The Darod ( so, Daarood, ar, دارود) is a
Somali clan. The forefather of this clan was Sheikh
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 ...
, more commonly known as ''Darood''.
The clan primarily settles the apex of the Horn of Africa and its peripheries, the Somali hinterlands up to
Oromia
Oromia (Amharic: ) ( om, Oromiyaa) is a regional state in Ethiopia and the homeland of the Oromo people. The capital of Oromia is Addis Ababa.
It is bordered by the Somali Region to the east; the Amhara Region, the Afar Region and the Be ...
, and both sides of the
Kenya-
Somalia border.
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- N.B. Various authorities indicate that the Darod is one of the largest Somali clan
whereas others suggest that the Hawiye is the largest Somali clan within Somali
The Darod clan is the second largest Somali clan family in the
Horn of Africa.
Origins
According to early Islamic books and Somali tradition,
Aqeel Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib ( ar, أَبُو طَالِب بن عَبْد ٱلْمُطَّلِب '; ) was the leader of Banu Hashim, a clan of the Qurayshi tribe of Mecca in the Hejazi region of the Arabian Peninsula. He was an uncle of the I ...
Al-Qurashi descendant
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 ...
(Darod), a son of the
Sufi Sheikh Isma'il al-Jabarti of the
Qadiriyyah
The Qadiriyya (), also transliterated Qādirīyah, ''Qadri'', ''Qadriya'', ''Kadri'', ''Elkadri'', ''Elkadry'', ''Aladray'', ''Alkadrie'', ''Adray'', ''Kadray'', ''Kadiri'', ''Qadiri'', ''Quadri'' or ''Qadri'' are members of the Sunni Qadiri ta ...
order, fled his homeland in the
Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate. ...
after an argument with his uncle.
[Rima Berns McGown, ''Muslims in the diaspora'', (University of Toronto Press: 1999), pp.27-28] During the 10th or 11th century CE,
Abdirahman is believed to have then settled in
Somaliland just across the
Red Sea and married
Dobira, the daughter of the
Dir clan chief. This union is said to have given rise to the Darod clan family.
Thus, it established matrilateral ties with the
Samaale Samaale, also spelled Samali or Samale ( so, Samaale) is traditionally considered to be the oldest common forefather of several major Somali clans and their respective sub-clans. His name is the source of the ethnonym ''Somali''..
As the purported ...
main stem.
According to the British anthropologist and
Somali Studies veteran
Ioan Lewis, the traditions of descent from noble Arab families related to the
Prophet are most probably figurative expressions of the importance of
Islam in Somali society.
However, "there is a strong historically valid component in these legends which, in the case of the Darod, is confirmed in the current practice of a Dir representative officiating at the ceremony of installation of the chief of the Darod family."
A similar clan mythology exists for the
Sheikh Ishaq ibn Ahmad al-'Alawi, who are said to have descended from one
Sheikh
Sheikh (pronounced or ; ar, شيخ ' , mostly pronounced , plural ' )—also transliterated sheekh, sheyikh, shaykh, shayk, shekh, shaik and Shaikh, shak—is an honorific title in the Arabic language. It commonly designates a chief of a ...
Ishaq ibn Ahmad al-'Alawi, another
Banu Hashim
)
, type = Qurayshi Arab clan
, image =
, alt =
, caption =
, nisba = al-Hashimi
, location = Mecca, Hejaz Middle East, North Africa, Horn of Africa
, descended = Hashim ibn Abd Manaf
, parent_tribe = Qura ...
who came to Somaliland around the same time.
[I.M. Lewis, ''A Modern History of the Somali'', fourth edition (Oxford: James Currey, 2002), p. 22] As with Sheikh Isaaq, there are also numerous existing
hagiologies in Arabic which describe Sheikh Darod's travels, works and overall life in northern Somalia, as well as his movements in Arabia before his arrival. Besides historical sources such as
Al-Masudi's ''Aqeeliyoon'',
a modern ''manaaqib'' (a collection of glorious deeds) printed in
Cairo
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in 1945 by Sheikh Ahmad bin Hussen bin Mahammad titled ''Manaaqib as-Sheikh Ismaa'iil bin Ibraahiim al-Jabarti'' also discusses Sheikh Darod and his proposed father Isma'il al-Jabarti, the latter of whom is reportedly buried in Bab Siham in the
Zabid District
Zabid District ( ar, مُدِيْرِيَّة زَبِيد) is a district of the Al Hudaydah Governorate in western Yemen.
Overview
The Yemeni Sufi Sheikh Isma'il al-Jabarti of the Qadiriyyah order is buried in the Zabid District.I. M. Lewis, ''A ...
of western
Yemen.
[Lewis, ''A pastoral democracy'', p.131.]
Sheikh Darod's own tomb is in
Haylaan, situated in the
Sanaag region of Somaliland, and is the scene of frequent
pilgrimages.
[Lewis, ''Peoples of the Horn of Africa'', p.18-19] Sheikh Isaaq is buried nearby in
Maydh, as is Sheikh Harti, a descendant of Sheikh Darod and the progenitor of the
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-cl ...
Darod sub-clan, whose tomb lies in the ancient town of
Qa’ableh.
Sheikh Darod's ''
mawlid'' (birthday) is also celebrated every Friday with a public reading of his ''manaaqib''.
The Darod were supporters of
Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi during his 16th century
conquest of Abyssinia; especially the Harti, Marehan and Bartire sub-clans, who fought at
Shimbra Kure, among other battles. In his medieval ''Futuh Al-Habash'' documenting this campaign, the chronicler Shihāb al-Dīn indicates that 300 Harti soldiers took part in Imam Ahmad's
Adal Sultanate
The Adal Sultanate, or the Adal Empire or the ʿAdal or the Bar Saʿad dīn (alt. spelling ''Adel Sultanate, ''Adal ''Sultanate'') () was a medieval Sunni Muslim Empire which was located in the Horn of Africa. It was founded by Sabr ad-Din II ...
army. He describes them as "famous among the infantry as stolid swordsmen" and "a people not given to yielding".
