The Mohamoud Garad (, , Full Name:'' ’Mohamoud Shirshore Habarwa Abdullah Muse

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Saleh Abdi Mohamed

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. Its members form a part of the

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, a sub-division of the

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clan-family. The clan is divided into three main sub-clans ― namely the Ahmed garad , the ''Ugaadhyahan'' and ''abdi garad''. The traditional clan chief of Mohamoud Garad is

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For political purposes, the Mohamoud Garad further sub-divided into Naleya Ahmed (the numerically largest sub-clan), Jama Siad and a confederation dubbed ''"Galool oriye"'' which encompasses all other sub-clans including Nuur Ahmed, Wa’eys Abdulle, Mohamoud Ugaadhyahan and Omar Wa’eys. The ''Jama Siad'' primarily inhabit the ''Casuura'' plains in western Sool, centred around the town of Yagoori. The ''Naleye Ahmed'' occupy a very large territory of centered on the ''Xadeed'' plains, of whom the southernmost are centered around Xudun, whilst the northernmost ''Naleye Ahmed'' subclans such as ''Rikhaaye'' and ''Bahina Farah'' have their ''deegaans'' (homelands) primarily situated in

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as well as the surrounding hamlets of the Barrado plains. The ''Galool Oriye'' subclan of ''Mohamoud Garad'' is best known for having hosted the first and oldest head fortress of the Darawiish, i.e. the

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, as well as the final Darawiish head fortress at

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, and they primarily settle in Xaisimo and its environs. In the first book written on the colonial wars against the Darawiish written in 1902, Malcolm Mcneill states that the Mohamoud Garad was an enemy Darawiish clan and the one the British hated the most; it also states that British-friendly Somali clans feared the Mohamoud Garad due to them being effective raiders: Eric Swayne was yearning to attack the Mohamoud Garad subclan of Dhulbahante on account of them being Darawiish: However, the Mohamoud Garad was not unanimous in their support for the Dervishes and would sometimes be raided by the Dervishes because of this fact. For instance, in 1904 the Dervishes led by the Haroun attacked the Jama Siad subclan of the Mohamoud Garad. ''The Parliamentary Debates (official Report).: House of Commons'' in 1913 notes: In 1913 at the battle of

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the Dervishes defeated the British. The Dervish forces under the leadership of Dhulbahante military commander

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were attacked by British expeditionary forces made up of members of the Dhulbahante clan under the command of

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. It is reported that the Dervishes previously looted herds from the Jama Siad subclan of the Mohamoud Garad, who subsequently agreed to assist the British in their attack. Thus, 300 Jama Siad warriors along with the

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commanded by Corfield pursued and attacked the Dervishes at

. The British sustained heavy casualties and Corfield was killed in battle, whilst the 300 Jama Siad warriors fled unscathed.

Subclans

Jama Siad

The first confrontation from the British colonial force was against Jama Siad clan 30 May 1901: According to Malcolm Mcneill, these Jama Siad camels were distributed by the British to the friendly clans afterwards: Malcolm Mcneill describes Jama Siad as the natives of the area between Oog, spelled Oak, and Saamaale, adjacent to Guumays, and taking 3,500 camels from them on account of them being "powerful" Darawiish:

People

*Shire Umbaal, Jama Siad, Darawiish commander *

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, Jama Siad, led most successful Darawiish raid since Dul Madoba *

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, Jama Siad, commander of Golaweyne * Xirsi Cartan, mentioned in the

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*Serar Shawe, mentioned in the

Galool Oriye

For the link between the Galool Oriye clan and Haysimo heritage, see the Mohamoud Garad#Haysimo heritage section. the Mohamoud Ugaadhyahan is one of elder lineages of the Mohamoud Garad and holds the traditional secondary supreme Dhulbahante Garad, currently via Garad Saleban. Garad Saleban is a direct descendant of Ali Harran, who during the mid 19th century established a sovereign and independent Dhulbahante kingdom in the northeastern half of

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. Traditionally, the two people who held the most senior position within the northern Dhulbahante Kingdom, were the ''Abbaan and the successors of ''Ali Harran''. According to British explorer Cruttenden, the northeastern Dhulbahante Kingdom under Garad Ali Harran guarded the northeastern parts of

from the Majeerteen and the northwestern parts from the Warsangeli clan as well as raiders of the Habr Je'lo clan based in

