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 Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...

, Nugaal and

Mudug Mudug ( so, Mudug; it, Mudugh) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in north-central Somalia. The population of Mudug is 131,455 as of 2005. Overview Physiographically, Mudug is bordered to the west by Ethiopia,Országismertető - Szomália ...

. From Bosaso down to

Garacad Garacad is a historic coastal town in the north east central Mudug region of Puntland, an autonomous state of Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federa ...

, the Majerteen settle in what is literally considered to be the '

Horn of Africa The Horn of Africa (HoA), also known as the Somali Peninsula, is a large peninsula and geopolitical region in East Africa.Robert Stock, ''Africa South of the Sahara, Second Edition: A Geographical Interpretation'', (The Guilford Press; 2004), ...

'. They can also be found in

Kismayo Kismayo ( so, Kismaayo, Maay Maay, Maay: ''Kismanyy'', ar, كيسمايو, ; it, Chisimaio) is a port city in the southern Lower Juba (Jubbada Hoose) province of Somalia. It is the commercial capital of the autonomous Jubaland region. The cit ...

in southern Somalia. Its members form a part of the Harti Darod clan family, and primarily inhabit the Puntland state of northern

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 ...

Overview

The Majeerteen Sultanates played an important role in the pre-independence era of Somalia. The Majeerteen also held many other significant government posts in the 1960s and 1970s, and continue to play a key role in Puntland state and Somalia as a whole. For the treaty between the Majeerteen and colonial powers, see "treaties".

Distribution

The Majeerteen are traditionally settled in Somalia's northern regions of

, Nugal and

.Royal African Society, ''African Affairs'', Volume 101, (Oxford University Press: 2002) p.101. They can also be found in

in southern Somalia due to migrations starting in the 19th century along with their fellow members of the larger Harti subclan, the Dhulbahante,

Dishiishe 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 ...

and Warsangeli. The Majeerteen are traditionally settled in the land in-between Bandar Siyada an ancient port town facing the

Gulf of Aden The Gulf of Aden ( ar, خليج عدن, so, Gacanka Cadmeed 𐒅𐒖𐒐𐒕𐒌 𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒗𐒒) is a deepwater gulf of the Indian Ocean between Yemen to the north, the Arabian Sea to the east, Djibouti to the west, and the Guardafui Channe ...

, and

a coastal port town, facing the

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and all the land in between which corresponds to the area encompassing the Horn of Africa. Therefore, the Majerteen are settled in what is literally considered to be 'the Horn of Africa'. Some Majeerteen people are also found in the

Somali Region The Somali Region ( so, Deegaanka Soomaalida, am, ሱማሌ ክልል, Sumalē Kilil, ar, المنطقة الصومالية), also known as Soomaali Galbeed (''Western Somalia'') and officially the Somali Regional State, is a regional state ...

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 ...

, specifically in the Dollo Zone near the Somalia border. The Majeerteen are part of Darod subclans within Somalia. The Majeerteen are more commonly found in the cities of Bosaso, Garowe and

Galkacyo Galkayo ( so, Gaalkacyo, ar, جالكعيو Dr Badal Kariye Ba Bsit Ma Mba & Phd, ''The Kaleidoscopic Lover: The Civil War in the Horn of Africa & My Itinerary for a Peaceful Lover'', (AuthorHouse: 2010), p.116.) which in Af- Somali translates t ...

which are all regional capitals of Bari, Somalia, Nugal, Somalia and

respectively. The Osman Mahmud (Cismaan Maxamuud), Omar Mahmud (Cumar Maxamuud), and Isse Mahmoud (Ciise Maxamuud) – comprise the Maxamuud Saleebaan, Muuse Salebaan known as Ugaar Saleebaan is also a major subclan which a 2010 study identifies as both the main division of Majeerteen and a central and unifying entity in Puntland. During the 1960s, the Ali Saleebaan (or Cali Saleebaan), Wadalmuge and Ciise Maxamuud formed a powerful business class in

, while

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 199 ...

exploited a rivalry between the Cali Saleebaan and Cumar Maxamuud in an effort to weaken the Majeerteen in general. Historically, the Cali Saleebaan formed part of a coastal trading network around Bosaso, along with other subclans.