Lineage
Darod is believed to be the son of the famous Arabian Sheikh, Ismail bin Ibrahim Al-Jabarti, who is buried in the Zabid District of Yemen who is believed to have descendant of
Aqeel ibn Abi Talib who in turn hails from the
Quraysh, a historically significant Arab tribe that the final prophet of Islam,
Muhammed hails from.
In 2009, former
President of Somalia
The president of Somalia ( so, Madaxaweynaha Soomaaliya) is the head of state of Somalia. The president is also commander-in-chief of the Somali Armed Forces. The president represents the Federal Republic of Somalia, and the unity of the Somal ...
,
Abdullahi Yusuf
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed ( so, Cabdulaahi Yuusuf Axmed, ar, عبدالله يوسف أحمد; 15 December 1934 – 23 March 2012) was a Somali politician and former colonel in the Somali National Army. He was one of the founders of the Somali ...
visited the grave of Ismail bin Ibrahim Al-Jabarti in Yemen
According to many
medieval and modern Islamic historians, Darod is descended from Aqeel ibn Abi Talib, the cousin of Muhammad and brother of Ali ibn Abi Talib. An ancient Islamic history book, called ''Aqeeliyoon'' by Al-Masudi, talks in detail about the descendants of Aqeel ibn Abi Talib, wherein Darod is also mentioned.
The book gives Sheikh Darod's lineage as Abdirahmaan Bin Ismaa'iil Bin Ibraahim Bin Abdirahmaan Bin Muhammed Bin Abdi Samad Bin Hanbal Bin Mahdi Bin Ahmed Bin Abdalle Bin Muhammed Bin Aqail Bin Abu-Talib Bin Abdul-Mutalib Bin Hashim Bin Qusaya.
According to ''Allaa'i Alsuniyah Fi Al-Aqab Al-Aqeeliyah'' (2006) by Ahmed bin Ali Al-Rajihi Al-Aqeeli, the lineage of Sheikh Darod/Da'ud is: "Da'ud ibn Ismail ibn Ibrahim ibn Abdulsamad ibn Ahmed ibn Abdallah ibn Ahmed Ibn Ismail ibn Ibrahim ibn Abdallah ibn Isma'il ibn Ali ibn Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn Hamid ibn Abdallah ibn Ibrahim ibn Ali ibn Ahmed ibn Abdallah ibn Muslim ibn Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn Aqeel ibn Abi-Talib Al-Hashimi Al-Qurashi". Al-Aqeeli adds that Sheikh Isma'il's sons include Abi-Bakar, Da'ud, Ahmad and Abdulsamad, whose other offspring inhabit the
Hadhramaut and
Mahra regions in
Southern Arabia
South Arabia () is a historical region that consists of the southern region of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia, mainly centered in what is now the Republic of Yemen, yet it has also historically included Najran, Jizan, Al-Bahah, and 'Asi ...
.
Distribution
The Darood are believed to be a large Somali clan both in terms of population size and land inhabitation. The Darood constitute a big presence in the
Somali Region of Ethiopia and are also the one of the largest Somali clan in North Eastern Province of Kenya. Within Somalia, the Darood are also one of the largest clans, with traditional strongholds in the north, modern day
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 ...
state which is dominated by the
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-cl ...
subclan of Darood. In addition, the
Marehan,
Ogaden
Ogaden (pronounced and often spelled ''Ogadēn''; so, Ogaadeen, am, ውጋዴ/ውጋዴን) is one of the historical names given to the modern Somali Region, the territory comprising the eastern portion of Ethiopia formerly part of the Harargh ...
,
Jidwaaq
The Jidwaq ( so, Jidwaaq, ar, جيدواق) is a large Somali clan, part of one of the largest Somali clans families, the Absame Darod.
Overview
The Jidwaq clan primarily inhabit the Somali Region of Ethiopia, (where they live in the Jigjiga ...
, and
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-cl ...
Darod members are also settled further down south in the
Gedo
Gedo ( so, Gedo, Maay: ''Gethy'', ar, جيذو, it, Ghedo or ''Ghedu'') is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in Jubaland, southern Somalia. Its regional capital is Garbahaarreey. It was created in 1974 and is bordered by the Ogaden in E ...
region as well as the
Middle Jubba
Middle Juba ( so, Jubbada Dhexe, Maay: ''Jubithy Dhahy'', ar, جوبا الأوسط, it, Medio Giuba) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in southern Somalia. With its capital at Bu'aale, it is located in the autonomous Jubaland region.
...
and
Lower Jubba
Lower Juba ( so, Jubbada Hoose, Maay: ''Jubithy Hoosy'', ar, جوبا السفلى, it, Basso Giuba) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in southern Somalia. With its capital at Kismayo, it lies in the autonomous Jubaland region. It has gre ...
regions of Somalia. The Darood in Somalia, roughly corresponds to the Darood's settled within the
Jubbaland
Jubaland ( so, Jubbaland, ar, , it, Oltregiuba), the Juba Valley ( so, Dooxada Jubba) or Azania ( so, Asaaniya, ar, ), is a Federal Member State in southern Somalia. Its eastern border lies east of the Jubba River, stretching from Gedo t ...
and
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 ...
states. In
Somaliland the Darood settle the eastern
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 ...
,
Sanaag regions and the
Buhoodle
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 ...
district of
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 ...
Major Darood Settlements within Somalia include
Galkacyo,
Kismaayo,
Bosaso
Bosaso ( so, Boosaaso, ar, بوصاصو), historically known as Bender Cassim is a city in the northeastern Bari province ('' gobol'') of Somalia. It is the seat of the Bosaso District. Located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, the mun ...
