Haysimo

Haysimo (Somali: Xaysimo, Arabic: حايسمو) was a region of Somaliland that had existed since 2014. The constituent districts are Taleh, Sarmaanyo, Halin, Carroolay, and Godaalo.^[1]

Haysimo
Region
Dervish fort in Taleh.
Country	Somaliland
Capital	Taleh
Government
• Type	region
• Governor	Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed (Xiir)
Population
• Total	82,493
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Ta

Sa

Ha

Ar

Go

City, Town, Village belonging to Haysimo. The light yellow area is the Sanaag region in the conventional classification.
Ta=Taleh, Sa=Sarmaanyo, Ha=Halin, Ar=Arrolei, Go=Godaalo

However, it is only the area determined by Presidential Decree and has not been approved by the Parliament, including the latest Somaliland Law, No: 23/2019. In the Law No: 23/2019, Somaliland is considered to be six regions: Maroodi Jeex, Togdheer, Sanaag, Awdal, Sool, and Sahil.^[2]

Governor

• Governor (Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Xaysimo)
  • Cabdirashiid Maxamed Axmed (Xiir) 2014-^[3]

• Lieutenant governor (Guddoomiye Ku-xigeenka Gobolka Xaysimo)
  • Jaamac Ciise X. Shaacuur 2015-^[4]

• District Coordinator
  • Rooble Ciise Shacuur 2018-^[5]

History

Before its formation in mid 2014, the Haysimo territory was part of the Sanaag and Sool regions.^[6]

In July 2014, Somaliland forces captured Taleh, but quickly withdrew under pressure from the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union.^[7]

In July 2014, President Silanyo signed Presidential Decree JSL/M/XERM/249-2613/072014 elevating the Taleh district to the Haysimo region. This was stated to be based on Article 109, Section 3 of the Constitution of Somaliland.^[8] Silanyo elevated several districts to first-level administrative regions in order to attract the interest of local clans.^[9] However, at that time there was still no Somaliland government or administrative service agency in Taleh.^[10]

According to ACAPS report, FEWSNET stated in its 2014 report that the Somaliland President created this region because of "following increased tensions with Puntland over Sool and Sanaag border regions."^[11]

In April 2015, Somaliland troops were deployed to the Haysimo region because of inter-clan fighting.^[12]

In February 2016, the Haysimo region participated in the Somaliland presidential election.^[13]

In January 2018, Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi elected a new governor of the Somaliland regions, but kept Haysimo Governor in office.^[14]

In November 2018, Boqor Burhaan Boqor Muuse requested that the Puntland government elevate Taleh from a district to a region.^[15]

In December 2019, Somaliland's Minister of Information and Culture Suleiman Yusuf Ali visited Taleh, the capital of Haysimo; Suleiman told Taleh residents not to listen to the Puntland government.^[16]

In June 2021, Haysimo governor Xiir visited Halin.^[17]

In June 2021, Taleh in the Haysimo region participated for the first time in the Somaliland secondary school entrance exam.^[18]