Garad Saleban Garad Mohamed (Somali: Garaad Saleebaan Garaad Maxamed) is a Somali clan leader. He is the supreme

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 the

Mohamoud Garad 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 ...

and the second most senior traditional leader 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.

Overview

Garad Salebaan is a prominent and influential traditional leader. He was a founding figure 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 ...

in 1998, and also of Khaatumo in 2012 after becoming disillusioned with the administration in Puntland. He has since returned to

as a staunch ally of the regime. He has consistently remained opposed to Somaliland's presence in the Dhulbahante inhabited regions of

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 Sanag ( so, Sanaag, ar, سَنَاج) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in north eastern Somaliland.Regions o ...

and

Cayn Cayn or Ayn is an administrative region that Puntland declared to be founded in the 2000s. However, the administrative division of Somaliland defines it as Buhoodle District in Togdheer, and Somaliland effectively controls it with the exception o ...

. He has described the

process of choosing legislators as corrupt, and that the

administration regularly rescinds officials chosen by him.

Maxamuud Garaad

Gogosha Yagoori

Intermittently, the ''gogosha Yagoori'', a law or peace-making initiative meaning the mattress of Yagoori is set; this occurs during law-making initiatives between subclans or factions of the Maxamuud garaad, typically in the town of Yagoori.

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Ethnic Somali people Living people Somalian faction leaders Year of birth missing (living people) Dhulbahante {{Somalia-bio-stub

Overview

Maxamuud Garaad

Gogosha Yagoori

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