Osman Awad Hashi (), as known as Osman Dacas (), was 2nd

chief of staff The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supportin ...

of the

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Biography

Osman Dacas is from the

Habr Je'lo The Habr Je'lo (), , Full Name: ''Mūsa ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad,'' historically known as the Habr Toljaala () is a major Northern Somali clan of the wider Isaaq family. Its members form the Habr Habusheed () confederation along with t ...

clan.

Activities at SNM

Osman Dacas was in charge of the eastern area during his

Somali National Movement The Somali National Movement (, ) was one of the first and most important Guerrilla warfare, organized guerilla groups and Mujahideen groups that opposed the Siad Barre regime in the 1980s to the 1990s, as well as being the main anti-government f ...

(SNM) days. He joined the occupation battle in

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After the foundation of Somaliland

In 1994, a land dispute arose between Osman Dacas and

Muse Bihi Abdi Musa Bihi Abdi (, ; born 16 June 1948) is a Somaliland politician and former military officer who served as the 5th President of Somaliland from 2017 to 2024. During the 1970s, he served as a pilot in the Somali Air Force under the Siad Barr ...

, 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 Hassan Yonis Habane () was a chief of staff of the Somaliland Armed Forces. As one of the commanders of the SNM, the predecessor of Somaliland, he won many battles and was one of the initiators of Somaliland's independence. Biography He was ...

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 General Nuh Ismail Tani () is the former chief of staff of the Somaliland Armed Forces. He was replaced on 23 January 2025 by Lieutenant General Nimcaan Yusuf Osman (Gahnug). History Tani comes from the Sa'ad Musa sub-division of the Habr Awa ...

, the newly appointed commander of the Somaliland Armed Forces.

Death and After

On March 9, 2018, he passed away in

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. 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.

References

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