{{Short description|Somalian politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Saleeban Essa Ahmed | image = Xaglatoosiye.jpg | image_size = | caption = | office = Minister of Health | president = Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud | term_start = January 2013 | term_end = November 2017 | predecessor = Dr Hussein Muhumed Mahamud | successor = Hassan Ismail Yusuf | office1 = Hoggaanka Badbaadada iyo Mideynta SSC (HBM-SSC) | term_start1 = 2010 | term_end1 = 2012 | prime_minister1 = | predecessor1 = | successor1 = Ahmed Elmi Osman | birth_date = 1968 | birth_place = Buuhoodle, Somali Republic (now ssc-Khatumo region of Somalia) | occupation = | ethnicity = | children = | title = | alma_mater = Somali National University | party = Peace, Unity, and Development Party }} '''Saleban Essa Ahmed "Haglotosiye"''' ({{langx|so|Saleeban Ciise Axmed “Xaglatoosiye”}}), is a prominent Somali politician who was the leader of the SSC Movement and served as Somaliland's Minister of Health. Haglotosiye has had an elaborate career in Somali politics, in 2009 he run as presidential candidate in the Puntland elections. After he lost the election he created Hoggaanka Badbaadada iyo Mideynta SSC (HBM-SSC), which had a main purpose of liberating the Sool, Sanaag and Ayn regions from Somaliland. However, he joined Somaliland after an agreement in 2012. Since February 2023, he has been living in Garowe, Puntland.<ref name=daljir20230228/>
==Biography== Haglotosiye was born in Hargeisa in 1968 and was brought up in Buuhoodle till he moved to Mogadishu to study at the Somali National University in 1980. He belongs to the Reer Hagar<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hoehne |first1=Markus V. |title=Between Somaliland and Puntland: Marginalization, Militarization and Conflicting Political Vision |date=2015 |publisher=Rift Valley Institute |pages=82, 83 |url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Between%20Somaliland%20and%20Puntland%20by%20Markus%20Hoehne%20-%20RVI%20Contested%20Borderlands%20%282015%29%20%281%29.pdf |accessdate=30 September 2019}}</ref> clan within the Ararsame sub-section under the Ahmed Gerad sub clan of Dhulbahante.
Haglotosiye ran in the 2009 Puntland presidential election but ultimately lost to Abdirahman Farole.<ref name="AllAfrica2012HaglatoosiyeResettlement"/>
===Dhulbahante militia leader=== From 2010, Haglotosiye served as the leader of HBM-SSC, a warlords centered around Dhulbahante clan.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lund|first1=Christian|last2=Eilenberg|first2=Michael|title=Rule and Rupture: State Formation Through the Production of Property and Citizenship Front Cover|date=2 May 2017|publisher=Wiley|pages=202|isbn=9781119384793|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uVvMDgAAQBAJ&dq=leader+of+ssc+saleban&pg=PA202|accessdate=18 July 2017}}</ref> SSC was founded as autonomous political movement distinct from both Somaliland and Puntland; although Puntland’s government initially played a crucial enabling role and SSC activists tried to align with Puntland, political unity with Puntland later became impossible due to clan-based differences and perceived lack of transparency and fairness, so SSC stood on its own two legs as an independent movement.<ref name="SunaTimes2011SSCStandsOwnLegs">{{cite news |title=Somalia:SSC Stands its Own Legs |work=Suna Times News Agency |date=2011-05-08 |url=https://sunatimes.com/articles/1016/SomaliaSSC-Stands-its-Own-Legs |access-date=2026-02-01}}</ref>
