The Surre ( so, Surre, ar, سري), is a Somali clan, a sub clan of the major Somali Dir clans, The Surre inhabit in central and southern Somalia. And also can be found in Somaliland,

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and

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History

The Surre have been associated with spreading the Islamic faith in Somalia and the Qadiriya Sufi tariiqa in central and southern Somalia. They left what is now Somaliland in approximately 1316 C.E. for central and southern

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 ...

. The majority of the western scholars (both Italian and British) simply referred to the Surre as the "Dir of Puntland and Southcentral Somalia" without differentiating them, but recent studies in Somalia revealed that the Dir in Nugal,

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 ...

Galgaduud Galguduud ( so, Galgaduud, ar, جلجدود, it, Galgudud or ''Ghelgudud'') is an administrative region ('' gobol'') of Galmudug state in central Somalia. Its administrative capital is Dusmareb. The largest town in the region is Abudwak, which ...

, Hiran, and

Gedo Gedo ( so, Gedo, Maay Maay, Maay: ''Gethy'', ar, جيذو, it, Ghedo or ''Ghedu'') is an administrative region (''States and regions of Somalia, gobol'') in Jubaland, southern Somalia. Its regional capital is Garbahaarreey. It was created in ...

are divided into two branches, the Qubeys and the Abdalle, both descendants of Surre. the Surre were represented by the Southern Somali National Movement led by Abdi Aziz Sheikh Yusuf.

Distribution

Mainly Qubeys and Abdalles with Mohamed Gutale (Habardeel) the uncle of Abdalle are the Surre subclans. The Saleban Abdalle clan is mainly local to

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 ...

, especially in the regions of Nugal and Mudug and predominantly inhabit Tawfiiq District, Dahraan neighborhood of

Galkayo 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 to ...

of Mudug and Godobjiran of Nugaal and have a sizable presence in

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 mu ...

. Another cluster of Abdalle clan of mainly Fiqi Mohamad reside from Herale district of Galgaduud region in Galmudug State through defow of

Hirshabelle State Hirshabelle, officially Hirshabelle State of Somalia (Somali: ''Dowlad Goboleedka Hirshabelle ee Soomaaliya''), is a Federal Member State in south-central Somalia. It is bordered by Galmudug state of Somalia to the north, South West State o ...

parallel to the Ethio-Somali border all the way to the north of Jubba river in Gedo region of Jubaland state mainly in Boholgaras and towns surrounding it divided by the

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border there, the Fiqi Mohamad and Nacdoor of Abdalle predominantly inhabit

Dolobay Dolobay ( so, Dolobeey) is one of the woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Afder Zone, Dolobay is bordered on the south by the Provisional Administrative Line with Somalia, on the west by the Ganale Dorya River which separates it fr ...

Woreda, with significant population in Chereti (woreda) both in Afder Zone and

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the capital of the Somali state. The Qubeys Clan is mainly native to Bacadweyne district as well as many towns under its jurisdiction and in

in Mudug region of Galmudug State, the Fiqi Qubeys also reside Tawfiiq and areas around it along with their Abdalle brothers, Mirjiicley town of Herale district and in Kabxanley and towns in

. The Surre have a sizable presence in both the capital

Mogadishu Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port connecting traders across the Indian Oc ...

and

Lower Shabelle Lower Shabelle ( so, Shabeellaha Hoose, Maay: ''Shibelithy Hoosy'', ar, شبيلي السفلى, it, Basso Scebeli) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in southern Somalia. Geography Lower Shabelle is bordered by the regions of Banaadir ...

where the qubeys resides the town of Golweyn and have a significant presence in

Merca Merca ( so, Marka, Maay: ''Marky'', ar, مركة) is a historic port city in the southern Lower Shebelle province of Somalia. It is located approximately to the southwest of the nation's capital Mogadishu. Merca is the traditional home territory ...

. A sub subclan of Surre also inhabit the

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

region of Somaliland, with the Cabaas Muuse sub subclan being present in

Badhan District Badhan District ( so, Degmada Badhan) is a district located in the Sanaag region of Somaliland. Its capital is Badhan. Demographics The district is mainly populated by the Warsangeli sub-division of the Harti Darod The Darod ( so, Daarood, ...

Clan tree

* Dir * Mehe **Surre *** Qubeys **** ***** Mohamed Abti Udug ***** Fiqi Umar ***** Fiqi Yahye ****Ahadowe ***** Abdalle Diidshe ***** Ismaan Diidshe ****Midkase **** (ahmed farah) ***Guutaale ****Mohamed (Habardeel) ****Abdalle *****Mohamed Abdalle (Nacdoor) *****Yusuf Abdalle (Gorod) *****Abdi Abdalle ******Fiqi Mohamed ***** Saleban Abdalle

Y-DNA

DNA analysis of Dir clan members inhabiting

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found that all of the individuals belonged to the Y-DNA T1 paternal haplogroup and in Dire Dawa 82% a city in

with a majority Dir population. All genetic analysis carried out on the Surre male clan members have so far shown that they exclusively belong to the T1 paternal haplogroup.

Notable members

*1. Mahad Abdalle Awad - current second deputy speaker of the Federal Parliament of Somalia *2. Qamar Aden Ali - Late former Somali minister of Health *3.Duniyo Mohamed Ali -Federal Parliament Of Somalia *4. Abdikarim Yusuf Adam(dhagabadan) - Late former Army Chief of staff Somali Armed Forced *5. Gen Abdalla Abdalla - former NISA deputy director *6. Abdi Aziz SHeikh Yusuf Direed - Prominent Somali politician *7. Abdukdir Noor Hussein Maah - Renowned Somali author novelist *8. Zakia Hussein - A politician and current deputy police of

*9. Ahmed Ali Dahir - Former and long serving general attorney of

*10. Seynab laba dhagah - Current politician and a former artist *11. Abdulahi Abuukar Haji - Current Somali minister of education and higher studies *12.Sheikh ibrahim Suley - well known Somali Islamic scholar *13.Khalif Moalim Hussein - Somali Businessman and a well known statesman. *14.Sheikh Salah moalim abdullahi - Islamic scholar *15.Jeylani ALi - Somali Businessman and a former politician

References

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