Mayor of Las Anod

Mayor of Las Anod
since 20 June 2021
StyleMr Mayor (formally)
Member ofLas Anod Municipal Council
SeatLas Anod City Hall
AppointerLas Anod Municipal Council
DeputyAhmed Mohamed Omar

The Mayor of Las Anod is the chief executive of the city of Las Anod, the administrative capital of the North Eastern State of Somalia and one of the principal cities of the Sool region.

The office has historically operated under different local administrative arrangements. Following the 2023 Las Anod conflict, the city came under the administration of SSC-Khatumo. The political and administrative structure was subsequently developed into the North Eastern State of Somalia, a federal member state of Somalia, covering the regions of Sool, Sanaag and Cayn.[1][2]

The current mayor is Abdirahim Ali Ismail, also known as Qase. He was elected by the Las Anod municipal council on 20 June 2021 and succeeded Abdiaziz Hussein Hassan.[3]

Municipal administration

The municipal administration is headed by the mayor and includes the deputy mayor and municipal secretary.

Position Name Somali name Portrait
Mayor Abdirahim Ali Ismail Cabdiraxiin Cali Ismaaciil Faarax
Deputy mayor Ahmed Mohamed Omar Axmed Maxamed Cumar
Municipal secretary Boos Dubad Boos Boos Dubad Boos

History

In the 2021 Somaliland municipal elections, Abdirahim Ali Ismail was elected to the Las Anod municipal council. At the council's first sitting on 20 June 2021, councillors elected him mayor.[4]

Following his appointment, municipal authorities introduced a number of administrative and security measures in Las Anod, including neighbourhood security committees and the registration of houses and residents.[5][6]

2023 conflict and subsequent administration

In January 2023, amid protests and clashes in Las Anod, Abdirahim said that the city had calmed after overnight fighting and that municipal authorities and community elders were working to stabilize the situation. He also reported the withdrawal of military units in an effort to reduce harm to civilians.[7]

As the conflict intensified in February 2023, Abdirahim called for the withdrawal of forces from the city and rejected descriptions of local residents as terrorists.[8]

During the conflict and its aftermath, reporting continued to identify Abdirahim as mayor of Las Anod.[9]

North Eastern State of Somalia

In July 2025, a conference held in Las Anod declared the formation of the North Eastern State of Somalia and adopted a regional constitution.[10]

In August 2025, the Federal Government of Somalia announced the completion of the state-formation process and described the North Eastern State as a federal member state of Somalia, covering Sool, Sanaag and Cayn.[11]

In January 2026, the Federal Government of Somalia described Las Anod as the capital of the North Eastern State during the inauguration of the state's administration.[12]

Abdirahim Ali Ismail has continued to be identified as mayor during the administrative transition. His term is therefore listed as 2021–present pending a documented change in office.

List of mayors

Portrait Name Somali name Term of office
Took office Left office Time in office
Ahmed Aw Dahir[13] Axmed Daahir Xaaji Xasan[14] 17 July 2011[15]
Keyse Mohamed Hajji Hussein[16] 19 July 2012[17]
Abdilkadir Farah Jama 20 December 2012[18] 3 April 2015 2 years, 104 days
Osman Saleban Jama (Osman Suleiman Jama) Cismaan Saleebaan Jaamac 3 April 2015[19] 16 January 2017 1 year, 288 days
Abdiaziz Hussein Hassan Cabdicasiis Xuseen Xasan 16 January 2017 20 June 2021 4 years, 155 days
Abdirahim Ali Ismail Cabdiraxiin Cali Ismaaciil Faarax 20 June 2021 Incumbent 2021–present

See also

References

  1. ↑ "SSC Grand Conference Declares Formation of the North Eastern State of Somalia and Adopts Regional Constitution". Somali National News Agency. 2025-07-30.
  2. ↑ "Interior Ministry Releases Statement on the Finalisation of the State Formation of the North-Eastern State of Somalia". Somali National News Agency. 2025-08-31.
  3. ↑ "DEG DEG: Golaha Deegaanka Dagmada Laascaanood ayaa duqa magaalada u doortay Cabdiraxiim Cali Ismaaciil iyagoo ku xigeenkiisa u doortay Axmed Kawte". Burco Online (in Somali). 2021-06-20. Archived from the original on 2021-06-26. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  4. ↑ "War Degdeg Ah: Golaha Deegaanka Laascaanood Oo Doortay Maayar iyo Maayar Xigeenka" [Breaking: Las Anod municipal council elects mayor and deputy mayor]. Hadhwanaag News (in Somali). 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  5. ↑ "Amaro cusub oo lagu soo rogay magaalada Laascaanood" [New orders imposed in Las Anod city]. Hiiraan Online (in Somali). 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  6. ↑ "Guryaha iyo shacabka Magaalada Laascaanood oo la diwaan-galinayo" [Houses and residents to be registered in Las Anod]. Hiiraan Online (in Somali). 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  7. ↑ "Maayarka Laascaanood oo faah faahin ka bixiyay xaalada magaalada iyo ka bixista millateriga" [Las Anod mayor gives details on the city's situation and the withdrawal of the military]. Hiiraan Online (in Somali). 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  8. ↑ "Las Anod mayor demands Somaliland withdrawal as fighting enters third consecutive day". Hiiraan Online. 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  9. ↑ "Inside the Newest Conflict in Somalia's Long Civil War". New Lines Magazine. 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  10. ↑ "SSC Grand Conference Declares Formation of the North Eastern State of Somalia and Adopts Regional Constitution". Somali National News Agency. 2025-07-30.
  11. ↑ "Interior Ministry Releases Statement on the Finalisation of the State Formation of the North-Eastern State of Somalia". Somali National News Agency. 2025-08-31.
  12. ↑ "President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud declares Las Anod the city of unity at historic North East State inauguration". Somali National News Agency. 2026-01-17.
  13. ↑ "Somalia: Drought conditions persist in Somaliland". TNH. 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  14. ↑ "Duqa Magaalada Laascaanood oo ka hadlay Xaaladda Maamul iyo Nabadgelyo ee Magaaladaas". Hiiraan Online. 2007-12-29. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  15. ↑ "Haweenay Ka Tirsan Booliska Somaliland Oo Lagu Toogtay Laascaanood". Berbera News. 2011-07-17. Archived from the original on 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  16. ↑ "Several arrested for Las Anod's Monday night attacks". Sunatimes. 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  17. ↑ "Somaliland: Detest of Arrest leads to Mayor's resignation". Somaliland Sun. 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  18. ↑ "Somaliland: Las Anod Gets Elected Mayor". Somaliland Sun. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  19. ↑ "Somaliland: Sool Governor Lauds Harmonious Setting as Las Anod Gets New Mayor". Somaliland Sun. 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
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