The Farah Garad or the Garad Farah (, , Full Name:'' ’Farah Shirshore Habarwa Abdullah Muse

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Saleh Abdi Mohamed

Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, () also known as Daarood, Dawud or Da'ud (), is the semi-legendary common ancestor of the Somalis, Somali Darod clan and the Harla people. According to local tradition, Abdirahman descended from Aqil ibn Abi T ...

'' ) is a

Somali clan Somali clans (; ) are patrilineal kinship groups based on agnatic descent of the Somali people. Tradition and folklore connects the origin of the Somali population by language and way of life, and societal organisations, by customs, and by a fee ...

which is part of the

Dhulbahante The Dhulbahante, (, ) are a Somali sub-clan, part of the Harti branch of the larger Darod clan. They primary reside in and around their traditional territories of Nugaal, as well as Doollo. The clan's progenitor is buried at Badweyn. The cur ...

clan-family, a sub-division of the larger

Harti Harti () is a Somali clan that traces its lineage back to Saleh Abdi Harti. They are a sub-clan of the larger Darod clan. Notable sub-clans within Harti include the Majeerteen, Warsangali, Warsengeli, Dishishe, and the Dhulbahante. They predomi ...

Darod The Darod (, ) is a Somali clan. The forefather of this clan is Sheikh Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, more commonly known as Darod. The clan primarily settles the apex of the Horn of Africa and its peripheries, the Somali hinterlands adjacent ...

clan. The Farah Garad are divided into two sub-clans — Yassin Garad and Abdalla Garad. Abdalla has four clan eponyms, Ahmed Garad, Mohamed Garad (Baharsame), Guled Garad (Barkad) and Ali Garad. They are largely significant in Sool and Togdheer regions of Khatumo, Somalia, and Dollo in Somali region of Ethiopia.

Garad Jama Garad Ali Garad Jama Garad Ali () is the 21st supreme traditional clan Sultan ( Garaad) of the Dhulbahante. He has significant influence in Somalia's current politics, particularly in Ssc- Khatumo. Biography Birth Jama was born in 1974 as the son of Gara ...

is concurrently the

Garad Garad ( Harari: ገራድ, , , Oromo: ''Garaada'') is a term used to refer to a king, Sultan 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 Farah Garad and the supreme Garad of Dhulbahante.

Overview

The largest of the Farah Garad sub-clans is "Ahmed Garad" which are made up of Ali geri Ahmed, Aadan Ahmed, Naaleeye Ahmed, Samakaab Ahmed & Cigaal Ahmed(Odala), Warfaa Ahmed, and Hassan Ahmed. *Mohamed Garaad (Bahararsame) are second common sub-clan in Farah Garaad, mainly Reer Naaleeye, and Reer Garaad Ali. *Guleed Garad (Barkad) are the third sub-clan in Farah Garaad, mainly Ali shirwac.

Distribution

The primarily homeland of the clan straddles the

Nugaal Valley The Nugaal Valley (, ), also called the Nogal Valley, is a long and broad valley located in northern Somalia. The Nugaal Valley is bounded to the north by the Warsangali clan, the Nugal Plateau and to the south by 'Iid. Overview The Nugaal Va ...

and the

Ciid Ciid or 'Iid () is an archaic native geographic name for the land between the region of Mudug and the Nugaal Valley, roughly congruous with the northern Bookh. As such, Ciid constitutes the tripoint of the two former colonial powers British Empi ...

segments of the

Haud The Haud (also Hawd) (, ), formerly known as the Hawd Reserve Area, is a plateau situated in the Horn of Africa consisting of thorn-bush and grasslands. The region includes the southern part of Somaliland as well as the northern and eastern part ...

plateaus where they inhabit the

Sool Sool (, ) is a disputed administrative region (gobol). It borders Togdheer to the west, Sanaag to the north, Ethiopia to the south and Nugal, Bari to the east. Its capital city is Las Anod. The region is disputed by the self-declared Republic o ...

and

Togdheer Togdheer (, ) is an administrative region (''Administrative divisions of Somaliland, gobol'') in central Somaliland. Togdheer is bordered by Maroodi Jeex to the west, Sahil, Somaliland, Saaxil to the north, Sanaag to the northeast, Sool, Somalia ...

region of Somalia. In particular, they settle in the districts of

Las Anod Las Anod (; ) is the administrative capital of the Sool region, currently controlled by Khatumo State forces aligned with Somalia. Territorial dispute The city is disputed by Puntland and Somaliland. The former bases its claim due to the kins ...

and

Buuhoodle Buuhoodle (, ), also known as Bohotle, serves as a significant border town for the movement of goods between Khatumo State, Khaatumo and the Somali Region of Ethiopia. The surrounding district is rich in livestock with growing agricultural activ ...

