{"name":"Mahad Mohamed Salad","alternateNames":["Mahad Salad","Mahad Mahamed Salad"],"headline":"Shaping Somalia's Security and Governance","description":"Official profile and fact sheet of Mahad Mohamed Salad. Service in parliament and government, and leadership in national security.","currentRole":"Director General, National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA)","country":"Federal Republic of Somalia","birthYear":1980,"lastUpdated":"2026-10-20","canonicalUrl":"https://mahadsalad.info/facts","corrections":"media@mahadsalad.info","cite":"Office of Mahad Mohamed Salad. \"Mahad Mohamed Salad: Fact Sheet.\" https://mahadsalad.info/facts. Last updated October 2026.","facts":{"Full name":"Mahad Mohamed Salad","Also written as":"Mahad Salad; Mahad Mahamed Salad","Born":"1980 (year only)","Nationality":"Somali","Current office":"Director General, National Intelligence and Security Agency (since 1 June 2025)","Previous NISA term":"August 2022 to April 2024","Parliament":"Member, House of the People, Federal Parliament of Somalia (2012 to 2022, two terms)","Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs":"January 2014 to February 2015","State Minister for Presidential Affairs":"February 2015 to March 2017"},"timeline":[{"year":"1980","title":"Born","text":"Born in 1980. Full date intentionally withheld; year only.","sources":[]},{"year":"2012","title":"Member of the Federal Parliament","text":"Enters the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, beginning a decade of legislative service across two terms.","sources":[]},{"year":"2014","title":"Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs","text":"Appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in January 2014, serving until February 2015.","sources":[]},{"year":"2015","title":"State Minister for Presidential Affairs","text":"Appointed State Minister for Presidential Affairs in February 2015, serving until March 2017.","sources":[]},{"year":"2022","title":"Named to lead NISA","text":"The Cabinet nominates him in May 2022 to become Director General of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA). He leads the agency until 2024.","sources":[{"outlet":"Horseed Media, 26 May 2022","url":"https://horseedmedia.net/somalia-mp-mahad-salad-named-as-director-of-national-intelligence-nisa/367056/"}]},{"year":"2023","title":"National Intelligence and Security Law","text":"Parliament passes the National Intelligence and Security Law during his tenure, the legal framework governing the agency.","sources":[{"outlet":"TRT Afrika","url":"https://www.trtafrika.com/english/article/6a20ddc02ae0"}]},{"year":"2025","title":"Reappointed Director General","text":"Cabinet approves his return to lead NISA, taking office on 1 June 2025.","sources":[{"outlet":"Somali National News Agency (SONNA)","url":"https://sonna.so/en/somali-cabinet-approves-appointment-of-mahad-mohamed-salad-as-new-nisa-director"}]}],"faqs":[{"q":"Who is Mahad Mohamed Salad?","a":"Mahad Mohamed Salad is a Somali public official. He is Director General of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) of the Federal Republic of Somalia, in office since 1 June 2025. He previously led NISA from 2022 to 2024."},{"q":"What public offices has he held?","a":"Member of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia (2012 to 2022, two terms), Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (2014 to 2015), State Minister for Presidential Affairs (2015 to 2017), and Director General of NISA."},{"q":"When was he born?","a":"He was born in 1980. His office publishes the year only."},{"q":"How else is his name written?","a":"Mahad Salad and Mahad Mahamed Salad refer to the same person."},{"q":"Is this a campaign website?","a":"No. This is an independent reference record maintained by his office. It contains dated facts and sources, not campaign material."},{"q":"How do I report an error or request a correction?","a":"Write to media@mahadsalad.info with the page, the statement, and a source for the correction."}],"changelog":[{"date":"2026-10-20","text":"Added sources for the 2022, 2023 and 2025 timeline entries; published machine-readable versions of the fact sheet."},{"date":"2026-10-18","text":"Initial publication of the fact sheet."}]}