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: The Galool Oriye subclan of Nur Ahmed was one of the subclans which attacked a British barracks commanded by British Captain malcolm Mcneill in June 1901 wherein the British tactically prevailed over the Darawiish. The Darawiish clans encumbered 600 casualties in the attack. The other named subclans were primarily Dhulbahante subclans:

People

*Cali Darmaan Garaase, was a member of the haroun (Darawiish government), of the Nur-Ahmed, a Galool Oriye Dhulbahante clan *Warsame Ciise Geeldabar, was a member of the haroun (Darawiish government), of the Nur-Ahmed, a Galool Oriye Dhulbahante clan * Ali Meggar, Darawiish naval commander

Naleye Ahmed

The Naleye Ahmed, boasts the largest sub-lineage within the Ugaadhyahan and the Mohamoud Garad clan. According to Markus Virgil Hoehne, a conflict anthropologist at the University of Leipzig stated during his trip to Northern Somalia:

"Naaleeye Axmed is probably the largest sub-clan of the Dhulbahante. Its members live in areas stretching from Laascaanood up to Ceerigaabo in Sanaag region."

In Sool, The sub-sub-clan resides primarily in the

Hudun District Hudun District () is a historical district in the Sool, Somaliland, Sool region of Somaliland, Somaliland Its capital lies at Hudun. The border between Hudun District and Las Anod District goes through the town of Buur Anod, also called Buur Caano ...

and

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. in the Hudun District, they make up the vast majority of the residing population, with towns such as

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Lafaweyne Lafaweyne or Lafa Wayne is a town in the Sool region of Somalia. It is located in the Hudun District. A bore-hole was built up in collaboration with the local residents of Lafaweyne and the Islamic Relief in August 2017. Lafaweyne is among t ...

, Jidbaale, Dhibshabeel, Shinbiraaley etc... . In the Las Anod District, they reside in towns such as

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 ...

, Tukaraq, Adhi Cadeye, Faladyale and others. In

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Sa ...

, the Naleya Ahmed are the primary Dhulbahante sub-clan that resides in the region, with the

Erigavo District Erigavo District () is a district in the central Sanaag region of Somaliland. Its capital lies at Erigavo.According to the Tripartite Agreement of May 5, 1894 between Britain, Italy and France, the furthest boundary of the British Protectorate ...

being their native settlement, with towns such as

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, Fiqifuliye,

, Masagan, Damala Xagare, Ardaa, Dib Qarax etc... and reaching southern towns of the region such as Awrboogays, Sarmanyo and Kulaal historically. John A Hunt stated the following about the location of the Naleye Ahmed territory:

"The Nogal (Las Anod) District defined in 1944. This was supposed to have been done for administrative convenience, but the somewhat crooked boundary between the Burao and Nogal districts suggests that it was intended to make the Las Anod-Nogal District an entirely Dolbahanta Tribal District ... All the Dolbahanta have been Las Anod District since 1944, except for the Naleya Ahmed of the Ogadyahan Siad, of whom the Rer Elmi and part of the Rer Jibril are now Las Anod. The rest remaining in Erigavo District".

During the 2000s decade, some Somali regional administrations advocated carving out a distinct district for the ''Bahina Farah'', ''Bah Rikhaaye'' and ''Bah-Idoor'' subclans of Naleye Ahmed called Fiqifuliye District; the Bah-Isaaq Naleye Ahmed is not to be confused with the Warsangeli subclan who settle in the town of Hingalool whom are also called ''Bah-Isaaq''. During the colonial era, the Naleye Ahmed subclan of Dhulbahante was known for coercing neighbouring clans to hold diplomatic relations with the Darawiish. For example, the Habar Yunis clan of Musa Ismail was coerced by ''Naleye Ahmed Dhulbahante'' to have diplomatic relations with Darawiish due to their imminent southward migration as a result of abundant rain in the Nugal valley:The Scramble in the Horn of Africa; History of Somalia (1827-1977) The Jibril Naleya and Ali Naleya subclans of Naleya Ahmed were singled out by the British colonialist government in Berbera as requiring a heavy penalty for their adherence to ''Darawiishnimo'':