. In

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

, the clan has a significant presence in the

Dollo Zone Dollo () is one of the nine zones in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. It was previously known as Warder/Werder, so named after its largest city, Warder. Dollo is bordered on the southwest by Korahe, on the northwest by Jarar, and on the southeas ...

, specifically in the woredas of Boh, Danot and Werder.

Garadate seat

Garadate

Groups

* Dharbash, was a Dervish administrative division which was one third Baharsame, a Farah Garad clan.

People

Cabbaas Xuseen Afbakayle is a 1905 poem by the Sayid Mohammed Abdullah Hassan made while he was in exile. The poem is a political poem which primarily deals with the topic of treachery and two-facedness, known as ''jeesjeesnimo'' in Somali. According to scholar A ...

, first prime minister of the Dervish (1895 - 1900); of the Baharsame clan *

Xaashi Suni Fooyaan Xaashi Suni Fooyaan was a Darawiish politician who is described as a Qusuusi (counsellor) in native Somali sources, and as peace-time Darawiish prime minister in colonial sources. Biography The majority of attributions ascribed to Xaashi Suni Fo ...

, peace-time prime minister of the Dervish (1905-1906); of the Baharsame clan *Soofe-cali Buraale, member of the Dervish haroun, i.e. the government; was of the Baharsame clan * Cabbane Sugulle, commander of Burcadde-Godwein, a Dervish administrative division

Chief caaqil groups

Barkad

People

There were many notable Barkad people in the Dervish haroun, i.e. its government. These include: *

Jaamac Ismaaciil Dhoon The Baho Nugaaleed the leader baho nugaaleed Khair Abdi ayaad(, ), is a division of Somali clan that is part of the Dhulbahante clan-family. The primary homeland of these clans include the regions of Sool, Somalia, Sool and Togdheer, Sanaag ...

, was a member of the Dervish haroun; of the Barkad clan *Xareed Duubi Deero, was a member of the Dervish haroun; of the Barkad clan *bullale warsame gulled,was a member of the dervish haroun;of the barked clan * Samatar Bullalleh, mentioned in the Geoffrey Archer's 1916 important members of Dervish haroun list

Ahmed Garaad

Ali Ahmed (Ali Geri Ahmed)

The Ali Geri Ahmed is whom caaqils (chieftains) of Ahmed Garad give deference to by extension. The poem by Ali Dhuh refers that the ''Reer Khayre'' sub branch of the Reer Suban sub clan of Ali Geri, Mahad Adan and Farah Adan, with Dhuh referring to it as a grouping in his poem ''Allahu Akbar''. The Bah Ali Geri onelings have the largest ''deegaan'' (traditional clan territory) of the Farah Garad clans, stretching some 200 kilometers, from Dhilaalo in the north to Dannood in the south. According to both colonial sources as well as native historians such as

Jama Omar Issa Aw Jama Omar Issa (, ) (c.1922 – 6 January 2014) commonly known as Aw Jaamac, was a Somali scholar, historian and collector of oral literature of Somalia. He wrote the first authoritative study of Dervishes, the polity of monarch Diiriye G ...

, the ''Ali Geri'' were the clan whom began and started the early camp of Maxkamadaha Dervishta in 1895. The Ali Geri clan are particularly known for being the first tribe to adopt the Dervish (Dervish) identity,*
*
* and according to professor Ingiriis, the bulk of the Dervish ranks being of the Ali Geri clan, which suggested the Dervish ideology moved towards "clan solidarity".

Groups

In the following Dervish administrative divisions, at least half comprised ''Bah Ali Gheri'' muqaddims (arbitrators), scouts, clerics, tenders and fighters: * Ragxun, was a Dervish administrative division which was half Farah Garad, as Ali Geri is a Farah Garad subclan. * Miinanle, was a Dervish administrative division which was majority Farah Garad, as Ali Geri and Odala & Egal-Naleye are Farah Garad sub-clans. * Golaweyne, was a Dervish administrative division which was half Farah Garad, as Ali Geri are Farah Garad sub-clans.

