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Udejeen
Udejeen (Somali: Ujeejeen, Arabic: اجيجين) is a sub-clan of the Hawiye and a larger Samaale clan. It is one of the major Somali clans and has produced many prominent historical Somali figures including the first president of Somalia and various mayors in Somalia. Distribution The Udejeen primarily live in the region of Hiraan in Somalia, where they live in the districts of Jawiil, Matabaan and Beledweyne. They also extend over the border into Mustahil and Ferfer. They also live in the Middle Shabelle region of Somalia. Clan tree *Hawiye **Hiraab ***Mudulood ****Udejeen (Ciise) *****Abokor ******Adan Yacquub ******Ali Yacquub *******Reer Raage ******Yusuf Yacquub *******Xasan Yusuf (Reer Ugaas) *******Macalin Maxamuud ********Xersi Macalin ********Kheyre Macalin ********Siyaad Macalin ********Dudub Macalin ********Faatax Macalin *****Abaadir ******Maxamed Samatar Notable people * Aden Adde, the first President of Somalia, 1960-1967. *Mohamed Nur Mohamoud Ahmed Nur (, ) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Nur
Mohamoud Ahmed Nur (, ) is a Somali people, Somali politician. He served as the Mayor of Mogadishu from 2010 to 27 February 2014. Background Personal life Nur was born to a family from the Udejeen sub-clan of the Hawiye. He was raised in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Nur is married to Shamis, with whom he has six children and grandchildren from four of them. When the Somali Civil War broke out in the early 1990s, he and his family emigrated to London in 1993. The family initially stayed in London Borough of Hackney, Hackney, later relocating to the North West neighborhood, where they are still based. Education Nur subsequently pursued higher education studies, graduating from the University of Westminster. Early career Nicknamed "Tarzan", Nur is a civil engineer and entrepreneur by profession. In an administrative capacity, he worked as a business advisor to the Islington London Borough Council, Islington Council in London. In 2006, Nur unsuccessfully campaigned for a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawiye
The Hawiye (; ) are one of the principal and largest of the Somali clans, tracing their lineage back to Sheikh Ahmed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman, also known as Sheikh Hawiye, the eponymous figure of the clan. They are considered the earliest documented clan to have settled in the Somali peninsula, as noted in the 12th century by Al-Idrisi, occupying the regions spanning from Ras Hafun to Merca, which served as their capital. Presently, the Hawiye reside in central and southern Somalia, Somaliland, Djibouti, Ethiopia (specifically the Afar Region, Harari Region, Oromia, and the Somali Region), as well as Kenya (specifically the North Eastern Province and Eastern Province). Furthermore, they represent the majority of the population in the capital city of Mogadishu. The Hawiye have historically exercised authority over large sections of the Horn of Africa as Sovereign Sultans and Imams overseeing crucial trade routes that have existed since the early periods of Somali maritime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aden Adde
Aden Abdulle Osman Da’ar (, ) (9 December 1908 – 8 June 2007), popularly known as Aden Adde, was a Somali politician who served as the first president of the Somali Republic from 1 July 1960 to 6 July 1967.Somalia worldstatesmen.org. Accessed 7 April 2024. He had previously served in the Somali Youth League in 1944. In 1946, he was named Secretary of the party's section in Beledweyne, Somalia. In 1951, the Mudug Regional Council appointed him for the Regional Council, and two years later, he became Vice President of the Regional Council. From 1954 until 1956, he was the President of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawiye Clan Tree
The Hawiye (; ) are one of the principal and largest of the Somali clans, tracing their lineage back to Ahmed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman, Sheikh Ahmed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman, also known as Sheikh Hawiye, the Eponym, eponymous figure of the clan. They are considered the earliest documented clan to have settled in the Somali peninsula, as noted in the 12th century by Muhammad al-Idrisi, Al-Idrisi, occupying the regions spanning from Ras Hafun to Merca, which served as their capital. Presently, the Hawiye reside in central and southern Somalia, Somaliland, Djibouti, Ethiopia (specifically the Afar Region, Harari Region, Oromia, and the Somali Region), as well as Kenya (specifically the North Eastern Province (Kenya), North Eastern Province and Eastern Province (Kenya), Eastern Province). Furthermore, they represent the majority of the population in the capital city of Mogadishu. The Hawiye have historically exercised authority over large sections of the Horn of Africa as Sovere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somali Language
Somali is an Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic languages, Cushitic branch, primarily spoken by the Somalis, Somali people, native to Greater Somalia. It is an official language in Somalia, Somaliland, and Ethiopia; one of the two national languages in Djibouti; and a recognised minority language in Kenya. Somali is officially written in the Latin script (Somali Latin alphabet), with the Arabic script (Wadaad's writing) and several local scripts (Osmanya script, Osmanya, Kaddare script, Kaddare and Gadabuursi Somali Script, Borama scripts) being informally used.Lewis, I.M. (1958)The Gadabuursi Somali Script ''Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies'', University of London, Vol. 21, pp. 134–156. Classification Somali is classified within the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic family, specifically, Lowland East Cushitic languages, Lowland East Cushitic in addition to Afar language, Afar and Saho language, Saho. Somali is the bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferfer
