Leelkase

The Leelkase or LailkaseUnited Nations Security Council
Letter dated 21 November 2006 from the Chairman of the Security Council Committee...
p. 20 or Lelkase ( so, Laylkase, ar, ليلكسة) (''Hussein bin Abdirahman bin Is'mail bin Ibrahim al Jaberti'') is a major subclan of the Tanade Darod clan.World Bank,
Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics
', pp. 56-57 Leelkase or Lelkase Hussein bin Abdirahman bin Is'mail bin Ibrahim al Jaberti is a subclan of the Somali Darod clan. The term "Leelkase" is a Somali nickname, which translates as "farsighted, mindful, smart, very intelligent. It is one of the major Somali groups, with a vast traditional territory spanning 3 major regions of Somalia: Bari, Nugaal and Mudug. From Bosaso down to galdogob , theleelkase settle in what is literally considered to be the 'Horn of Africa'. They can also be found in Kismayo in southern Somalia.

Clan tree

In the Northeast regions of Somalia, the World Bank shows the following clan tree:Worldbank,
Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics
', January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.56 Figure A-2

* Darod
* Leelkase
* Hashim Ali
* Musa Ali
* Mahamud Ali
* Maalismoge
* Fiqi Ismail
* Idiris Osman
* Muumin Adan
* Mahamed Adan

Here's a list of the Major Leelkase Subclans and their area's.

*The "Korshe" and "Warodhaqo" in Ethiopia
*The "Cali Sheikh" in Middle Shabeele
*The "Aw-Salaat" in Lower Shabeele
*The Jaamac Hassan Muumin in Buurhakaba (Mostly in their own town called "Hassan Muumin")
*The Muumin Adan largely in Mudug( Goldogob, Gaalkacyo), & Lower Jubba (Kismaayo), Dudub
*The "Rooble Hassan" in Garowe, Eyl, Boosaaso and Qardho
*The "Mohamed Hassan" Ree Xabbad in Dan-goronyo, Eyl Taleex and lower Jubba
*The "Mahamed Adan" who lives in Garoowe only
*The "Fiqi Ismail" in Gaalkacyo and Burtinle
*The "Maalismogge" of Gaalkacyo
*The "Ismail Ali" in "Qandala"
*The "Suhurre" in Eyl Nugaal

The Musa Ali further divides into the prominent Mumin Aden clans of the Mudug Region and the Somali Region of Ethiopia, and Hassan Idiris Clan of the Nugaal, Sool and Bari regions and as well as the Fiqi Ismail of Mudug region.

The Mahamud Ali clans settle in the Bari region of North Eastern Somalia; particularly in Bandar Beyla district. Hashim Ali is divided into the Malismoge clans and settle in the Mudug region.
Gambayah (Somali: Gambayax, Arabicجمبيح) is a District in the Nugal region of Puntland state of Somalia. It lies approximately 50 km Northeast of the city of Garoowe. The town is populated by the Rooble Hassan subclan of Leelkase, and other Idiris Osman clans. The city has a population of approximately 800,060.

Nugaal-gibin (Somali: Nugaal gibin, Arabic: نوغال غبن) is a District in the Mudug region of Puntland state of Somalia. It lies approximately 40 km southeast of the city of Galdogob. The town is populated by the Xirsi Muumin subclan of Leelkase, and other Mumin Adan clans. The city has a population of approximately 600,000.

Population

As of 2005, the broader Galdogob District had a total population of 40,433 residents mostly Leelkase 33,366 of inhabitants were urban and 57,067 were non-urban. Bayla has a population of around 16,700 inhabitants. The broader Bayla District has a total population of 14,376 residents. Bayla is primarily inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Majeerteen and Leelkase Darod well-represented. The broader Garowe District has an estimated total population of 190,000 residents. As with most of Puntland, it is primarily inhabited by Somalis from the Harti Darod clan confederation, in particular the Majerteen and leelkase Darood clans. The Leelkase are also dominant in parts of Garsoor, a neighborhood of Galkayo with an estimated population of 137,667 inhabitants.