, and
Garowe
Garowe ( so, Garoowe, ar, غَاْرَّوْؤَيَ, .
Darood are also the largest clan in
Jigjiga
Jijiga (, am, ጅጅጋ, ''Jijiga'') is the capital city of Somali Region, Ethiopia. It became the capital of the Somali Region in 1995 after it was moved from Gode. Located in the Fafan Zone with 70 km (37 mi) west of the borde ...
in Ethiopia, and
Garissa
Garissa ( so, Gaarrisa) is the capital of Garissa County, Kenya. It is situated in the former North Eastern Province.
Geography
The Tana River, which rises in Mount Kenya east of Nyeri, flows through the Garissa. The Bour-Algi Giraffe Sanctu ...
in Northern Kenya.
Nobility
The Darod clan has produced numerous
noble
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* Noble Glacier, King George Island
* Noble Nunatak, Marie Byrd Land
* Noble Peak, Wiencke Island
* Noble Rocks, Graham Land
Australia
* Noble Island, Gr ...
Somali men and women over the centuries, including many
Sultans. Traditionally, the Darod population was mostly concentrated in the northern and northeastern cities on the
Gulf of Aden and upper
Indian Ocean coast in the
Horn of Africa. Darod noble men ruled these settlement pockets until the European colonial powers changed the political dynamics of Somalia during the late 19th century. Before many Darods began pushing southward in the mid-1850s, the
Majeerteen Sultanate and
Sultanate of Hobyo held steadfast in solidly established posts from
Alula
The alula , or bastard wing, (plural ''alulae'') is a small projection on the anterior edge of the wing of modern birds and a few non-avian dinosaurs. The word is Latin and means "winglet"; it is the diminutive of ''ala'', meaning "wing". The a ...
to
Hobyo.
Clan tree
There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures and many lineages are omitted. The following listing is based upon the
World Bank's ''Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics'' from 2005 and the
United Kingdom's
Home Office publication, ''Somalia Assessment 2001''.
[Country Information and Policy Unit, Home Office, Great Britain, Somalia Assessment 2001, Annex B: Somali Clan Structure](_blank)
, p. 43
*Darod (Daarood)
**
Geri Koombe
**
Harla
The Harla, also known as Harala, or Arla, are an extinct ethnic group that once inhabited Djibouti, Ethiopia and northern Somalia. They spoke the now-extinct Harla language, which belonged to either the Cushitic or Semitic branches of the Afroa ...
**Sade
***(
Marehan)
****Reer Dini
****Reer Hassan
****Eli Dheere
**Tenade
***
Leelkaase
**Yusuf
***
Awrtable
The Awrtable ( Somali: ''Awrtable'', Arabic: ''أورتبلي''; also spelled ''Ortable'', ''Aurtable'' or ''Owrtable'') is a Somali sub-clan from the Darod clan.
Background
The Awrtable have a vast traditional territory covering Mudug, N ...
**Kabalah
***
Absame
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 peripherie ...
****
Ogaden
Ogaden (pronounced and often spelled ''Ogadēn''; so, Ogaadeen, am, ውጋዴ/ውጋዴን) is one of the historical names given to the modern Somali Region, the territory comprising the eastern portion of Ethiopia formerly part of the Harargh ...
*****Makabul
*****Mohamed Zubeir
*****
Aulihan
The Aulihan () are a Somali clan, a division of the Ogaden clan, living on both sides of the Kenya - Somalia border. The majorities migrated in response to pressure from the expanding Ethiopian empire and had taken control of the hinterland of the ...
****
Jidwaaq
The Jidwaq ( so, Jidwaaq, ar, جيدواق) is a large Somali clan, part of one of the largest Somali clans families, the Absame Darod.
Overview
The Jidwaq clan primarily inhabit the Somali Region of Ethiopia, (where they live in the Jigjiga ...
*****Bartire
*****
Abaskuul
The Abaskuul, Abasguul, Abasgul or Abaskul (Somali: ''Abasguul'', ''Abaskuul''. Arabic: ابسغول) is a Somali sub-clan of the Jidwaaq, Absame, Kumade, Kablalah, Darod line. The Abaskuul mainly reside between Jigjiga and Degahbur in the S ...
*****Yabare
***
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-cl ...
****
Dishishe (Dishishe)
****
Warsangali
The Warsangali ( so, Warsangeli, ar, قبيلة ورسنجلي) is a major Somali sub clan, part of the Harti clan which itself belongs to one of the largest Somali clan-families - the Darod. In the Somali language, the name Warsangali means ...
(Warsengeli)
****
Majeerteen
The Majeerteen ( so, Majeerteen, ar, ماجرتين; also spelled Majerteen, Macherten, Majertain, or Mijurtin) is a sub-clan. It is one of the major Somali groups, with a vast traditional territory spanning 3 major regions of Somalia: Bari, ...
(Mijerteen)
*****Reer Biciidyahaan
*****Siwaaqroon
*****Ali jibrahiil
*****Ali Saleeban
*****ugaar saleeban
*****Mahamoud Saleeban
******Omar Mahmud
******Issa Mahmud
******Osman Mahmoud
****
Dhulbahante (Dolbahante)
*****Mohamud Garaad
******Jama Siad
******
Galool Oriye
The Mohamoud Garad ( so, Maxamuud Garaad, ar, محمود جراد, Full Name:'' ’Mohamoud Shirshore Habarwa Abdullah Muse Said Saleh Abdi Mohamed Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti'' ) is a Somali clan. Its members form a part of the Dhulba ...
