The Farah Garad or the Garad Farah ( so, Faarax Garaad, ar, محمد جراد, Full Name:'' ’Farah Shirshore Habarwa Abdullah Muse Said Saleh Abdi Mohamed

Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, ( ar, عبدالرحمن بن اسماعيل الجبرتي) also known as Daarood, Dawud or Da'ud (), is the semi-legendary common ancestor of the Somali Darod clan. According to local tradition, Abdirahman d ...

'' ) is a

Somali clan The Somalis ( so, Soomaalida 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒆𐒖, ar, صوماليون) are an ethnic group native to the Horn of Africa who share a common ancestry, culture and history. The Lowland East Cushitic Somali language is the shared mo ...

which is part of the

Dhulbahante The Dhulbahante ( so, Dhulbahante, ar, دلبةنتئ) is a Somali clan family, part of the Harti clan which itself belongs to the largest Somali clan-family — the Darod. They are the traditional inhabitants of the physiographic Nugaal in its ...

clan-family, a sub-division of the larger

Harti Harti ( so, Harti, ar, هرتي), meaning "strong man", is a Somali clan family that is part of the Darod clan. The major sub-clans include the Majeerteen, Dhulbahante, Warsangali, Tinle, Maganlabe and Dishiishe, while other minor sub-clans ...

Darod The Darod ( so, Daarood, ar, دارود) is a Somali clan. The forefather of this clan was Sheikh Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, more commonly known as ''Darood''. The clan primarily settles the apex of the Horn of Africa and its peripheries ...

clan. The Farah Garad are divided into two sub-clans — Yassin Garad and Abdalla Garad. Abdalla has three clan eponyms, Ahmed Garad, Baharsame and Barkad. The large chief caaqil agglomerations including ''Ararsame'' (Reer Hagar & Wa'eys Adan), or the ''Ali Gheri'' xeer group, (including Farah Adan & Odala Samakab). And Yassin Dia Group.

Garad Jama Garad Ali Garad Jama Garad Ali ( so, Garaad Jaamac Garaad Cali, ar, (جراد جامع جراد علي is the supreme traditional clan chief (Garad) of the Dhulbahante. On May 22, 2006 he was crowned in Las Anod in the presences of a large crowd, including ...

is concurrently the

Garad Garad ( Harari: ገራድ, , , Oromo: ''Garaada'') is a term used to refer to a clan leader or regional administrator. It was used primarily by Muslims in the Horn of Africa that were associated with Islamic states, most notably the Adal Sultanat ...

of Farah Garad and the supreme Garad of Dhulbahante, however the largest constituency of clan-head is held by Garad Abdirizak Garaad Soofe, who is the grand garad of the Cali Gheri and Ahmed Garad

Overview

The largest of the farah Garad sub-clans, are ''Ararsame'' (mainly Reer Hagar but also Wa'ays Adan and maybe other dia-paying groups) and the ''Bah Ali Gheri confederation'' including ''Farah Adan'', ''Arale Mahad'' and Odola. Whereas ''Ararsame'' is named after an ancient twin duo.''Reer Khayr'' is named after the Dervish period wadaad fraternity which included several Dhulbahante subclans. The ''Odala'' and ''Egal Naleye'', sometimes collectively named after their uterine lineage ''Bahgeri'', are intermittently categorized under either ''Ararsame'' or ''Bah Cali Gheri Khayr'.

Distribution

The primarily homeland of the clan straddles the Nugaal Valley and the

Ciid Ciid or 'Iid ( so, Arlo Ciideed) is an archaic native geographic name for the land between the region of Mudug and the Nugaal Valley, roughly congruous with the northern Bookh district in Ethiopia. As such, Ciid constitutes the tripoint of the f ...

segments of the

Haud The Haud (also Hawd) (, ), formerly known as the Hawd Reserve Area is a plateau situated in the Horn of Africa consisting of thorn-bush and grasslands. The region includes the southern part of Somaliland as well as the northern and eastern part ...

plateaus where they inhabit the

Sool Sool ( so, Sool, ar, صول) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in south eastern Somaliland/north western Somalia. It borders Togdheer to the west, Sanaag to the north, Ethiopia to the south and Nugal, Bari to the east. Its capital city ...

and

Togdheer Togdheer ( so, Togdheer, ar, تُوْجْدَيْر, Tūjdayr) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in central Somaliland. Togdheer is bordered by Maroodi Jeex to the west, Saaxil to the north, Sanaag to the northeast, Sool to the east a ...