People

* Jaamac Cudur, commander of a Garbo Dervish subdivision * Osman Boss, commander of a Ragxun subdivision *Aadan Dhacdhaco, was a member of the Dervish haroun, i.e. government; was of the Reer Khair Dhulbahante clan *Cabdi Yaar Guuleed, was a member of the Dervish haroun, i.e. government; was of the Reer Khair Dhulbahante clan *Maxamuud Cilmi, was a member of the Dervish haroun, i.e. government; was of the Reer Khair Dhulbahante clan *Aadan Cawad, was a member of the Dervish haroun, i.e. government; was of the Reer Khair Dhulbahante clan *Soofe Durraan, was a member of the Dervish haroun, i.e. government; was of the Reer Khair Dhulbahante clan *

Mohamud Hosh Haji Yusuf Barre was the commander at the battle of Jidbali, the largest and deadliest engagement between the dervishes and the British empire in the Horn of Africa. Haji Yusuf Barre is also noted for being the person whom held the last stand at t ...

, was a member of the Dervish haroun, i.e. government; was of the Reer Khair Dhulbahante clan *Saliid Baynax, member of Dervish haroun

Lineage

There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures and some lineages might be omitted." However, the following summarised clan tree presented below is taken from John Hunt's ''A general survey of the Somaliland Protectorate (1944-1950)'': *

(

) ** Mohamed Abdirahman (Kabalalah) *** Abdi Mohamed (Kombe) ****Salah Abdi (

) *****Said Salah (

) ******Muse Said *******Abdale Muse ********Habarwa Abdale *********Shirshore Habarwa ******Farah 'Garaad' Shirshore *******Yasin 'Garad' Farah *******Abdulleh Garad Farah ********Ali 'Garad' Abdulle ********Mohamed 'Garad' Abdulle (Bah'ararsame) *********Mohamoud 'Garad' Mohamed (Jabane) **********Mohamed Mohamoud **********Warsame Mohamoud **********Liban Mohamoud **********Sharmarke Mohamoud **********Audon Mohamoud **********Warfa Mohamoud **********Hersi Mohamoud **********Farah Mohamoud **********Ali Mohamoud ***********Adur Ali ***********Samakab Ali (Adde) ***********Samatar Ali ***********Omar Ali ***********Mohamoud Ali ***********Magan Mohamoud ************Samatar Mohamoud ************Farah Mohamoud ************Mohamed Mohamoud *************Mohamoud Mohamed **************Ali Mohamoud (Bihi Idoor) **************Beder Mohamoud (Bihi Idoor) **************Yusuf Mohamoud (Bihi Idoor) **************Hersi Mohamoud (Bah Ogaden) **************Esa Mohamoud (Bah Ogaden) **************Nur Mohamoud (Bah Majerteen) **************Naleya Mohamoud (Bah Majerteen) ***************Ali (Hamud) Naleya ***************Magan Naleya ***************Mohamoud Naleya ***************Hussein Naleya ***************Salah Naleya ***************Adan Naleya ********Guleed 'Garaad' Abdulleh (Barkad) *********Ali Gulled *********Amir Gulled *********Mohamoud Gulled **********Egal Mohamoud **********Esa Mohamoud **********Wegel Mohamoud **********Ali Mohamoud ***********Koshin Ali ***********Gedi Ali ***********Naleya Ali ************Shirwa Naleya ************Musa Shirwa ************Suban Shirwa ************Beeda Shirwa ************Ali Shirwa *************Farah Ali (Baha'Ali) *************Mohamed Ali (Baha'Ali) *************Yusuf Ali (Baha'Ali) *************Maah Ali (Baha'Ali) *************Diriye Ali (Baha'Ali) *************Hersi Ali *************Gulled Ali ********Ahmed 'Garaad' Abdulleh *********Samakab Ahmed (Odala) *********Egal Ahmed (Odala) *********Warfa Ahmed (Bahgeri) *********Hassan Ahmed (Bahgeri) *********Naleye Ahmed **********Egal Naleye ***********Samatar Egal ***********Samakab Egal ***********Jama Egal ***********Dubad Egal ***********Warfa Egal *********Ali'Geri Ahmed (Reer Khayr), **********Ismail Ali’Geri **********Hersi Ali’Geri **********Shawe Ali’Geri **********Burale Ali’Geri **********Gulled Ali’Geri **********Warfa Ali'Geri ***********Aralle Warfa ***********Mohamed Warfa ***********Jama Warfa ***********Naleya Warfa **********Subaan Ali’Geri ***********Beder Suban ***********Beyle Suban ***********Ali Suban ***********Khayr Suban ************Hildid Khayr ************Raage Khayr ************Egal Khayr ************Sharmarke Khayr ************Farah Khayr ************Duale Khayr *********Adan Ahmed **********Mahad Adan (Reer Khayr) ***********Aralle Mahad **********Farah Adan (Reer Khayr) **********Wa'eys Adan (Ararsame) ***********Warfa Wa'eys ***********Hildid Wa'eys ***********Shirwa Wa'eys ***********Erbad Wa'eys ***********Dulul Wa'eys ************Nur Dulul ***********Gulled Wa'eys ************Mah Gulled ************Adan Gulled ***********Naleya Wa'eys ************Jama Naleya ************Sharmarke Naleya ************Beder Naleya **********Hagar Adan (Ararsame) ***********Gedi Hagar (Bah Ogaden) ***********Addaad Hagar (Bah Ogaden) ***********Warsame Hagar (Bah Ogaden) ***********Elmi Hagar (Bah Ogaden) ***********Amir Hagar (Bah Ogaden) ***********Gulled Hagar (Bah Ogaden) ***********Ayaar Hagar (Bah Warsengali) ***********Fatah Hagar (Bah Warsengali) ***********Adan Hagar (Bah Warsengali) ************Jama Adan (Reer Tuudhe) ************Ahmed Adan ************Abdulle Adan ************Ali Adan *************Qolaab Ali *************Awale Ali *************Warsame Ali ************Farah Adan *************Siad Farah (Bah Abrahin) *************Duale Farah (Bah Abrahin) *************Hersi Farah (Bah Abrahin) *************Warsame Farah (Bah Abrahin) *************Hagar Farah (Bah Abrahin) *************Ismail Farah (Bah Habar Eli) *************Seed Farah (Bah Habar Eli) *************Boos Farah (Bah Habar Eli) *************Omar Farah (Bah Habar Eli) *************Deria Farah (Bah Habar Eli) *************Shire Farah (Bah Hawiye) *************Hussein Farah (Bah Hawiye) *************Elmi Farah (Bah Hawiye) ***********Farah Hagar (Bah Warsengali) ************Olloh Farah ************Haad Farah ************Egal Farah *************Jama Egal (Bah Hawiye) *************Mohamoud Egal (Bah Hawiye) *************Ismail Egal (Bah Hawiye) *************Hersi Egal (Bah Ugaadh) *************Aralle Egal (Bah Ugaadh) *************Ahmed Egal (Bah Ugaadh) *************Naleya Egal (Bah Ugaadh) *************Mohamed Egal (Bah Ugaadh)