*****Farah Garaad
******Baharsame
******Barkad
******Ararsame
******Bah Ali Gheri
*****Abdi Garaad
******Khayr Abdi
****** Omar Abdi
In the south central part of Somalia the World Bank shows the following clan tree:
*Darood
**Kablalah
***Kombe
***Kumade
**Isse
**
Sade
Sade may refer to:
People
* Marquis de Sade (1740–1814), French aristocrat, writer, and libertine
* Sade (singer) (born 1959, Helen Folasade Adu), British Nigerian musician and lead singer of the eponymous band
* Sade Baderinwa (born 1969), WAB ...
***
Marehan
***Facaye
**
Awrtable
The Awrtable ( Somali: ''Awrtable'', Arabic: ''أورتبلي''; also spelled ''Ortable'', ''Aurtable'' or ''Owrtable'') is a Somali sub-clan from the Darod clan.
Background
The Awrtable have a vast traditional territory covering Mudug, N ...
**
Leelkase
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(Lelkase)
One tradition maintains that Darod had one daughter .
Darod's tomb
Darod is buried in an old town called
Haylaan near
Badhan in the north-eastern
Sanaag region of
Somalia. His wife
Dobira is buried just outside the town. The surrounding buildings and the mosque near the tomb was built by the former president of Somalia
Abdullahi Yusuf
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed ( so, Cabdulaahi Yuusuf Axmed, ar, عبدالله يوسف أحمد; 15 December 1934 – 23 March 2012) was a Somali politician and former colonel in the Somali National Army. He was one of the founders of the Somali ...
.
Darod is believed to be the son of the famous Arabian Sheikh, Ismail bin Ibrahim Al-Jabarti, who is buried in the Zabid District of Yemen. Tradition holds that he is descended from the Banu Hashim.
In 2009, former
President of Somalia
The president of Somalia ( so, Madaxaweynaha Soomaaliya) is the head of state of Somalia. The president is also commander-in-chief of the Somali Armed Forces. The president represents the Federal Republic of Somalia, and the unity of the Somal ...
,
Abdullahi Yusuf
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed ( so, Cabdulaahi Yuusuf Axmed, ar, عبدالله يوسف أحمد; 15 December 1934 – 23 March 2012) was a Somali politician and former colonel in the Somali National Army. He was one of the founders of the Somali ...
visited the grave of Ismail bin Ibrahim Al-Jabarti in Yemen
Sheikh Darod's mawlid (birthday) is celebrated every Friday with a public reading of his manaqib and passages in the
Quran.
Sons of Sheikh Darod Ismail
*Ahmed bin Abdirahman: Sade Darood
*Muhammad bin Abdirahman: Kablalax Darood
*Hussien bin Abdirahman: Tanade Darod
*Yousuf bin Abdirahman: Awrtable Darood
*Eissa bin Abdirahman: Cisse Darood
Notable Darod people
Royalty
*
Ali Yusuf Kenadid
Ali Yusuf Kenadid ( so, Cali Yuusuf Keenadiid, ar, علي يوسف كينايديض) was a Somali ruler. He was the second ruler of the Sultanate of Hobyo.
History
Ali Yusuf was born into a Majeerteen Darod family. His father, Sultan Yusuf ...
, Majerteen, Last Sultan of the
Sultanate of Hobyo
*
Mohamoud Ali Shire
Sultan Mohamoud Ali Shire, MBE ( so, Maxamuud Cali Shire, ar, محمود علي شري) was a Somali elder of the Warsangali clan. He bore the title Sultan
* (also referred to as Senior Akil) of the Warsangali. He was centered at Las Khorey.
Re ...
, Warsangeli, Sultan of former "British Somaliland" (1897–1960)
*
Ugas Yasin Ugas Abdurahman former ruler of Bosaso
*
Xasan Deyl, chief caaqil of
Bah Cali Gheri during independence
*
Garaad Abdulahi Garaad Soofe, first chief caaqil of
Bah Cali Gheri in 21st century
*
Yuusuf Kooreeye, chief caaqil of
Ararsame
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'' ) is a Somali clan which is part of the Dhulbahant ...
during and prior to independence
*
Omar Amey, the chief caaqil of Ararsame during colonialism
Rulers
*
Garaad Wiil-Waal Liberated Jigjiga from the Oromo invaders in the 1700s
*
Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Ogaden, the
Sayyid
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/ ''Mad Mullah''; religious and nationalist leader of the
Dervish movement;
*
Nur ibn Mujahid
Nur ibn Mujahid ibn ‘Ali ibn ‘Abdullah al Dhuhi Suha ( Harari: ኑር ኢብን ሙጃሂድ, so, Nuur ibn Mujaahid, ar, نور بن مجاهد; died 1567) was a Muslim Emir of Harar who ruled Sultanate of Harar. He was the primary reason f ...
, Marehan, second Conqueror of Ethiopia and the Patron Saint of Harar was one of rulers of parts of the Horn of Africa.
*
Siad Barre
Mohamed Siad Barre ( so, Maxamed Siyaad Barre, Osmanya script: ; ar, محمد سياد بري; c. 1910 – 2 January 1995) was a Somali head of state and general who served as the 3rd president of the Somali Democratic Republic from 1969 to 19 ...
, Marehan, third President of Somalia, 1969–1991, Leader of the most successful part of Somalia's history
Inventors and founders
*
Osman Yusuf Kenadid
Osman Yusuf Kenadid ( so, Cusmaan Yuusuf Keenadiid; ar, عثمان يوسف كيناديد; 1889 – 14 August 1972) was a Somali poet, writer, teacher and ruler. Born in Ceel Huur in 1889, he went on to create the Osmanya alphabet for writi ...
, Majerteen, Inventor of the
Osmanya
The Osmanya script ( so, Farta Cismaanya 𐒍𐒖𐒇𐒂𐒖 𐒋𐒘𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒒𐒕𐒖), also known as Far Soomaali (𐒍𐒖𐒇 𐒘𐒝𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒘, "Somali writing") and, in Arabic, as ''al-kitābah al-ʿuthmānīyah'' (الكتا ...