regions of Somaliland. In particular, they settle in the districts of

Las Anod Las Anod ( so, Laascaanood; ar, لاسعانود) is the administrative capital of the Sool, Somaliland, Sool region of Somaliland. Territorial dispute The city is disputed by Puntland and Somaliland. The former bases its claim due to the ki ...

and

Buuhoodle Buuhoodle ( so, Buuhoodle, ar, بووهودل), also known as Bohotle, is the second largest city in the Togdheer region of Somaliland and also the capital of the Cayn region under Puntland. It is a prominent border town for movements of goods t ...

. In

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

, the clan has a significant presence in the

Dollo Zone Dollo ( so, Doollo) is one of the nine zones in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. It was previously known as Warder/Werder, so named after its largest city, Warder. Dollo is bordered on the southwest by Korahe, on the northwest by Jarar, on the ...

, specifically in the woredas of Boh, Danot and Werder.

Garadate seat

Garadate

Groups

Dharbash Haroun, also called Fadhiweyn, and natively transliterated as Xarunta in Somali, was a government and headquarters of the Dervishes, headed by Faarax Mahmud Sugulle. According to Claude Edward Marjoribanks Dansey, the political officer in the ...

, was a Dervish administrative division which was one third Baharsame, a Farah Garad clan.

People

Cabbaas Xuseen Afbakayle is a 1905 poem by the Sayid Mohammed Abdullah Hassan made while he was in exile. The poem is a political poem which primarily deals with the topic of treachery and two-facedness, known as ''jeesjeesnimo'' in Somali. According to scholar A ...

, first prime minister of the Dervish (1895 - 1900); of the Baharsame clan * Xaashi Suni Fooyaan, peace-time prime minister of the Dervish (1905-1906); of the Baharsame clan *Soofe-cali Buraale, member of the Dervish haroun, i.e. the government; was of the Baharsame clan * Cabbane Sugulle, commander of

Burcadde-Godwein Haroun, also called Fadhiweyn, and natively transliterated as Xarunta in Somali, was a government and headquarters of the Dervishes, headed by Faarax Mahmud Sugulle. According to Claude Edward Marjoribanks Dansey, the political officer in th ...

, a Dervish administrative division

Chief caaqil groups

Barkad

People

There were many notable Barkad people in the Dervish haroun, i.e. its government. These include: * Jaamac Ismaaciil Dhoon, was a member of the Dervish haroun; of the Barkad clan *Xareed Duubi Deero, was a member of the Dervish haroun; of the Barkad clan * Samatar Bullalleh, mentioned in the Geoffrey Archer's 1916 important members of Dervish haroun list

Ararsame twins

People

*Cali Meggar, mentioned in the Geoffrey Archer's 1916 important members of Dervish haroun list

Ali Gheri

The Ali-Gheri garad is whom Bah Ali Gheri caaqils (chieftains) of Farah Garad give deference to, by extension making them a confedaration. The poem by Ali Dhuh confirms that the ''Reer Khayre'' subclan is a ''Dhulbahante'' confederation that consists of Ali Geri, Mahad Adan and Farah Adan, with Dhuh referring to it as a grouping in his poem ''Allahu Akbar''. The Bah Ali Gheri onelings have the largest ''deegaan'' (traditional clan territory) of the Farah Garad clans, stretching some 200 kilometers, from Dhilaalo in the north to Dannood in the south. According to both colonial sources as well as native historians such as Jama Omar Issa, the ''Ali Gheri onelings'' were the clan whom began and started the early camp of Maxkamadaha Dervishta in 1895. The Ali Gheri clan are particularly known for being the first tribe to adopt the Dervish (Dervish) identity,*
*
* and according to professor Ingiriis, the bulk of the Dervish ranks being of the Ali Geri clan, suggested Dervish ideology moved towards "clan solidarity".

Groups

In the following Dervish administrative divisions, at least half comprised ''Bah Ali Gheri'' muqaddims (arbitrators), scouts, clerics, tenders and fighters: *

Ragxun Haroun, also called Fadhiweyn, and natively transliterated as Xarunta in Somali, was a government and headquarters of the Dervishes, headed by Faarax Mahmud Sugulle. According to Claude Edward Marjoribanks Dansey, the political officer in the ...