In August 2012, Haglotosiye signed a ceasefire agreement with Somaliland.<ref name="ICG2015StrainsSuccess">{{cite web |title=Somaliland: The Strains of Success |website=International Crisis Group |date=2015-10-05 |url=https://www.crisisgroup.org/sites/default/files/b113-somaliland-the-strains-of-success.pdf |format=PDF |access-date=2026-02-01}}</ref>
===Resettlement Minister=== On 14 October 2012, President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud "Silanyo" appointed Haglatoosiye as Somaliland's Minister of Resettlement and Aid replacing Abdirasak Ali Osman. Abdirasak Ali Osman has been appointed as the newly established Minister of Industry.<ref name="AllAfrica2012HaglatoosiyeResettlement">{{cite news |title=Somalia: Former Militia Leader Joins Somaliland Cabinet |work=allAfrica.com |agency=Garowe Online |date=2012-10-14 |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201210150073.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212225600/https://allafrica.com/stories/201210150073.html |archive-date=2013-12-12 |access-date=2026-02-01}}</ref>
===Minister of Health of Somaliland=== In 2013, Haglotosiye was appointed as the Minister of Health.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wasiirka Caafimaadka Somaliland Oo Gaadhay Magaalada Buuhoodle,Kana Warbixiyay Ujeedada Safarkiisa|url=http://ramaasnews.com/wasiirka-caafimaadka-somaliland-oo-gaadhay-magaalada-buuhoodlkana-warbixiyay-ujeedada-safarkiisa/|website=Ramaasnews|publisher=RamaasNews|accessdate=18 July 2017 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
In February 2014, Somaliland migrants living in Djibouti awarded Haglotosiye an honor certificate in recognition of his outstanding contributions to communities in Somaliland.<ref name="SomalilandSun2014DjiboutiDiaspora">{{cite news |title=Somaliland: Djibouti Diaspora Appreciate Hagletossie's Efforts |work=Somaliland Sun |date=2014-02-14 |url=https://somalilandsun.com/somaliland-djibouti-diaspora-appreciate-hagletossies-efforts-sp-1246618769/ |access-date=2026-02-01}}</ref>
In March 2014, while traveling by car from Burco toward Hargeisa as part of President Silanyo's convoy, Information Minister Abdillahi Mohamed Dahir (Ukuse)'s vehicle collided with Haglotosiye's car, leaving Ukuse with a fracture in his right hand.<ref name="AllAfrica2014CarAccidentUkuseHaglotosiye">{{cite news |title=Somalia: Somaliland Govt Ministers Wounded in Car Accident |work=allAfrica.com |agency=Garowe Online |date=2014-03-20 |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201403210181.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321212636/https://allafrica.com/stories/201403210181.html |archive-date=2014-03-21 |access-date=2026-02-01}}</ref>
In November 2015, the ruling Kulmiye Party held a congress in which 365 delegates selected candidates for the 2017 presidential election; Haglotosiye ran as a vice-presidential candidate but lost by 116 votes to the incumbent vice president, Abdirahman Saylici.<ref name="GaroweOnline2015Kulmiye">{{cite news |title=Somaliland ruling party picks presidential candidate in congress |work=Garowe Online |date=November 2015 |url=https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia-somaliland-ruling-party-picks-presidential-candidate-in-congress |access-date=2026-02-01}}</ref>
On 1 February 2016, President Silanyo began a tour of eastern Somaliland; shortly beforehand, Somaliland’s Health Minister Haglotosiye was in Buuhoodle under tight escort, a situation seen as signaling the president’s possible imminent visit there.<ref name="GaroweOnline2016TourEast">{{cite news |title=Somaliland President starts tour east |work=Garowe Online |date=2016-02-01 |url=https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somaliland/somaliland-president-starts-tour-east |access-date=2026-02-01}}</ref>