Script.
*
Shire Jama Ahmed, Marehan, inventor of the Somali script
*
Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf, Majeerteen, first President of Somali National Assembly; former Minister of Health and Labor of Somalia (1966–67)
Lawyers and legislators
*
Ahmed Sheikh Ali Ahmed, Marehan former President of Court of Appeal, Somali Democratic Republic.
*
Ahmed Hussen
Ahmed Hussen ( so, Axmed Xuseen; born 1976) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has been serving as the minister of housing and diversity and inclusion since October 26, 2021. A member of the Liberal Party, Hussen has also sat as the memb ...
, Majeerteen, Minister of Immigration of Canada
*
Abdulqawi Yusuf, Majerteen, prominent Somali international lawyer and president on the International Court of Justice.
*
Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Abdullahi Omar (born October 4, 1982) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2019. She is a member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party. Before her election to Congress, Omar served in the Minnesota ...
, Majerteen, Member of the
Minnesota House of Representatives
*
Mohamud Ali Magan
Mohamud Ali Magan is a Somali politician. He was the Minister of Planning of Somalia, having been appointed to the position on 12 January 2015 by Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, and in March 2017 succeeded by Jamal Mohamed Hassan in ...
, Marehan, Somali Foreign Affairs, Consul General to United States Of America and Canada
*
Amina Mohamed
Amina Chawahir Mohamed Jibril ( so, Aamina Maxamed Jibriil; ar, أمينة محمد جبريل), born 5 October 1961, is a former Kenyan cabinet secretary, lawyer and a diplomat of Somali descent. She is the immediate former Cabinet Secretary ...
, Dhulbahante, former Chairman of the International Organization for Migration and the World Trade Organisation's General Council
*
Yusuf Mohamed Ismail
Yusuf Mohamed Ismail "Bari-Bari" ( so, Yuusuf Maxamed Ismaaciil, ar, يوسف محمد إسماعيل, born 15 July 1958 – died 27 March 2015) was a Somali diplomat and politician. He was the Ambassador of Somalia to the United Nations Human ...
, Majeerteen, former Ambassador of Somalia to the United Nations Human Rights Office in Geneva
Writers and musicians
*
Aadan Carab, Dhulbahante, poet who narrated the Dhulbahante genocide at the hands of European colonialists in the Darawiish era
*
Abdulkadir Hersi Siyad ''Yamyam'', Marehan, was a Somali poet and playwright.
*
Ahmed Farah Ali ''Idaaja'', Marehan, one of the first Somali language writers and "father" of the Somali written folklore
*
Nuruddin Farah
Nuruddin Farah ( so, Nuuradiin Faarax, ar, نورالدين فارح) (born 24 November 1945) is a Somali novelist. His first novel, '' From a Crooked Rib'', was published in 1970 and has been described as "one of the cornerstones of modern Eas ...
, Ogaden, World-famous Somali novelist
*Ahmed Rasta, Marehan, singer. Knicknamed Boqorka Codka (King of Voice.)
*
Aar Maanta, Ogaden, Somali-British singer-songwriter, actor, composer, instrumentalist and music producer.
*
Mohamed Nuur Giriig, Warsangeli, Classical Singer. (1935 - 2002)
*
Saado Ali Warsame
Saado Ali Warsame ( so, Saado Cali Warsame, ar, سادو علي ورسمه; 1950 – 23 July 2014) was a Somali- American singer-songwriter and politician. She served as a lawmaker in the Federal Parliament of Somalia representing Puntland State ...
, Dhulbahante, singer-songwriter and former MP in the Federal Parliament of Somalia
*
Faarax Maxamed Jaamac Cawl, Warsangeli, writer
*
Careys Ciise Kaarshe, Awrtable, poet.
Military leaders and personnel
*
Faarax Qarshe, Darawiish governor of
Bah Udgoon
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 ...
*
Adan Ali Gurey
Adan Ali Gurey was a political advisor in the Darawiish, an anti-colonial instigator, the commander of Golaweyne, a chieftain of the Dhulbahante, and an arms supplier.
Goleweyne commander and arms
Adan Ali Gurey was also described as commander o ...
, Dhulbahante, commander of
Golaweyne
*
Suleiman Aden Galaydh Suleiman Aden Galaydh was the Darawiish military commander in the year 1903, when the Gumburu (Gumburka Cagaarweyne) and Daratoleh battles occurred. According to British sources, the number of military personnel he commanded stood at 2200, the high ...
, Dhulbahante Darawiish commander at Cagaarweyne
*
Haji Yusuf Barre
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 ...
, Dhulbahante, commander of the biggest battle in Darawiish history, i.e. Jidbali; made the last stand at Taleh
*
Yusuf Agararan
Jidali fort was a cross-shaped fort of the Dervish era located in the town of Jidali in Sanaag, Somaliland and is also the first place in Africa to be bombed via aerial bombardment by a tally of four sorties of De Havilland DH-9's on 21 January ...
, Dhulbahante, led most successful Darawiish raid since Dul Madoba
*
Ibraahin Xoorane
Dul Madoba () is a hill ridge southeast of Burao in Somaliland. Dul Madoba is located at an elevation of 922 metres above sea level. It was also the location of a famous battle in which the Dervishes won a victory against the British, and wherein ...
, Dhulbahante, Darawiish commander who killed
Richard Corfield
Richard Conyngham Corfield (27 April 1882 – 9 August 1913) was a British colonial police officer who saw service in South Africa, Nigeria, India, Kenya and Somalia in the early 20th century. His death at the hands of Darawiish Ibraahin X ...
*
Axmed Aarey
Richard Conyngham Corfield (27 April 1882 – 9 August 1913) was a British colonial police officer who saw service in South Africa, Nigeria, India, Kenya and Somalia in the early 20th century. His death at the hands of Darawiish Ibraahin Xo ...