, was a Dervish administrative division which was half Farah Garad, as Bah Cali Geri is a Farah Garad subclan. *

Miinanle Haroun, also called Fadhiweyn, and natively transliterated as Xarunta in Somali, was a government and headquarters of the Dervishes, headed by Faarax Mahmud Sugulle. According to Claude Edward Marjoribanks Dansey, the political officer in th ...

, was a Dervish administrative division which was majority Farah Garad, as Cali-geri and Odala & Egal-Naleye are Farah Garad sub-clans. * Golaweyne, was a Dervish administrative division which was half Farah Garad, as Cali-geri are Farah Garad sub-clans.

People

* Jaamac Cudur, commander of a Garbo Dervish subdivision *

Osman Boss Haroun, also called Fadhiweyn, and natively transliterated as Xarunta in Somali language, Somali, was a government and headquarters of the Dervish movement (Somali), Dervishes, headed by Faarax Mahmud Sugulle. According to Claude Dansey, Claude ...

, commander of a

subdivision *Aadan Dhacdhaco, was a member of the Dervish haroun, i.e. government; was of the Reer Khair Dhulbahante clan *Cabdi Yaar Guuleed, was a member of the Dervish haroun, i.e. government; was of the Reer Khair Dhulbahante clan *Maxamuud Cilmi, was a member of the Dervish haroun, i.e. government; was of the Reer Khair Dhulbahante clan *Aadan Cawad, was a member of the Dervish haroun, i.e. government; was of the Reer Khair Dhulbahante clan *Soofe Durraan, was a member of the Dervish haroun, i.e. government; was of the Reer Khair Dhulbahante clan *

Mohamud Hosh Haji Yusuf Barre was the commander at the battle of Jidbali, the largest and deadliest engagement between the dervishes and the British empire in the Horn of Africa. Haji Yusuf Barre is also noted for being the person whom held the last stand at th ...

, was a member of the Dervish haroun, i.e. government; was of the Reer Khair Dhulbahante clan *Saliid Baynax, member of Dervish haroun

Clan tree

There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures and some lineages might be omitted." However, the following summarised clan tree presented below is taken from John Hunt's ''A general survey of the Somaliland Protectorate (1944-1950)'': *

(

) ** Mohamed Abdirahman (Kabalalah) *** Abdi Mohamed (Kombe) ****Salah Abdi (

) *****Said Abdi (

) ******Muse Said *******Abdale Muse ********Habarwa Abdale *********Shirshore Habarwa ******Farah 'Garaad' Shirshore *******Yasin 'Garad' Farah *******Abdulleh Garad Farah ********Ali 'Garad' Abdulle ********Mohamed 'Garad' Abdulle (Bah'ararsame) *********Mohamoud 'Garad' Mohamed (Jabane) **********Mohamed Mohamoud **********Warsame Mohamoud **********Liban Mohamoud **********Sharmarke Mohamoud ********Guleed 'Garaad' Abdulleh (Barkad) *********Ali Gulled *********Amir Gulled *********Mohamoud Gulled ********Ahmed 'Garaad' Abdulleh *********Samakab Ahmed (Odala) *********Egal Ahmed (Bahgeri) *********Warfa Ahmed (Bahgeri) *********Hassan Ahmed (Bahgeri) *********Naleye Ahmed (Egal Naleya) *********Ali'Geri Ahmed (Reer Khayr), **********Ismail Ali’Geri **********Hersi Ali’Geri **********Shawe Ali’Geri **********Burale Ali’Geri **********Gulled Ali’Geri **********Subaan Ali’Geri *********Adan Ahmed **********Mahad Adan (Reer Khayr) **********Farah Adan (Reer Khayr) **********Wa'eys Adan (Ararsame) **********Hagar Adan (Ararsame) ***********Gedi Hagar (Bah Ogaden) ***********Addaad Hagar (Bah Ogaden) ***********Warsame Hagar (Bah Ogaden) ***********Elmi Hagar (Bah Ogaden) ***********Amir Hagar (Bah Ogaden) ***********Gulled Hagar (Bah Ogaden) ***********Ayaar Hagar (Bah Warsengali) ***********Fatah Hagar (Bah Warsengali) ***********Adan Hagar (Bah Warsengali) ***********Adan Hagar (Bah Warsengali) ***********Farah Hagar (Bah Warsengali)

Notes

Notable Figures

Prime ministers

Ali Khalif Galaydh Ali Khalif Galaydh ( so, Cali Khalif Galaydh, ar, علي خليف غلير) (15 October 1941 – 8 October 2020) was a Somali politician. He was the Prime Minister of the transitional Somalia administration from 8 October 2000 to 28 October 2001. ...