History

Somalia is inhabited by five major ethnic clans and one minor ethnic clan. The five major clans are the Darod, Dir, Hawiye, Isaaq, Rahanweyn and the minor clan called is the Ashraaf. The major clans within Darod are Ogaden, Dhulbahante, Jidwag, Leelkase, Majeerteen, Marehan, Warsangali, Awrtable, Dishiishe, and Mora'ase. Darod is the largest clan because they operate in almost all parts of the north. Within the Dir clan is the Issa, Gadabuursi, Surre, and Biimaal. These clans make up the area known as “Greater Somalia” (Kenya, Ethiopia, Dijibouti, Somalia).
Leelkase is a sub-clan of the Tanade, one of the oldest Darod clans, and one of the oldest kingdoms in Somalia, according to Arab and world history, reached in 1775, after heavy fighting and the collapse of the Tanade Darood. He was the son of Abdi Tanade, also known as Korshe, an Ethiopian from Jigjiga to Oromo lands.

The Leelkase sub-clan resides in Galdogob, Galkayo, Bander Beyla, Eyl, Garowe, and the Lower Juba, Bay, and Western Somali regions. The Leelkase community is described as a religious community, good neighbor, peace loving, and always caring for its neighbors. The Leelkase clan have received the nickname;"Darbi Darod"("The wall of Darod"), which tells about the defence, from the Hawiye clan, in the Hawiye-Darood war. It is a large clan scattered throughout all regions of Somalia such as Mudug, Nugal, Bari, Sool, Lower Juba, Middle Juba, Bay and Western Somalia. It is mainly inhabited by the Karkar community: Caris, Ceel, Dhidir, Buurbuur iyo Arindheer.

The Leelkase are mostly found in the Mudugh region in south-central Somalia. Although the Leelkase and the Majerteen are both from the Darod clan, "relations between them have not been great for a long time and they have fought each other a couple of times." Warm relations have been rare between the two groups. There are Leelkase in the Bari and Nugal regions. Relations between the two groups in that region may not be cordial. The Leelkase have been "fighting constantly with the Marehan in Gedo region. With regard to Leelkase relations with the Ogaden, there have been Leelkase "elements" in the Ogaden since the outbreak of the conflicts in Mogadishu. Having previously been in alliances against the Ogaden, the Leelkase relationship with the Ogadeni can be described as "tenuous at best".

Notable figures

* Khadra Bashir Ali Former Minister of Education of Federal Government of Somalia
* Abdulkadir Abdi Hashi Former State for Planning and International Cooperation of Puntland, Former Minister of Education of Federal Government of Somalia
* Mohamed Abdikadir Said Researcher, Director of Save the children in Africa and Former Minister of Education of Federal Government of Somalia .
* Ahmed Elmi Atosh former police commander of Nugal, Bakool, Gedo and Mudug regions.He was middle lieutenant in the revolutionary government of Somalia.
* Said Sheikh Samatar Prominent Somali scholar and writer.
* Sofia Samatar Somali-American educator, poet and writer. She is an assistant professor of English at James Madison University.
* Colonel Dahir khalif Hashi Former commander of the military force in the northern regions of Somalia.
* Abdihakim Dahir Said is a Somali police officer. He was the chief of Somali Police Force have been appointed to the position on 13 May 2013 by Prime minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed. In April 2017 he was again appointed as the chief of Somali police
* Abdisalam Aato Somali-American film director, producer, entrepreneur and media.
* Sadik Warfa Former Member of Somali Federal Parliament, Former Minister of Labour & Social Affairs of Federal Government of Somalia
* Zakaria Mohamed Haji-Abdi Former Member of Somali Federal Parliament.
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{{Somali clans

Darod
Somali clans in Ethiopia