Majeerteen Sultanates

Before the famous Majeerteen Sultanate there was the Sultanate of Amaanle (Abdirahman Awe) which was overthrown and overtaken by

Osman Mahamuud Osman Mahamuud ( so, Cismaan Maxamuud, ar, عثمان محمود), also known as `Uthman III ibn Mahmud, was a Somali king. He led the Majeerteen Sultanate during the 19th century. Majeerteen Sultanate The Majeerteen Sultanate was established b ...

who became the subsequent King and Sultan. The Majeerteen Sultanate was founded in the early-16th century. It rose to prominence in the 19th century, under the reign of the resourceful

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(''

Boqor This is a list of Somali aristocratic and court titles that were historically used by the Somali people's various sultanates, kingdoms and empires. Also included are the honorifics reserved for Islamic notables as well as traditional leaders and of ...

'')

. Helen Chapin Metz, ed., ''Somalia: a country study'', (The Division: 1993), p.10. His Sultanate controlled Bari Karkaar, Nugaaal and also central Somalia in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The polity maintained a robust trading network, entered into treaties with foreign powers, and exerted strong centralized authority on the domestic front.''Horn of Africa'', Volume 15, Issues 1-4, (Horn of Africa Journal: 1997), p.130.''Transformation towards a regulated economy'', (WSP Transition Programme, Somali Programme: 2000) p.62. Osman Mahamuud's Sultanate was nearly destroyed in the late-1800s by a power struggle between himself and his ambitious cousin, Yusuf Ali Kenadid who founded the Sultanate of Hobyo in 1878. Initially he wanted to seize control of the neighbouring Majeerteen Sultanate, ruled by his cousin ''

Osman Mahamud Osman Mahamuud ( so, Cismaan Maxamuud, ar, عثمان محمود), also known as `Uthman III ibn Mahmud, was a Somali king. He led the Majeerteen Sultanate during the 19th century. Majeerteen Sultanate The Majeerteen Sultanate was established b ...

. However, Yusuf Ali Kenadid was unsuccessful in his endeavour, and was eventually forced into exile in

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. A decade later, in the 1870s, Yusuf Ali Kenadid returned from the

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with a band of Hadhrami

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s and a group of devoted lieutenants. With their assistance, he managed to overpower the local Hawiye clans and establish the Kingdom of Hobyo in 1878.Lee V. Cassanelli, ''The shaping of Somali society: reconstructing the history of a pastoral people, 1600-1900'', (University of Pennsylvania Press: 1982), p.75. Kingosmanbargaalcast

As with the Majeerteen Sultanate, the Sultanate of Hobyo exerted a strong centralized authority during its existence, and possessed all of the organs and trappings of an integrated modern state: a functioning bureaucracy, a hereditary nobility, titled aristocrats, a state flag, as well as a professional army.Michigan State University. African Studies Center, Northeast African studies, Volumes 11-12, (Michigan State University Press: 1989), p.32. Both sultanates also maintained written records of their activities, which still exist. In the late 19th century, all extant northern Somali monarchs entered into treaties with one of the colonial powers, Abyssinia, Britain or Italy, except for the Dhulbahante. Likewise, in late 1889, Boqor Osman entered into a treaty with the

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, making his realm an Italian

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. His rival Sultan Kenadid had signed a similar agreement vis-a-vis his own Sultanate the year before. Both rulers had signed the protectorate treaties to advance their own expansionist objectives, with Boqor Osman looking to use Italy's support in his ongoing power struggle with Kenadid over the Majeerteen Sultanate. Boqor Osman and Sultan Kenadid also hoped to exploit the conflicting interests among the European imperial powers that were then looking to control the Somali peninsula, so as to avoid direct occupation of their territories by force.The Majeerteen Sultanates The relationship between the Sultanate of Hobyo and Italy soured when Sultan Kenadid refused the Italians' proposal to allow a British contingent of troops to disembark in his Sultanate so that they might then pursue their battle against

Mohammed Abdullah Hassan Sayid Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan ( so, Sayid Maxamed Cabdulle Xasan; 1856–1920) was a Somali religious and military leader of the Dervish movement, which led a two-decade long confrontation with various colonial empires including the British, ...