, Ex-Prime minister of

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

and

Khaatumo Khatumo State ( so, Khaatumo; ar, ولاية خاتمة, translit=wilāyat khātimah), officially the Khatumo State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Khaatumo ee Soomaaliya), was a successor to the SSC Movement. Centred on the Sool, Sanaag reg ...

President. *

, first prime minister of the Dervish (1895 - 1900) * Xaashi Suni Fooyaan, peace-time prime minister of the Dervish (1905-1906)

Leaders

* Mohamed Yusuf Jama, former Khaatumo president * Saleban Essa Ahmed, SSC Leader and former Somaliland

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Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar ( so, Cabdihakiin Cabdulaahi Xaaji Cumar, ar, عبد الحكيم عبد الله حاجي عمر), also known as Abdihakin Abdullahi Omar Amey, is a Somali politician. Former Vice President of Puntland. Personal l ...

, Former Vice President of

Puntland Puntland ( so, Puntland, ar, أرض البنط, it, Terra di Punt or ''Paese di Punt''), officially the Puntland State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland ee Soomaaliya, ar, ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية), is a F ...

. *

Ismail Mire Ismail Mire Elmi ( so, Ismaaciil Mire Cilmi), was a renowned Somali poet and one of the most senior Darawiish generals. He served within the movement's governing council (Khusuusi), often responsible for intelligence operations.Dictionary of Afri ...

Shiikhyaale Haroun, also called Fadhiweyn, and natively transliterated as Xarunta in Somali, was a government and headquarters of the Dervishes, headed by Faarax Mahmud Sugulle. According to Claude Edward Marjoribanks Dansey, the political officer in th ...

commander, poet. * Barni Sugulle, female governor of

Indhabadan Haroun, also called Fadhiweyn, and natively transliterated as Xarunta in Somali, was a government and headquarters of the Dervishes, headed by Faarax Mahmud Sugulle. According to Claude Edward Marjoribanks Dansey, the political officer in th ...

, sister of Faarax Sugulle * Jaamac Ismaaciil Dhoon, Barkad, Dervish muqaddim

Commanders

* Suleiman Aden Galaydh, Dervish commander at Cagaarweyne * Xayd Aden Galaydh, Dervish commander at Jidbali

Tribal leaders

*Garad Jama Garad Ali, Traditional Clan Chief of the

Clan. * Garaad Abdulahi Garaad Soofe, Garad, of the Ahmed Garad, the second most senior chief of the Farah Garad branch of the Dhulbahante Clan.

Enterprisers

* Abdinasir Ali Hassan, Chairman of

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. * Abdi Holland, Somali artist. * Ali Dhuh, a great poet a coiner of new Somali words; poetic critic of the Sayid *

Aadan Carab Aadan Carab was a poet born in Darawiish-controlled territory in 1917. The early forms of poetry of Aadan Carab is primarily concerned with clan duels, and or clans prevailing over others either in jest or pertaining to actual events. His latter p ...

, poet who chronicled colonial-era events; said a Dhulbahante genocide occurred at the hands of European colonialists

Legislative speakers

* Bashe Mohamed Farah, Former Speaker of Somaliland

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. * Faarax Sugulle, head of the Dervish haroun

Politicians

Ali Jangali Ali Jangali ( so, Cali Axmed Jamaac, ar, علي أحمد جامع) is a Somali politician. Personal life Jama belongs to the Dhulbahante subclan of the Darod. Career Between 2004 and 2012, Jama held various positions in # # Transitional Fe ...

, Former Somali minister of foreign affairs. * Ahmed Aidid former Minister of Education. * Abdiqani Mohamoud Jidhe,

Governor of Sool The Governor of Sool () is the chief executive of the Sool, leading the region's executive branch. Overview Sool is claimed by both Somaliland and Puntland, with each government appointing a Governor of Sool. As of 2022, most of Sool is effect ...

. *Abokor Seed Cali, member of the Dervish haroun, of the Odala Samakab (Bahgeri Dhulbahante) clan

References

{{Somali clans Dhulbahante Somali clans in Ethiopia