, Dhulbahante, Darawiish artillery commander who abetted
Richard Corfield
Richard Conyngham Corfield (27 April 1882 – 9 August 1913) was a British colonial police officer who saw service in South Africa, Nigeria, India, Kenya and Somalia in the early 20th century. His death at the hands of Darawiish Ibraahin X ...
's death
*
Afqarshe Ismail
Jidali fort was a cross-shaped fort of the Dervish era located in the town of Jidali in Sanaag, Somaliland and is also the first place in Africa to be bombed via aerial bombardment by a tally of four sorties of De Havilland DH-9's on 21 January ...
, Dhulbahante, former Darawiish spokesman-poet; first person to die in an airstrike in Africa
*
Nur Hedik
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 ...
, Dhulbahante, commander of the
Dooxato (Darawiish cavalry) who had a
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 the ...
regiment named after him
*
Abdulkadir Sheikh Dini
General Abdulkadir Sheikh Dini ( so, Cabdulkaadir Sheekh Diini, ar, عبد القادر الشيخ ضئنئ) is a Somali politician and military official. He served as Chief of Army from March 2011 to March 2013, under both the Transitional Fe ...
, Marehan, Former minister of defence of Somalia
*
Abdullahi Anod
General Abdullahi Anod ( so, Cabdulaahi Caanood, ar, عبد الله عنود) is a Somali military leader. He is a former commander of Somalia's presidential guard unit. On 25 June 2014, Anod was appointed the new Chief of the Somali National A ...
, Marehan, Former Head Commander of Somali Military Forces
*
Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan
Major General Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan ( so, Maxamed Siciid Xirsi Moorgan, ar, محمد سعيد حيرسي مورغان), also known as General Morgan or Colonel Morgan, is a Somali military and faction leader. He was the son-in-law of Siad ...
, Majeerteen, Defense Minister Under The Siad Barre Government
*
Yusuf Osman Dhumal, Marehan, Former Head Commander of Somali Military Forces
*
Abdirizak Haji Hussein
Abdirizak Haji Hussein ( so, Cabdirisaaq Xaaji Xuseen; ar, عبد الرزاق حاجي حسين; 24 December 192431 January 2014) was a Somali diplomat and politician. He was the Prime Minister of Somali Republic from 14 June 1964 to 15 Ju ...
, Majeerteen, former Prime Minister of Somalia, and former Secretary General of the Somali Youth League.
*
Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale
Barre Adan Shire ( so, Barre Aadan Shire, ar, باري ادن شاير), also known as Barre Hiiraale, Barre "Hirale" Aden Shire, or Abdikadir Adan Shire, is a former Minister of Defense of the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG). He was ...
, Marehan, Former minister of defence of Somalia, Head Jubba Valley Alliance
*
Jama Ali Korshel, Warsangeli, Somali Army General, former Head of Somali Police and one of the leaders of 1969 coup d'état of Somalia
*
Ahmed Warsame, Marehan, Head of the Somali Military Academy.
*
Abdullahi Ahmed Jama
General Abdullahi Ahmed Jama Ilkajir ( so, Cabdulaahii Axmed Jamac Ilkajir, ar, عبد الله أحمد جامع) is a Somali politician, who was Puntland's Interior Minister from January 2009 to February 2014. He is the former Minister of Educ ...
, Warsangeli, Former Minister of Justice and 1977 Ogaden War Veteran
*
Mohamed Abshir Muse
Mohamed Abshir Muse ( so, Maxamed Abshir Muuse, ar, محمد أبشير موسى); July 01, 1926 — October 25, 2017 also known as Mahamed Abshir Haamaan, was a prominent Somali General and the first Commander of the Somali Police Force.
Earl ...
, Majerteen, First Commander of the
Somali Police Force
)
, mission =
, formedyear =
, formedmonthday =
, preceding1 = Police Corps of Somalia (1910–1960)
, employees =
, volunteers =
, budget =
, nongovernment =
, country ...
*Bashir Abdi Mohammed "Ameeriko", Majerteen, current Somali federal government police force commander
*
General Mohamed Hussien Daa'ud "Xiirane", Awrtable, a High Commanding General in the
Ogaden War
Politicians
*
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ( so, Maxaamed Cabdullaahii Maxaamed, ar, محمد عبدالله محمد; born 11 March 1962), also known as Farmaajo, is a Somali politician who served as president of Somalia from 2017 to 2022. He was prime minist ...
(Farmajo), Marehan, Current President of Somalia
*
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed ( so, Cabdulaahi Yuusuf Axmed, ar, عبدالله يوسف أحمد; 15 December 1934 – 23 March 2012) was a Somali politician and former colonel in the Somali National Army. He was one of the founders of the Somali ...
, Majeerteen, former
President of Somalia
The president of Somalia ( so, Madaxaweynaha Soomaaliya) is the head of state of Somalia. The president is also commander-in-chief of the Somali Armed Forces. The president represents the Federal Republic of Somalia, and the unity of the Somal ...
, First President and founding father 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 ...
*Abdirahman Omar Mohamed (Dr. Cunaaye), Awrtable, was the Former Director of Benaadir Regional Medical, Public Health, and Epidemiology Services
*
Abdi Farah Shirdon
Abdi Farah Shirdon ( so, Cabdi Faarax Shirdoon; ar, عبدي فارح شردون; born 1958) is a Somali businessman, economist and politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Somalia between October 2012 and December 2013. Shirdon is credited ...
, Marehan, former Prime Minister of Somalia
*
Hirsi Bulhan Farah Hirsi Bulhan Farah is a Somali politician, former political prisoner, former minister of Somalia, member of parliament in two different terms (the civilian government and the transitional federal government), interim chairman of the Somali parliam ...
