ABTRACT In all contemporary developing nations across the globe, fighting poverty is the fundamental objective of all decision makers. This study is thus aimed to assess the dimensions and determinants of poverty in agro-pastoral household in Dambal District, in Sitti zone of Ethiopian Somali region. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative research approaches and collected data by using both primary and secondary sources of data. The primary data were collected by using household survey, FGDs, KII and Field observations and the secondary data were obtained from the government relevant bureaus, NGOs and reviewing other related reports and studies. Three stage sampling was employed to select 134 sample households from sample kebele administrations. Consumption expenditure and Cost of Basic Need methods were used to measure poverty and construct poverty line, respectively. Accordingly, the food poverty line was 2255.59 Birr and the total poverty line was 3821.74 Birr per AE per year. The FGT poverty index was employed to examine the extent and severity of poverty. It reveals that nearly 43.75% of the sample households live below poverty line with poverty gap and poverty severity index of 0.1345 and 0.0443, respectively. Fifteen explanatory variables were included in the binary logit model to identify factors influencing household poverty. Among the fifteen explanatory variables included in the empirical model, number of livestock (TLU/AE), oxen ownership, farm size, farm income, non-farm income, income from sell of milk, expenditure on improved seed and expenditure on veterinary service showed theoretically consistent, statistically significant and negatively affecting poverty. Family size (in AE), sex, and dependency ratio have positive and significant effect on poverty. The findings imply that emphasis should be given to the following issues with a view to reduce poverty prevalence in the study area. Accordingly, building basic livelihood assets, improving institutional services (extension, veterinary, market, attitude change on credit utilization), and improving the labor market and gender equality could provide entry points for policymaking an intervention. Key words: Poverty, Agro- pastoral, Dambal