General Talan or General Yuusuf Talan or just Yuusuf Talan, (, ), was a General of the SNA, the Somali National Army.
Biography
Talan was a native of the Awdal region of Somaliland and a member of the Musafin (Musafiin), Habr 'Affan (Habar Cafaan) section of the Gadabursi (Gadabuursi) clan. In his early years as career soldier who loved his profession. Trained at Sandhurst, Britain, he returned to the Somali Republic in the early sixties. Henceforth, his life went hand in glove with the fledgling Somali State and he served it with dignity, dedication and selflessness. He went through the ranks of the military till he reached the highest echelon of the Somali military hierarchy. A ceremony was held at the Center of the Military officers in Mogadishu to formalize it. The military officers there welcomed him with a five-minute standing ovation.
During the regime of Siad Barre he was a brigadier-general.
Death
General Talan was killed in a drive by shooting in Mogadishu in 2000.