Majeerteen, former Minister in the civilian government of the 1960s, political prisoner and Pan-Somalist.
*
Aden Ibrahim Aw Hirsi
Aden Aw Hirsi ( so, Aaden Aw Xirsi, ar, ادم او حرسي) (born 1978) is a Somali politician and author. The current Minister of State for Environment & Climate Change of Somalia, he previously served as the Minister of Planning & Internatio ...
, Marehan, Author, Politician - Former minister of planning of Jubaland state of Somalia.
*
Abdirashid Shermarke
Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke ( so, Cabdirashiid Cali Sharmaarke, ar, عبد الرشيد علي شارماركي) (8 June 1919 – 15 October 1969), also known as Abdirashid Shermarke, was Prime Minister of Somali Republic from 12 July 1960, to 14 J ...
, Majeerteen, second President of Somalia, 1967–1969
*
Mohamed Aden Sheikh
Mohamed Aden Sheikh (c. 1936 – September 30, 2010) was a Somali people, Somali medical doctor and politician who held posts as Minister of Health, Minister of Education, and Minister of Information.
Aden was the first Somali people, Somali ...
, Marean premier Somali intellectual and former head of Somali Technological Development, Minister of Information, Minister of Education, Head of the Ideology Bureau SRRC
*
Omar Haji Massale
Omar Haji Mohamed Masalle was a commander of the Somali military in the Hiiraan Region, which is located in Central Somalia. Before he joined the military, he was a language teacher . He also became a Somali Minister of Defence and health minis ...
, Marehan, Former minister of defence of Somalia
*
, Majeerteen Current President of Puntland
*
Abdi Shire Warsame
Dr. Abdi Shire Warsame ( so, Cabdi Shiire Warsame, ar, عبدي شيري وارسام), is a Somali diplomat who was the former Somali Ambassador to Iran and Kenya and former Foreign Affairs State minister in the Transitional National Government ...
, Marehan, former Somali Ambassador to Kenya and China and Former Foreign Affairs State minister in Transitional National Government
*
Ahmed Mohamed Islam(Axmed Madoobe), Ogaden, President of Jubbaland State of Somalia
*
Abdiwahid Gonjeh, Marehan, Former Prime minister of Somalia, member of upper house
*
Ahmed Elmi Osman
Personal life
Osman belongs to the Dhulbahante Harti Darod clan.
Career
Early career
In 2009, Osman served as the Minister of Aviation of the autonomous Puntland state in northeastern Somalia. He later helped form Khatumo State administration, ...
(Karaash), Dhulbahante, Minister of Interior of Puntland and former President of Khatumo State
*
Fatimo Isaak Bihi
Fatimo Isaak Bihi is a Somali former diplomat. She was the first ever female ambassador (Ambassador to Switzerland). Bihi is also the former Director of the African Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as being a former Perma ...
, Marehan, first Somali female ambassador, Ambassador to Geneva, Director of the African Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
*Abdiasis Nur Hersi, Awrtable, the former Minister of Labor and Sports from 1970 to 1977
*
Abdi Mohamoud Omar, Ogaden, President of Somali region of Ethiopia
*
Mohamed Abdi Yusuf, Awrtable, Former Prime Minister of Somalia
*
Abdulahi Sheik Ismael Fara-Tag, Member of sen of upper house
*
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 ...
, Dhulbahante, Vice President of Puntland
*
Ahmed Mohamed Hassan
Ahmed Mohamed Hassan (born 1945.) is a Djiboutian politician. He is a member of the People's Rally for Progress (RPP) and has served in the National Assembly of Djibouti as well as the Pan-African Parliament.
Political career
At the roundtable ta ...
, Marehan, Member of the Pan-African Parliament from Djibouti
*
Abdirahman Farole
Abdirahman Mohamud Farole ( so, Cabdiraxmaan Maxamuud Faroole; ar, عبد الرحمن محمد; born 1945) is a Somali politician. He served for many years in the government, acting as a governor of the Nugal region of Somalia in the 1990s a ...
, Majeerteen, Former President of Puntland
*
Abdirizak Haji Hussein
Abdirizak Haji Hussein ( so, Cabdirisaaq Xaaji Xuseen; ar, عبد الرزاق حاجي حسين; 24 December 192431 January 2014) was a Somali diplomat and politician. He was the Prime Minister of Somali Republic from 14 June 1964 to 15 Ju ...
, Majeerteen, former Prime Minister of Somalia, and former Secretary General of the Somali Youth League.
*
Abdirizak Jurile
Abdirizak Jurile ( so, Cabdirisaaq Juurile, ar, عبد الرزاق جريل), commonly known as ''Jurile'', is a Somali British politician, diplomat and professor. Currently he is a Member of Somali Senate, he served as Somali Minister of ...
, Dishiishe, Veteran politician, Diplomat & Professor. Former TFG minister of planning & International Cooperation, Former MP, former executive director of numerous UN and International organisations, Senator
*
Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed ( so, Cabdiweli Sheekh Axmed, ar, عبدالولي الشيخ أحمد; born 1959), also known as Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Mohammad, is a Somali economist and politician. He previously worked in the Somali military governmen ...
, Marehan, Former Prime Minister of Somalia
*
Omar Sharmarke
Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (; so, Cumar Cabdirashiid Cali Sharmaarke, ar, عمر شرماركي) (born 18 June 1960), popularly known as Omar Sharmarke, is a Somali diplomat and politician. From 2009 to 2010, he was the Prime Minister of So ...
, Majeerteen, Prime Minister of Somalia, and son of Abdirashid Ali Shermarke
*
Abdulkadir Abdi Hashi
Abdulkadir Abdinur Hashi ( so, Cabdulqaadir Cabdinuur Xaashi, ar, عبد القادر عبدالنور حاشي) is a Somali politician. He previously served as the Minister of State for Planning and International Cooperation of Puntland, and i ...