In May 2017, after he asked a critical question of Minister of Health Haglotosiye at a press conference in Hargeisa, Horseed Media editor was detained and held in prison.<ref name="CivicusMonitor2017Dirir">{{cite news |title=Journalist detained for questioning the Minister of Health |work=CIVICUS Monitor |date=2017-06-21 |url=https://monitor.civicus.org/explore/journalist-detention-question-minister-health-somalia/ |access-date=2026-02-01}}</ref><ref name="Hiiraan2017DetainedJournalist">{{cite news |title=Detained Somaliland Journalist in Poor Health: Wife |trans-title=Detained Somaliland Journalist in Poor Health: Wife |work=Hiiraan Online |date=2017-06-14 |url=https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2017/Jun/142607/detained_somaliland_journalist_in_poor_health_wife.aspx |access-date=2026-02-01}}</ref>
In October 2017, Haglotosiye attended a ceremony marking Dacarta’s elevation to district status in Maroodi Jeex, where he said he had postponed an overseas trip in order to be present for the important event.<ref name="Dawan2017DacartaWanqasha">{{cite news |title=Xafladdii Wan-qashada Degmada Dacarta iyo Weedhihii Hal-doorka Reer Somaliland ka Jeediyeen |trans-title=The Ceremony for Dacarta District’s Elevation and Speeches by Somaliland’s Leaders |work=Wargeyska Dawan |date=2017-10-09 |url=https://wargeyskadawan.com/2017/10/09/xafladdii-wan-qashada-degmada-dacarta-iyo-weedhihii-hal-doorka-reer-somaliland-ka-jeediyeen/ |access-date=2026-02-01}}</ref>
In December 2017, the newly inaugurated president Muse Bihi Abdi announced a new cabinet that replaced most ministers; Hassan Ismail Yusuf was appointed Minister of Health, while Haglotosiye did not secure a position in the new government.<ref name="BBCSomali2017Cabinet">{{cite news |title=Wasaaraddii "awoodda lahayd" oo laga tagay |trans-title=The “Powerful” Ministries That Were Dropped |work=BBC Somali |date=2017-12-14 |url=https://www.bbc.com/somali/war-42355768 |access-date=2026-02-01}}</ref>
===Former Minister of Health of Somaliland=== In December 2017, two vehicles carrying Haglotosiye’s wife and her security escort were stopped while traveling from Hargeisa to Las Anod and were detained by police in Burao, where the vehicles were seized; the authorities did not announce any reason for the action. Haglotosiye said the vehicles had been sent to transport family members and to pick up elders from Las Anod, and the incident was reported against a background in which he may have been attempting to relocate his wife to Las Anod after failing to secure a position in the newly formed government.<ref name="Hiiraan2017BurcoDetention">{{cite news |title=Gadiid siday Xaaska Wasiirkii hore ee Caafimaadka Somaliland oo Burco lagu xiray |trans-title=Vehicles Carrying the Wife of the Former Somaliland Health Minister Detained in Burao |work=Hiiraan Online |date=2017-12-15 |url=https://www.hiiraan.com/news/2017/Dec/wararka_maanta15-143935.htm |access-date=2026-02-01}}</ref>
In February 2021, Haglotosiye described COVID-19 as "a very dangerous disease" and urged the public to take strong precautions to prevent its spread; he also said he strongly hoped that the country would hold free and fair elections that everyone could accept.<ref name="AfkaShacabka2021CovidDoorasho">{{cite news |title=Xaglo-toosiye Oo Ka Hadlay Xanuunka Covid_19, Doorashada |trans-title=Haglotosiye Speaks About COVID-19 and the Elections |work=Afka Shacabka |date=2021-02-24 |url=https://afkashacabka.com/articles/46617/Xaglo-toosiye-Oo-Ka-Hadlay-Xanuunka-Covid19-Doorashada |access-date=2026-02-01}}</ref>