's Dervish forces. Viewed as too much of a threat by the Italians, Sultan Kenadid was eventually exiled to

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in Yemen and then to

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, as was his son Ali Yusuf, the heir apparent to his throne. Osman Yusuf Kenadid, the son of the first Sultan Yusuf Ali Kenadid, was a famous poet and scholar. Osman Yusuf Kenadid was the inventor of the first phonetically standard script for the Somali language in the 1920s, 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.

Lineage

There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures and many lineages are omitted. The following listing is taken from the

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's ''Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics'' from 2005 and the

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's Home Office publication, ''Somalia Assessment 2001''.Worldbank,
Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics
'', January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.55 Figure A-1Country Information and Policy Unit, Home Office, Great Britain, Somalia Assessment 2001, Annex B: Somali Clan Structure
, p. 43 * Shiekh Darod (Daarood bin Ismaciil) ** Marehan *** Red Dini *** Rer Hassan *** Cali Dheere ** Kabalah *** Absame **** Ogaden ***** Makabul ***** Mohamed Zubeir ***** Aulihan *****Bah-geri **** Jidwaq *** Harti **** Dhulbahante (Dolbahante) ****

(Dishishe) **** Warsangali (Warsengeli) **** Majeerteen (Mijerteen) *****Wabeeneeye *****Idigfale (Muuse Noleys) *****Danweyne (Abdalle Noleys) *****Amaanle *****Guddoonwaaq *****Filkucaag *****Amartiwaaq *****Tabale *****Ali Jibraahiil *****Nuux Jibrahiil *****Cabdirixiin Ibraahim *****Wadalmoge *****Reer Umar *****Reer Maxamuud ******Abukar Maxamuud *******Faarax Ismacil *******Ciise Ismacil *******Maxamed Ismacil ******Qaasin Maxamuud *******Maxamed Qaasin *******Axmed Qaasin *******Aadan Qaasin *******Bare Qaasin *******Ibraahim Qaasin *****Reer Bicidyahan *****Siwaaqroon ******Abdirahman *******Adan Abdiraxman ********Ibrahim Abdisamad ********Yoonis Abdisamad ********Mohamud Abdisamad *******Cawlyahan (Obokor Abdiraxman) ********Ciise Cawlyahan ********Jibriil Cawlyahan ********Hashim Cawlyahan ******Mohammed *****Ugaar Saleebaan *****Ismail Saleebaan *****Ali Saleebaan ******Bicidyahan Ali ******Auliyahan Ali ******Omar Ali ******Adam Ali ******Ismail Ali *****Maxamuud Saleebaan ****** Cismaan Maxamuud ******Cumar Maxamuud ******Ciise Maxamuud

Groups

Taargooye 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 ...

, an exclusively Majeerteen Darawiish administrative division and disbanded in 1910 when its constituents became mutinous * SSDF was a predominantly Majeerteen political group from the 1980s to 1990s

Notable People

Presidents & primistersministers

*mohamed musse hirse boqor ( cade muse) President of puntland *

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 ...

, first Prime Minister of Somalia, second President of Somalia (10 June 1967 until 16 October 1969) *

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 ...

, former Prime Minister of Somalia (1964–1967), and former Secretary General of the Somali Youth League. *

Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Abdiweli Mohamed Ali GaasBriefi ...

, former

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of Somalia, and former President of Puntland. *

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 ...

, former

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, President of Puntland and leader/co-founder of the Somali Salvation Democratic Front. *

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 Som ...

, former Prime Minister of Somalia, and son of Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke * Said Abdullahi Dani, former Minister of Planning of Somalia, current President of Puntland.

Royalty

* Abdulkadir Isse Ahmed Salah, Sultan of the Ugaar Saleebaan of Majeerteen * Ali Yusuf Kenadid, last Sultan of the Sultanate of Hobyo *

, King of the Majeerteen Sultanate (mid-1800s-early 1900s) * Yusuf Ali Kenadid, founder of the Sultanate of Hobyo

Military

Abdullahi Ahmed Irro Abdullahi Ahmed Irro ( so, Cabdullaahi Axmed Cirro, ar, عبد الله أحمد إرو, June 7, 1937 - January 24, 2022), also known as Abdullahi Ahmad Yousef Irro,''ARR: Arab report and record'', (Economic Features, ltd.: 1978), p.602. was a pr ...

