Coat of arms of Maakhir

Maakhir State of Somalia
ولاية ماخر الصومال
2007–2009
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem Soomaaliyeey toosoo
Capital		Badhan
Government		Federal state
History
•	Declared	1 July 2007
•	Dissolved	11 January 2009
Area		45,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi)
Population
•	est.	700,000
Density		16/km2 (40/sq mi)
Currency		Somalishilling
Internet TLD		.so
Calling code		+252
Succeeded by Sanaag

Maakhir (Somali: Goboleedka Maakhir, Arabic: ماخر ‎‎ Maakhirian), officially the Maakhir State of Somalia (Somali: Maamul Goboleedka Maakhiran; Arabic: ولاية ماخر الصومال‎‎ Wilaayatul baladul Maakhir balad- aṣ-Ṣūmmāal) was an autonomous region in northern Somalia. Also known as Badhan District where most of maakhir is located from and is situated in an area disputed by the Somaliland and Puntland macro-regions. In late 2007, it was incorporated into Somaliland.

Maakhir was a self-proclaimed state that represented the political will of the Warsangali Darod within federal Somalia. The Warsangali were one of the principal actors in the creation of the Puntland State as a successor to the Harti Sultanates after the collapse of the central government in Somalia in 1991. However, since the proclamation of an autonomous Puntland in 1998, some Warsangali felt that they were sidelined while the Majeerteen clan assumed a hegemonic role in the state. Maakhir was brought back into the Puntland fold by General Abdullahi Ahmed Jama ("Ilkajir"), who contested the Puntland election. General Ilkajir became the de facto leader of Maakhir following the dissolution of the Maakhir administration.

Maakhir State proclaimed autonomy at a 1 July 2007 ceremony in Badhan in response to overlapping claims of Somaliland and Puntland over the western Sanaag and western Bari, both of which have led to several gun battles over control of the territory between Somaliland and Puntland. Puntland and Somaliland have signed oil concessions in this part of Sanaag, without the consent of the local leadership. This contributed to the desire of the local Warsangali to administer their own affairs, and to resolve disputes with Mohamud Muse Hersi, the former President of Puntland.

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