Togdheer is an administrative region (gobol) in central Somaliland. Togdheer is bordered by Maroodi Jeex to the west, Saaxil to the north, Sanaag to the northeast, Sool to the east and Ethiopia to the south. Its capital is Burao.
Burao, also spelt Bur'o or Bur'ao is the capital of the Togdheer region and the second largest city in Somaliland. Burao was the site of the declaration of an independent Somaliland on 18 May 1991.
The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to Somaliland:
Burao District is a district of the Togdheer region in central Somaliland. Its capital lies at Burao.
Musa Bihi Abdi is a Somaliland politician and former military officer who has been President of Somaliland since December 2017. During the 1970s, he served as a pilot in the Somali Air Force under the Siad Barre administration. In 2010, Bihi was appointed the Chairman of the ruling Kulmiye of Republic of Somaliland. In November 2015, Bihi was selected as the party's Presidential Candidate at the 5th annual central committee convention.
Dr. Saad Ali Shire Naleye is British-Somali politician, agronomist and economist, who is currently serving as the Minister of Finance of Somaliland. Shire formerly served as the Foreign Minister of Somaliland. He is also served as the Minister of Planning and National Development of Somaliland. He is a founder member of many academic institutions and professional associations including The University of Hargeisa, the University of Burao, Somaliand Society of Agriculture, Somaliland Economics Association, Somaliland Statistics Association, and Somaliland Society of UK.
The Mayor of Burao is head of the executive branch of Burao City, the capital of Togdheer region of Somaliland. The current mayor is Abdirisaq Ibrahim Abdi (Hero), who was elected on 20 June 2021.
The Mayor of Las Anod is the chief executive of the city of Las Anod, the capital of Sool region in Somaliland. The current mayor is Abdirahim Ali Ismail, who took up office on 20 June 2021.
Mohamed Muse Diriye is a Somali politician, who is serving as the Minister of Water Resources of Somaliland. He has previously served as the Minister of Information of Somaliland, State Minister and Deputy Minister of Ministry of Interior of Somaliland. He is also served as the Governor of Togdheer region of Somaliland.
Sheikh Khalil Abdillahi Ahmed is a Somali politician, who currently serving as the Minister of Endowment and Religious Affairs of Somaliland since July 2010.
Events of 2019 in Somaliland.
Mohamed Hashi Elmi is a Somali politician who served as the Minister of Finance of Somaliland from July 2010 to March 2012. He is the former Mayor of Hargeisa from 1993 to 1996.
Abdiaziz Hussein Hassan also known as Taarwale is a Somali politician. He served as the Mayor of Las Anod, the capital and the largest city of Sool region of Somaliland, from 16 January 2017 to 20 June 2021, where he was succeeded by Abdirahim Ali Ismail.
Hassan Ismail Yusuf is a Somaliland politician, He served as Minister of Health and Labor of Somaliland in 2002 and as Minister of Health of Somaliland, from December 2017 to April 2019.
Mohammed Ahmed Alin Yusuf also known as Tiimbaro is a Somaliland politician, who is currently serving as the Governor of Awdal region since June 2020. He also served as the Governor of Sanaag region of Somaliland from January 2018 to June 2020.
Events of 2015 in Somaliland.
Balidhiig, also known as Balli Dhiig is a town in the Togdheer region of Somaliland, on the border of Somaliland and Ethiopia.
Wadamago is a historic town in Aynabo District, in the Sool region of Somaliland.
Kirit is a town in the Burao District, in the Togdheer region of Somaliland. The town is 92km southeast of Burao, the regional capital.
Abdirisaq Ibrahim Abdi, nicknamed Abdirisaq Hero is a Somali politician, and the current Mayor of Burao, the capital and the largest city of Togdheer region of Somaliland since 20 June 2021. He succeeded Mohamed Yusuf Abdirahman on 20 June 2021 after the 2021 Somaliland municipal elections.