, Somali General, founded the National Academy for Strategy. * Siciid Jigrati, mentioned in the

Geoffrey Archer's 1916 important members of Darawiish haroun list Sir Geoffrey Francis Archer (4 July 1882 – 1 May 1964) was an English ornithologist, big game hunter and colonial official. He was Commissioner and then Governor of British Somaliland between 1913 and 1922, and was responsible for fina ...

* Abshir Dhoorre, mentioned in the

* Xirsi Bile, mentioned in the

Jama Ali Jama Jama Ali Jama ( so, Jaamac Cali Jaamac, ar, جامع علي جامع) is a Somali politician. He was the President of Puntland from November 14, 2001, to May 8, 2002. Early life Jama was born to a family from the Osman Mahmoud sub-clan of the ...

, Colonel in the Somali military and former President of Puntland *

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 ...

first commander of the Somali Police Force

Enterprisers

* Abdulqawi Yusuf, lawyer and judge at the International Court of Justice. *

Ali A. Abdi Ali A. Abdi is a Somali-Canadian sociologist and educationist. Currently, he is a professor of social development education in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, where he previously ...

, sociologist and educationist, professor of education and international development, the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

. *

Ali Haji Warsame Ali Haji Warsame ( so, Cali Xaaji Warsame, ar, علي حاج ورسمه) is a Somali entrepreneur, accountant, and politician. He served as the first Director of Management at the Port of Bosaso, and later as the chief executive officer of Go ...

, entrepreneur, former Chief Executive Officer of Golis Telecom Somalia * Iman (Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid), a Somali-American fashion model, actress and entrepreneur. A pioneer in the ethnic-cosmetics market, she is also noted for her philanthropic work. She is the widow of English rock musician

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...

. *

Maxamed Daahir Afrax Maxamed Daahir Afrax ( so, Maxamed Daahir Afraax, ar, محمد طاهر أفرح) Ph. D. is a Somali novelist, playwright, journalist and scholar. Biography Afrax was born and raised in Somalia. He began his education early as a child and was ...

, novelist, playwright, journalist and scholar *

Mohammed Awale Liban Hagi Mohammed Awale Liban ( so, Maxamed Cawaale Liibaan, ar, محمد عوالي ليبان ) was a Somali scholar. He is noted for having designed the flag of Somalia in 1954.Maria Costantino, ''The Illustrated Flag Handbook'', (Gramercy Books: ...

, designed the

flag of Somalia The flag of Somalia ( so, Calanka Soomaaliyeed, ar, علم الصومال), also known as the Somali flag, was adopted on October 12, 1954, and was designed by Mohammed Awale Liban. The flag was initially used within the Trust Territory of Somal ...

Omar A. Ali Omar Abdi Ali ( so, Cumar Cabdi Cali, ar, عمر عبدي علي) is a Somali people, Somali entrepreneur, accountant, financial consultant, philanthropist, and a leading specialist on Islamic economic jurisprudence, Islamic finance. From 1986 t ...

, entrepreneur, accountant, financial consultant, philanthropist, and leading specialist on Islamic finance. * Shire Haji Farah, entrepreneur, and Executive Committee Member of the Somali Business Council * Yaasiin Cismaan Keenadiid, traditional Somali linguist *

Yasin Haji Osman Sharmarke Yasin Haji Osman Sharmarke ( so, Yaasiin Haaji 'Ismaan Shirmarke, ar, ياسين الحاج عثمان شارماركي) was a Somali political figure and activist. History He was the leader and founder of the Somali Youth League (SYL), So ...

, leader and co-founder of the

Somali Youth League The Somali Youth League (SYL) ( so, Ururka Dhalinyarada Soomaaliyeed رابطة الشباب الصومالي, it, Lega dei Giovani Somali or ''Lega Somala della Gioventù''), initially known as the Somali Youth Club (SYC), was the first politi ...

