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Oodweyne District
District in Togdheer, Somaliland
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Administrative Classification
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]
Landform
The plains of this land-mass was historically referred to as Garoodi.[8][failed verification]
Topics
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]
Governor
| 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] | 2 years, 164 days | |