chief Killed in Somalia Fighting |last=Ibrahim|first=Mohammed|date=June 17, 2009|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2009-06-18}} Ali Said had survived an earlier assassination attempts in 2007.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL28149620070128|title=Mogadishu police hit in latest Somalia violence|last=Mohamed|first=Guled|date=2007-01-28|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=2009-06-18}}{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSL07212917._CH_.2400 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706034751/https://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSL07212917._CH_.2400 | url-status=dead | archive-date=2018-07-06 | work=Reuters | title=Landmine blast wounds 4 Somali policemen - officer | date=2007-05-07}}{{cite web |url=http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_Soldiers_civilians_wounded_in_hit-and-run_bomb_attack.shtml |title=Garowe Online |publisher=Garowe Online |date=2007-05-08 |accessdate=2010-10-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313181141/http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_Soldiers_civilians_wounded_in_hit-and-run_bomb_attack.shtml |archivedate=2012-03-13 }}