Oodweyne District Degmada Oodweyne Daad-madheedh Region | |
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Country | Somaliland |
Region | Togdheer |
Population (2005) [1] | |
• Total | 42,031 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Odweyne district (Somali : Degmada Oodweyne) or Dadmadhedh region (Somali : Gobolka Daad-madheedh) is a district in the central Togdheer region of Somaliland. [2] [3] Its administrative center is Odweyne.
On March 25, 2008, Somaliland President Kahin announced that Oodweyne would be upgraded to a region, becoming independent from Togdheer region. [4] However, it has not received parliamentary approval and is still considered part of the Togdheer region, for example, in the 2019 Somaliland Local Government Law. [5]
However, both the Somaliland government and the Somaliland media often report Oodweyne district as Dadad-madhedh region (Gobolka Daad-madheedh). [6] The governor of this area is still appointed as governor of Dad-madheedh region (Guddoomiyihii Gobolka Daad-madheedh) as of 2024. [7]
The plains of this land-mass was historically referred to as Garoodi'. [8] [ failed verification ]
In July 2007, it was reported in Hargeysa, the capital of Somaliland, that "protests were occurring in Odweyne over cigarette advertisements," but this turned out to be a false report. [9]
In January 2014, five people were injured and eight arrested in a violent incident. [10]
In 2014, a Somaliland company installed a well to explore for oil in the Oodweyne area. [11]
In October 2014, the governor's secretary resigned. [12]
In October 2018, eight police officers from Odweyne district mistakenly crossed the border into Ethiopia and were arrested by the Somali district government of Ethiopia, but were released. [13]
In January 2024, police seized four trucks used for illegal logging for charcoal purposes. [14]
Name | Somali name | Term of office | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||
Mahamed Gahayr Hirsi | Maxamed Gahayr Xirsi | 16 Oct. 2011 [15] | ||
Yusuf Ibrahim Gedi | Yuusuf Ibraahim Geedi (Yamaarug) | 16 Oct 2011 [16] | ||
Jamal Husein Hure | Jamaal Xuseen Hurre | 12 Jul. 2014 [17] | ||
Ali Awil Abi | Cali Cawil Cabdi | 12 Jul. 2014 [18] | 22 Dec. 2015 [19] | 1 year, 163 days |
Ahmed Mahamed Hashi | Axmed Maxamed Xaashi | 23 Dec. 2015 [20] | ||
Farhan Hasan Abdi | Farxaan Xasan Cabdi | 4 Apl. 2016 [21] | ||
Ahmed Diriye Abdilahi | Axmed Diiriye Cabdillaahi | 6 Jun. 2017 [22] | 14 Feb. 2019 [23] | 1 year, 253 days |
Nur Osman Guled | Nuur Cismaan Guuleed | 14 Feb. 2019 [23] | 22 Feb. 2021 [24] | 2 years, 0 days |
Mahamed Ali Ahmed | Maxamed Cali Axmed | 22 Feb. 2021 (Interim) [25] | ||
Mahamed Diriye Hayd Nur | Maxamed Diiriye Xayd Nuur | 11 Sep. 2021 [26] | 18 Oct. 2023 [27] | 2 years, 37 days |
Mukhtar Abdi Abdilahi | Mukhtaar Cabdi Cabdillahi | 18 Oct. 2023 [27] | 19 Mar. 2024 [7] | 153 days |
Abdirahim Mahamed Ahmed | Cabdiraxiim Maxamed Axmed | 19 Mar. 2024 [7] | 213 days |
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