Ferfer is a town in the Ethiopian Somali Regional State, on the border with the Somali Hiran region ( Beledweyne District). The town straddles the disputed 1950s-era Provisional Administrative Line (as depicted on virtually all worldwide maps, atlases, and geographic websites) that separates the Ogaden region of Ethiopia from Somalia, and has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 230 meters above sea level. During the first three months of 1964, heavy fighting took place between Ethiopia and Somalia at several border points in the Ogaden, one of which was Ferfer. Ferfer was among the locations within Ethiopia that were still under Somali control after Somalia's defeat in the Ogaden War of 1977/78. The Ethiopian army maintains an important base in Ferfer. In June 2008, the border town was briefly seized by the Somali al-Shabaab. Demographics Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Ferfer has an estimated total population of 4,411 of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Shido
Ahmad () is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other English spellings of the name include Ahmed. It is also used as a surname. Etymology The word derives from the root ( ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the verb (''ḥameda'', "to thank or to praise"), non-past participle (). Lexicology As an Arabic name, it has its origins in a Quranic prophecy attributed to Jesus in the Quran which most Islamic scholars concede is about Muhammad. It also shares the same roots as Mahmud, Muhammad, Hamed, and Hamad. In its transliteration, the name has one of the highest number of spelling variations in the world. Some Islamic traditions view the name Ahmad as another given name of Muhammad at birth by his mother, considered by Muslims to be the more esoteric name of Muhammad and central to understanding his nature. Over the centuries, some Islamic scholars have suggested the name's parallel is in the word 'Paraclete' from the Biblical text,"Isa", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osman Mohammud Dufle
Osman Mohammud Dufle (, ) is a Somali physician and politician. He previously served as a Minister of Health in the Transitional National Government of Somalia. He was also one of the founders of the Joint Medical Committee, a professional organization for doctors in the country. He served as a volunteer at the Keysaney Hospital in Mogadishu. In June 2014, he was nominated for a Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; ; ) are awards administered by the Nobel Foundation and granted in accordance with the principle of "for the greatest benefit to humankind". The prizes were first awarded in 1901, marking the fifth anniversary of Alfred N ... in recognition of his humanitarian work. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Osman Mohammud Dufle Living people Ethnic Somali people 20th-century Somalian physicians 21st-century Somalian people Health ministers of Somalia Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Shabelle
Middle Shabelle (, , ) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in southern Somalia. It is bordered by Hiran to the north, Galgaduud to the east, the Indian Ocean to the south and the region of Lower Shabelle and the capital Mogadishu to the west. The Shabelle River also passes through this region. The region of Middle Shabelle formed the Hirshabelle State by 2016, which considers itself an autonomous state within the larger Federal Republic of Somalia, as defined by the Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia. RADIO ASAL Radio Asal is private Radio located jowhar city capital of Hir-Shabelle State in Somalia. Radio Asal is a local Radio 88.6 MHz jowhar-somali. Overview As part of the former Benadir region, Middle Shabelle's capital was Mogadishu Mogadishu, 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 connecting traders a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beledweyne
Beledweyne (, ) is a city in central Somalia. Beledweyne District is the capital city of the Hiran region. The city is situated in the Shebelle Valley riverine near the Ethiopian border, 210 miles (345 km) north of Mogadishu. Beledweyne is divided by the Shebelle River into eastern and western sections. History During the Ethiopian invasion that occurred during June 1982, Beledweyne was a primary objective before driving onto the Somali coastline. On 30 June 1982 the first offensive came at the border town of Ferfer a few kilometers away from the city, in an attempt to capture the high ground overlooking a vital roadway connecting north and south Somalia. Despite heavy ground and air attacks, the army garrison stationed in Beledweyne inflicted heavy losses on the invaders and repulsed the Ethiopians. Soon after a stalemate ensued as the conflict became a border war. During the invasion of Somalia in 2006, the Ethiopian Air Force began carrying out airstrikes on I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islam
Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world's Major religious groups, second-largest religious population after Christians. Muslims believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a Fitra, primordial faith that was revealed many times through earlier Prophets and messengers in Islam, prophets and messengers, including Adam in Islam, Adam, Noah in Islam, Noah, Abraham in Islam, Abraham, Moses in Islam, Moses, and Jesus in Islam, Jesus. Muslims consider the Quran to be the verbatim word of God in Islam, God and the unaltered, final revelation. Alongside the Quran, Muslims also believe in previous Islamic holy books, revelations, such as the Torah in Islam, Tawrat (the Torah), the Zabur (Psalms), and the Gospel in Islam, Injil (Gospel). They believe that Muhammad in Islam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
