Reference
Fact sheet
The maintained, citable record for Mahad Mohamed Salad. Last updated October 2026. Corrections: media@mahadsalad.info.
Mahad Mohamed Salad is Director General, National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Federal Republic of Somalia. He took office on 1 June 2025 and previously led the agency from 2022 to 2024. Before that he served in the Federal Parliament, as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and as State Minister for Presidential Affairs. He was born in 1980.
| 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 |
Career timeline
- 1980: Born.
- 2012: Member of the Federal Parliament.
- 2014: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
- 2015: State Minister for Presidential Affairs.
- 2022: Named to lead NISA. Sourced: Horseed Media, 26 May 2022 (opens in a new tab)
- 2023: National Intelligence and Security Law. Sourced: TRT Afrika (opens in a new tab)
- 2025: Reappointed Director General. Sourced: Somali National News Agency (SONNA) (opens in a new tab)
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mahad Mohamed Salad?
- 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.
- What public offices has he held?
- 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.
- When was he born?
- He was born in 1980. His office publishes the year only.
- How else is his name written?
- Mahad Salad and Mahad Mahamed Salad refer to the same person.
- Is this a campaign website?
- No. This is an independent reference record maintained by his office. It contains dated facts and sources, not campaign material.
- How do I report an error or request a correction?
- Write to media@mahadsalad.info with the page, the statement, and a source for the correction.
Sources
Cite this page
Office of Mahad Mohamed Salad. "Mahad Mohamed Salad: Fact Sheet." https://mahadsalad.info/facts. Last updated October 2026.
Change log
- 2026-10-20: Added sources for the 2022, 2023 and 2025 timeline entries; published machine-readable versions of the fact sheet.
- 2026-10-18: Initial publication of the fact sheet.