In October 2021, Haglotosiye announced that he had left the Kulmiye Party.<ref name=oodweynemedia20211024>{{Cite news |title=Ex‑Wasiir Saleebaan Xaglatoosiye Oo Beeniyey Warar Baraha Bulshada Dhex Wareegaya |trans-title=Former Minister Saleebaan Haglotosiye Denies Circulating Social Media Rumors |url=https://www.oodweynemedia.com/2021/10/24/ex-wasiir-saleebaan-xaglatoosiye-oo-beeniyey-warar-baraha-bulshada-dhex-wareegaya/ |publisher=Oodweyne Media |language=so |date=2021-10-24 |access-date=2025-08-03}}</ref>
===Somaliland People’s Party=== On 29 January 2022, Haglotosiye founded a new political party in Somaliland called the Somaliland People’s Party (SPP) and became its leader.<ref name="OodweyneMedia2022SPP">{{cite news |title=SPP: Daah-furka Urur-siyaasadeed Kulmiyey haldoorka siyaasiyiinta Somaliland oo Hargeysa lagaga dhawaaqay |trans-title=SPP: Launch of a Political Association Announced in Hargeisa |work=Oodweyne Media |date=2022-01-29 |url=https://www.oodweynemedia.com/2022/01/29/spp-daah-furka-urur-siyaasadeed-kulmiyey-haldoorka-siyaasiyiinta-somaliland-oo-hargeysa-lagaga-dhawaaqay/ |access-date=2026-02-01}}</ref><ref name=hadhwanaagnews20220330>{{Cite news |title=Somaliland: Wasiir Iska casilay Xukuumadda Madaxweyne Muuse Biixi |trans-title=Somaliland minister resigns from President Muse Bihi Abdi’s government |url=https://hadhwanaagnews.ca/articles/31296/Somaliland-Wasiir-Iska-casilay-Xukuumadda-Madaxweyne-Muuse-Biixi |publisher=Hadhwanaag News |language=so |date=2022-03-30 |access-date=2025-08-03}}</ref>
In July 2022, Haglotosiye visited Las Anod in eastern Somaliland but did not travel to Buuhoodle, which had previously been one of his political bases.<ref name="PuntlandPost2022XaglatoosiyeVisit">{{cite news |title=Xaglatoosiye oo Laascaanood iyo Buuhoodle kala garan la |trans-title=Haglotosiye Distinguishes Between Las Anod and Buuhoodle |work=Puntland Post |date=2022-07-21 |url=https://puntlandpost.net/2022/07/21/xaglatoosiye-oo-laascaanood-iyo-buuhoodle-kala-garan-la/ |access-date=2026-02-01}}</ref>
===Retirement from Somaliland politics and relocation to Puntland=== In February 2023, Haglotosiye called on the government to withdraw its troops from the Sool region about the Las Anod conflict.<ref name=hiiraanonline20230209>{{Cite news |title=Guddoomiyihii hore ee gobolka Banaadir oo sheegay in ciidamo gaar ah la geeyay Laascaanood |trans-title=Former governor of Banadir region says special forces deployed to Las Anod |url=https://www.hiiraan.com/news/2023/Feb/wararka_maanta9-183594.htm |publisher=Hiiraan Online |language=so |date=2023-02-09 |access-date=2025-08-03}}</ref> Later, Haglotosiye moved to Puntland's capital Garowe.<ref name=daljir20230228>{{Cite news |title=Dr. Saleebaan Ciise Xaglatoosiye ayaa marti ku ah barnaamijka Martisoor ee warbaahinta Daljir |trans-title=Dr. Saleebaan Ciise Xaglatoosiye is a guest on the Martisoor program of Daljir media |url=https://daljir.com/dr-saleebaan-ciise-xaglatoosiye-ayaa-marti-ku-ah-barnaamijka-martisoor-ee-warbaahinta-daljir/ |publisher=Daljir |language=so |date=2023-02-28 |access-date=2025-08-03}}</ref> He further announced around March 7 that he was withdrawing from Somaliland politics.<ref name=crisisgroup20230331>{{Cite news |title=CrisisWatch: April Alerts and March Trends 2023|url=https://www.crisisgroup.org/crisiswatch/april-alerts-and-march-trends-2023 |publisher=International Crisis Group |language=en |date=2023-03-31 |access-date=2025-08-03}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}} {{Ministers of Somaliland}}
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