Notes

Notable Figures

Athlete

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, first ethnic Somali to win an Olympic medal

Prime ministers

Ali Khalif Galaydh Ali Khalif Galaydh (, ) (15 October 1941 – 8 October 2020) was a Somali politician. He was the Prime Minister of the transitional Somalia administration from 8 October 2000 to 28 October 2001. Galaydh had extensive experience in public policy, ...

, Ex-Prime minister of

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and

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President. *

, first prime minister of the Dervish (1895 - 1900) *

, peace-time prime minister of the Dervish (1905-1906)

Leaders

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, former Khaatumo president * Saleban Essa Ahmed, SSC Leader and former Somaliland

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, Former Vice President of

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. *

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, Shiikhyaale commander, poet. *

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, female governor of Indhabadan, sister of Faarax Sugulle *

, Barkad, Dervish

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Commanders

* Suleiman Aden Galaydh, Dervish commander at Cagaarweyne *

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, Dervish commander at Jidbali

Tribal leaders

*Garad

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, Traditional Clan Chief of the

Clan. * Garaad Abdulahi Garaad Soofe, Garad, of the Ahmed Garad, the second most senior chief of the Farah Garad branch of the Dhulbahante Clan.

Enterprisers

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, Chairman of

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. * Abdi Holland, Somali artist. *

Ali Dhuh Ali Duh Gorayo () (died 1962) was a popular poet from Somalia, who hailed from the city of Buuhoodle, in the Togdheer, Somalia but grew up in the Nugaal region now Sool (las-Anod) and Dollo region in Ethiopia. He mostly wrote about camel husbandr ...

, a great poet a coiner of new Somali words; poetic critic of the Sayid *

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, poet who chronicled colonial-era events; said a Dhulbahante genocide occurred at the hands of European colonialists

Legislative speakers

* Bashe Mohamed Farah, Former Speaker of

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parliament. * Faarax Sugulle, head of the Dervish haroun

Politicians

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, Former Somali minister of foreign affairs. * Ahmed Aidid former Minister of Education. *

Abdiqani Mohamoud Jidhe Abdiqani Mohamoud Jidhe () is a Somali politician, who is currently serving as the Governor of Gebiley region of Somaliland since November 2021. He was also the former Governor of Sool region of Somaliland assumed office in January 2019 until No ...

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. *Abokor Seed Cali, member of the Dervish haroun, of the Odala Samakab (Bahgeri Dhulbahante) clan

References

{{reflist Dhulbahante Somali clans in Ethiopia