Ahmed Osman Hassan Elmi احمد عثمان حسن علمي | |
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Governor of Sanaag | |
Assumed office 29 June 2020 | |
President | Muse Bihi Abdi |
Preceded by | Mohammed Ahmed Alin |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Somalilander |
Ahmed Osman Hassan Elmi (Somali :Axmed Cismaan Xasan Cilmi) is a Somali politician,who is currently serving as the Governor of Sanaag region of Somaliland since June 2020,replacing Mohammed Ahmed Alin. [1] [2]
Sanag is an administrative region (gobol) in north eastern Somaliland. Sanaag has a long coastline facing the Gulf of Aden to the north,and is bordered by the region of Sahil to the west,Sool to the south and Somalia to the east. The region is disputed by the self-declared Republic of Somaliland and Puntland,a Federal Member State of Somalia. Its capital city is Erigavo. Sanaag is the largest region of Somaliland,accounting for 35% of Somaliland's total land area.
Sool is a disputed administrative region (gobol). It borders Togdheer to the west,Sanaag to the north,Ethiopia to the south and Nugal,Bari to the east. Its capital city is Las Anod. The region is disputed by the self-declared Republic of Somaliland and SSC-Khatumo. The region is partially controlled by both polities.
Puntland,officially the Puntland State of Somalia,is an autonomous territory formed in 1998 that became a Federal Member State. Puntland is located in the northeastern part of Somalia and its state capital is the city of Garoowe in the Nugal region. The region had a population of 4,334,633 in 2016. Geographically to the west,Puntland lays claim to the intra-46th meridian territories that were outside European colonial rule during parts of the Scramble for Africa period.
Erigavo,also spelled as Erigabo,is the capital and largest city of the Sanaag region of Somaliland.
Las Qoray is a historic coastal town in the Sanaag region of Somalia.
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Mindigale is a town in the Sanaag region of Somaliland.
Dhahar is a town in the eastern Sanaag region,and the capital of the Dhahar District. Reuters reports Dhahar as a Puntland town in 2021,but also reports how it condemns President Puntland and supports President Somalia. Somali Broadcasting Corporation reports in 2019 that Dhahar is a town effectively controlled by Somaliland. One Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust,an NHS Foundation Trust in England,researcher describes Dhahar as a district in Puntland in 2014.
El Afweyn is a town in the Sanaag region of Somaliland.
Buraan,also known as Hiil Buraan or Hiil Borraan,is a town in the eastern Sanaag region of Puntland. It is effectively controlled by Puntland.
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Mohammed Ahmed Alin Yusuf also known as Tiimbaro is a Somaliland politician,who is currently serving as the Governor of Maroodi Jeex region since 25 June 2023.
The Somaliland Declaration of Independence was made on 18 May 1991 by Somali sultans from the Isaaq,Dhulbahante,Issa,Gadabursi,Warsangali clans,as well as the Somali National Movement.
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