The Ibran ( so, Cibraan or ''Cimraan'', ar, عمران, Full Name: ''Muhammad ('cimran) ibn
ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad'') is a major clan of the wider
Isaaq clan family. Ibran had two sons, Egale And Yonis. Yonis's son Mohamed have two sons Abdalle, and Essa. Its members form part of the larger Habr Je'lo confederation along with the
Muse Sheikh Ishaaq,
Sanbuur and
Tol Je'lo clans. Politically however, the Ibran are part of the Habr Je'lo.
The clan primarily inhabits the
Togdheer region of
Somaliland
Somaliland,; ar, صوماليلاند ', ' officially the Republic of Somaliland,, ar, جمهورية صوماليلاند, link=no ''Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālīlānd'' is a ''de facto'' sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still conside ...
, ( war imran district is their largest city ) as well as the
Somali Region in
Ethiopia.
History
Sheikh Ishaaq ibn Ahmed was one of the Arabian scholars that crossed the sea from Arabia to the Horn of Africa to spread Islam around 12th to 13th century. He is said to have been descended from Prophet Mohammed's daughter
Fatimah. Hence the Sheikh belonged to the
Ashraf or
Sada, titles given to the descendants of the prophet. He married two local women in Somaliland that left him eight sons, one of them being Muhammad (Imran). The descendants of those eight sons constitute the Isaaq clan-family.
Distribution
The Ibran primarily reside in
Togdheer region in
Somaliland
Somaliland,; ar, صوماليلاند ', ' officially the Republic of Somaliland,, ar, جمهورية صوماليلاند, link=no ''Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālīlānd'' is a ''de facto'' sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still conside ...
, as well as the
Somali Region in
Ethiopia.
They also have a large settlement in
Kenya where they are known as a constituent segment of the Isahakia community.
Notable figures
*
Bashe Awil Omar
Bashe Awil Omar (born 1972 in Hargeisa, Somaliland) is a diplomat and politician. He served as the Somaliland Representative to the United Arab Emirates (2015-2018) and Kenya (2018-2021) as President of the Somaliland Liaison Office.
Backgroun ...
- former Deputy
Foreign Minister of Somaliland as well as former
Somaliland
Somaliland,; ar, صوماليلاند ', ' officially the Republic of Somaliland,, ar, جمهورية صوماليلاند, link=no ''Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālīlānd'' is a ''de facto'' sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still conside ...
ambassador to
Kenya and the
UAE
* Ibrahim Ismail sugulle ( sooraan) - was a famous poet, comedian and composer.
* Aqil yare- was the clan's chief and famous elder during colonial era.
* General burale muhumed willad - brigadier general of Somalia.
* Hassan mo'allim - former presidential minister.
* Jama Abdillahi biin - former governor of togdheer region and state minister.
* Mohamed nafaqo , the incumbent governor of the togdheer region.
* Guled Mohamed warsame - member of SOMALILAND parliament.
* General jama madaxyar - was somaliland's chief of intelligence agency.
* Shiine falliidh - the deputy leader of mideeye political party
* General Ismael Ali farah- the eastern military court leader
* Abdinassir omer : deputy minister of MOFA.
* Yusuf Osman Abdulle ( shacir) a well known poet and socialist.
References
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Somali clans
Somali clans in Ethiopia