* Osman Yusuf Kenadid, inventor of the

writing script

Politicians

Ali Abdi Aware Ali Abdi Aware ( so, Cali Cabdi Aware, ar, علي عبدي العور) is a Somali politician. Biography Ali Abdi Awaare hails from the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia Born on 15 May 1957 in Bandar Beyla. He belongs to the ...

, former Puntland State Minister of the Presidency for International relations and Social Affairs. * Asha Gelle Dirie, former Minister of Women Development and Family Affairs of Puntland; founder and Executive Director of TAG Foundation * Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the first Somali-born member of parliament of a European country, author and political activist *

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 ...

, former Minister of Finance of Puntland *

Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf ( so, Xaaji Bashiir Ismaaciil Yuusuf, ar, حاجي بشير اسماعيل يوسف) (b. 1912 in Hobyo, Somalia – d. 1984 in Cairo, Egypt), commonly referred to as Haji Bashir,SAMIULLAH, MUHAMMAD. DEVELOPMENT OF CREATI ...

, first President of Somali National Assembly; Minister of Health and Labor of Somalia (1966–67) *

Hassan Abshir Farah Hassan Abshir Farah ( so, Xasan Abshir Faarax, ar, حسن ابشير فرح; June 20, 1945 – July 12, 2020) was a Somali politician. He previously served as mayor of Mogadishu and interior minister of Puntland. From November 12, 2001 to Novem ...

, former

Mogadishu Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...

mayor, Somalia ambassador to Japan and later to Germany, interior minister of Puntland *

Hassan Ali Mire Dr. Hassan Ali Mire ( so, Xasan Cali Mirreh; ar, حسن علي مير), also known as Hasaan ‘Ali Mirreh, was a Somali politician. During the early 1970s, he briefly served as the first Minister of Education of the Somali Democratic Republic. ...

, first Minister of Education of the

Somali Democratic Republic The Somali Democratic Republic ( so, Jamhuuriyadda Dimuqraadiya Soomaaliyeed; ar, الجمهورية الديمقراطية الصومالية, ; it, Repubblica Democratica Somala) was the name that the socialist military government gave to Som ...

; former Chairman of the Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF). *

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 Somali revolution. Part of Somalia's political elite, he was a leader in the Somali ...

, scholar and revolutionary leader with the Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF). *

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, a Somali-American

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, currently a member of the

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for

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since 2019. She is the first Somali member of Congress and the second female Muslim to be elected. *

Mire Hagi Farah Mohamed Dr. Mire Hagi Farah Yusuf ( so, Mire Xaaji Faarax Yuusuf) also known as Mire Hagi Farah Mohamed (1962 – 12 October 2006) was a Somali politician. In 2004, he was elected to the Transitional Federal Parliament of Somalia. During his tenure, he se ...

, Somali Finance Minister 2004–2006, and former mayor of

Mohamed Abdi Aware Mohamed Abdi Aware (died 12 November 2009) was a high-profile Somali judge in the northern semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia and a member of its Supreme Judicial Council. He was assassinated outside a mosque in Bossaso, capital of Puntl ...

, Puntland judge and member of Supreme Judicial Council. * Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan, son-in-law of

and minister of defense of Somalia * Mohamud Muse Hersi, third President of Puntland *

Saida Haji Bashir Ismail Saida Haji Bashir Ismail ( so, Saciida Xaaji Bashiir Ismaaciil, ar, سعيدة حاجي بشير اسماعيل) is a Somali politician. Biography Saida Ismail is the daughter of Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf, the first President of the Somali Nati ...

, former Somali Finance Vice-Minister in the TNG (2000-2004) *

Omar Samatar ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate o ...

, Fought against Italian occupation of Hobyo, after the surrender of the Sultan of Hobyo. *

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 R ...

, former Ambassador of Somalia to the United Nations Human Rights Office in Geneva *

Yusuf Osman Samatar Yusuf Osman Samatar (Barda'ad) ( so, Yuusuf Cismaan Samatar (Bardacad)) was a lawyer, post-colonial political party leader, and former member of Somalia's parliament. First arrested in 1961, Samatar was arrested again in 1975 by the dictatorial r ...

, politician *Surer Abshir Muse, sister of Mohamed Abshir Muse and deputy ambassador to London. Was also in charge of the youth wing of SSDF

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The Majeerteen Sultanates
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