, Leelkase, State Minister of the Presidency for Planning and International Relations of Puntland
*
Farah Ali Jama
Farah Ali Jama ( so, Faarax Cali Jaamac, ar, فرح علي جامع) is a Somali economist and politician. From January 2009 to January 2014, he served as the Minister of Finance of Puntland.
Personal life
Jama hails from the autonomous Puntland ...
, Majeerteen, former Minister of Finance of Puntland
*
Abdulahi Bille Nour, Dishiishe, Somali State Minister of Education, Cultural & Higher Education, One of Somali longest serving national MPs.
*
Abdulrahman Jama Barre, Marehan, former Foreign Minister of Somalia and close relative of Siad Barre
*
Shukran Hussein Gure, Ogaden, MP for Garissa County
*Jabir Mohamed Abdi is the current State
Minister of Education of the
Federal Government of Somalia
The Government of Somalia (GS) ( so, Dowladda Soomaaliya, ar, حكومة الصومال الاتحادية) is the internationally recognised government of Somalia, and the first attempt to create a central government in Somalia since the coll ...
*
Said Mohamed Rage
Said Mohamed Rage ( so, Siciid Maxamed Raage, ar, سعيد محمد راجي) is a Somali British politician. He has become the Minister of Ports, Marine Transport and Marine Resource of the autonomous Puntland state in northeastern Somalia. Rag ...
, Dishiishe, Founder of Puntland Counter-piracy Agency and Puntland Minister of Ports, Marine Transportation and Marine Resource
*
Farah Maalim, Ogaden, Deputy Speaker in the Parliament of Kenya
*
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 ...
, Dhulbahante, first prime minister of the Darawiish (1895 - 1900)
*
Xaashi Suni Fooyaan
Xaashi Suni Fooyaan was a Darawiish politician who is described as a Qusuusi (counsellor) in native Somali sources, and as peace-time Darawiish prime minister in colonial sources.
Biography
The majority of attributions ascribed to Xaashi Suni F ...
, Dhulbahante, peace-time prime minister of the Darawiish (1905-1906)
Engineers
*
Asli Hassan Abade
Asli Hassan Abade was the first African woman Air Force pilot in whole of Africa and middle east. She is a Somali Air force pilot, military figure, and civil activist. She was the first and so far the only female pilot in the Somali Air Force (SA ...
, Ogaden, First Ever African Female Military Pilot
*
Ali Matan Hashi
Ali Matan Hashi (1927–1978; so, Cali Mataan Xashi, ar, علي متان حاشي), also known as Ali Matan, was a Somali senior military official and politician. He was the first Somali pilot, and a prominent member of the Supreme Revolution ...
, Marehan, first Somali pilot, commander of Somali Airforce 1959–1978, Minister of Justice, Minister of Health, Somali Nationalist.
*
Ali Meggar
Dhowre Ali Sheneeleh was the castellan of the Darawiish fort / Dhulbahante garesa of Eyl (also called Illig), whilst the governor of Nugaaleed-Bari for the Darawiish was Ali Meggar. He was also the primary commander which spearheaded opposition ...
, Darawiish naval commander
Athletes
*
Abdi Bile
Abdi Bile ( so, Cabdi Bile Cabdi, ar, عبد بلي عبد ; born 28 December 1962) is a former middle distance runner. He holds the highest number of national records in athletics in Somalia across various disciplines. He is currently Somalia ...
, Dhulbahante, former middle-distance runner and 1500m world champion in 1987.
Other
*
Iman (model), Majeerteen, a
supermodel, actress and entrepreneur
*
Fatima Jibrell
Fatima Jibrell ( so, Fadumo Jibriil, ar, فاطمة جبريل; born December 30, 1947) is a Somali-American environmental activist. She was the co-founder and executive director of the Horn of Africa Relief and Development Organization (now A ...
, Dhulbahante, Somali-American environmentalist
*
Hirsi Magan Isse
Hirsi Magan Isse ( so, Xirsi Magan Ciise, ar, حرسي مجن عيسى; 1935 — 2008), commonly known as Hirsi Magan, was a scholar and a leading figure of the Somalian Revolution (1986-1992), Somali revolution. Part of Somalia's political elit ...
, Majeerteen, scholar and one of the leaders of the Somalian revolution
*
Nathif Jama Adam
Nathif Jama Adam ( so, Nadiif Jaamac Aadan, ar, نظيف جامع آدم) is a Kenyan banker, writer and politician. He previously served as a Senior Vice President and the Head of the Sharjah Islamic Bank's Investments & International Banking ...
, Ogaden, Governor of Garissa County and former Head of the Sharjah Islamic Bank's Investments & International Banking Division
*Abdirahman Nur Hersi, Awrtable, The former Minister of Finance in Somalia and founding member and executive Vice President of the
Islamic Development Bank
The Islamic Development Bank ( ar, البنك الإسلامي للتنمية, abbreviated as IsDB) is a multilateral development finance institution that is focused on Islamic finance for infrastructure development and located in Jeddah, Saudi ...
Notes
References
*Hunt, John A. (1951).
Chapter IX: Tribes and Their Stock. ''A General Survey of the Somaliland Protectorate 1944–1950''.
London: Crown Agent for the Colonies. Accessed on October 7, 2005 (from Civic Webs Virtual Library archive).
*Lewis, I.M. (1955). ''Peoples of the Horn of Africa: Somali, Afar, and Saho, Part 1'', London: International African Institute.
*Lewis, I. M. (1961). ''A pastoral democracy: a study of pastoralism and politics among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa'', reed. Münster: LIT Verlag, 1999.
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Further reading
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External links
The Historic Manuscripts of Abdirahman bin Ismail Al-Jabarti (Da'ud/Darod)
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