| Official Name: | Oodweyne District |
| Other Name: | Daad-madheedh Region |
| Native Name: | Degmada Oodweyne |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Somaliland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Somaliland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Togdheer |
| Leader Title: | Guddoomiyihii Gobolka Daadmadheedh |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 42031 |
| Timezone: | EAT |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
Odweyne district (so|Degmada Oodweyne) or Dadmadhedh region (so|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. 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.
However, both the Somaliland government and the Somaliland media often report Oodweyne district as Dadad-madhedh region (Gobolka Daad-madheedh). The governor of this area is still appointed as governor of Dad-madheedh region (Guddoomiyihii Gobolka Daad-madheedh) as of 2024.
The plains of this land-mass was historically referred to as Garoodi'.[4]
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.
In January 2014, five people were injured and eight arrested in a violent incident.
In 2014, a Somaliland company installed a well to explore for oil in the Oodweyne area.
In October 2014, the governor's secretary resigned.
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.
In January 2024, police seized four trucks used for illegal logging for charcoal purposes.
| Name | Somali name | Term of office | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| Mahamed Gahayr Hirsi | Maxamed Gahayr Xirsi | 16 Oct. 2011 | |||
| Yusuf Ibrahim Gedi | Yuusuf Ibraahim Geedi (Yamaarug) | 16 Oct 2011 | |||
| Jamal Husein Hure | Jamaal Xuseen Hurre | 12 Jul. 2014 | |||
| Ali Awil Abi | Cali Cawil Cabdi | 12 Jul. 2014 | 22 Dec. 2015 | ||
| Ahmed Mahamed Hashi | Axmed Maxamed Xaashi | 23 Dec. 2015 | |||
| Farhan Hasan Abdi | Farxaan Xasan Cabdi | 4 Apl. 2016 | |||
| Ahmed Diriye Abdilahi | Axmed Diiriye Cabdillaahi | 6 Jun. 2017 | 14 Feb. 2019 | ||
| Nur Osman Guled | Nuur Cismaan Guuleed | 14 Feb. 2019 | 22 Feb. 2021 | ||
| Mahamed Ali Ahmed | Maxamed Cali Axmed | 22 Feb. 2021 (Interim) | |||
| Mahamed Diriye Hayd Nur | Maxamed Diiriye Xayd Nuur | 11 Sep. 2021 | 18 Oct. 2023 | ||
| Mukhtar Abdi Abdilahi | Mukhtaar Cabdi Cabdillahi | 18 Oct. 2023 | 19 Mar. 2024 | ||
| Abdirahim Mahamed Ahmed | Cabdiraxiim Maxamed Axmed | 19 Mar. 2024 | |||