| Osman Awad Hashi | |
| Death Date: | March 9, 2018 |
| Death Place: | Hargeisa |
| Nickname: | Dacas |
| Office: | Chief of the General Staff of Somaliland |
| Term Start: | 1996 |
| Term End: | October 1996 |
| Predecessor: | Hassan Ali Abokor |
| Successor: | Hassan Yonis Habane |
Osman Awad Hashi (Somali: Cismaan Cawad Xaashi), as known as Osman Dacas (Somali: Cismaan Dacas), was 2nd chief of staff of the Somaliland Armed Forces.
Osman Dacas is from the Habr Je'lo clan.
Osman Dacas was in charge of the eastern area during his Somali National Movement (SNM) days.
He joined the occupation battle in Burco.
In 1994, a land dispute arose between Osman Dacas and Muse Bihi Abdi, then Minister of the Interior. Muse Bihi Abdi claimed that his land was taken during the civil war.
In 1996 Osman Dacas became commander of the Somaliland Armed Forces. However, it was replaced by Hassan Yonis Habane in October 1996.
In February 2016, Osman Dacas was named by the president as one of seven people who had distinguished themselves in the military at a ceremony marking the 22nd anniversary of the founding of the Somaliland Armed Forces.
In August 2016, he congratulated Nuh Ismail Tani, the newly appointed commander of the Somaliland Armed Forces.
On March 9, 2018, he passed away in Hargeisa. He was a veteran at the time of his death. President Muse Bihi and others attended the March 10 state funeral.
In September 2018, it was reported that the government had seized Osman Dacas' land.