People

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, Adan Naleye, former Darawiish spokesman-poet; and first person to die in an airstrike in Africa * Nur Hedik, Ali Naleye, commander of the Darawiish cavalry who had a shiikhyaale regiment named after him * Ibrahim Galongol, Jibril Naleye mentioned in the

* Warsame Ali Gulaydh, mentioned in the

Groups

* Indhabadan, was a Darawiish administrative division which was half Mohamoud Garaad, specifically, Naleeye Ahmed. *Ba Ina Nur Hedik, the entire Mohamoud Garad populated the Shiikhyaale administrative division, however, the Naleye Ahmed were in its aforementioned branch

Distribution

The traditional homeland of the Mohamoud Garad straddles the

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, while they primarily settle in the regions of

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 ...

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Sa ...

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 ...

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. In particular, members of the clan are well represented in the districts of

, Xudun,

and

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. Moreover, the clan has a significant presence in the Somali cities of

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Haysimo heritage

The regions inhabited by the Galool Oriye subclan primarily consists of the northeasternmost parts of Sool, commonly referred to as the Haysimo region. This is due to the fact that the Galool Oriye clan hosted the earliest Darawiish central fort, the Halin Fort, as well as the final, in Taleh, namely Silsilad. As such the Galool Oriye clan are considered the custodians of the Darawiish central forts, named as ''Dhulbahante garesas'' by the Italian governor Caroselli, namely Halin fort and Taleh fort.

Halin Fort

The notion of the building of fortresses for Darawiish began as soon as hostilities came to light in 1899; as Eric Swayne encountered a fort at Halin during the second expedition in 1902, The British War Office stated that Eric Swayne destroyed the fort in 1902, and that it was inhabited by the Ugaadhyahan Dhulbahante subclans of Naleye Ahmed and Nur Ahmed:Official History of the Operations in Somaliland, 1901-04 Great Britain. War Office. General Staff · 1907, PAGE 100 These Darawiish inhabited forts were referred to by the Sayid and Italian governor Caroselli as ''

Dhulbahante garesa Taleh (, ) is a historical town in Sool region of Somalia. The town served as the capital of the pre-independence Dervish movement.Laurence, p.47. The Dalyare fort and the Taleh complex built between 1909 and 1910 are among the least disfigure ...

s'' taken from the Dhulbahante clan by the British:Ferro e Fuoco in Somalia, da Francesco Saverio Caroselli, Rome, 1931; p. 272. Although the endonymic term for Darawiish built installations as per the Sayid and Caroselli are ''Dhulbahante garesas'', colonial sources refer to them as ''Dervish forts''.

Silsilad

Silsilad was the man building of the Silsilad complex built by Darawiish:

Transit Dhulbahante garesas

Yabaayil dhulbahante garesa in easternmost Haysimo

Transit Dhulbahante garesas were forts that were meant for conveyance to larger Dhulbahante garesa and were typically smaller. The main transit Dhulbahante garesa to the east was the Yabaayil Dhulbahante garesa, a transit site for travel to the Eyl Dhulbahante garesa. The main northern transit Dhulbahante garesa was the Hiilburaan Dhulbahante garesa, situated in the town of the same name.

Hiilbuuraan incident

The main northern transit Dhulbahante garesa was the Hiilburaan Dhulbahante garesa, situated in the town of the same name. The most notable incident in one of these transit Dhulbahante garesas was the Habar Humbulle incident which pitted the Dervishes against the

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. According to the British Sudan Archives, in the battle between the Dervishes and the Majeerteen Sultanate, Shire Umbaal, spelled as Shira Um Belli, headed the bellicosity against the Italian protectorate known as Majeerteen. Although the Dervishes were victorious over the Majeerteen, the Habar Humbulle event was described as a

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for the Darawiish:

The enemies of Darawiish also engaged in counter-propaganda. The most important of these was the 1910 where they succeeded in instigating a Darawiish civil war. Shire Umbaal led the backlash against mutiny. According to a 1910 intelligence report from the

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colony documenting a battle between Darawiish and native auxiliaries of the Italians, Shire Umbaal, spelled in the report as Shire Ambaleh, was described as among the top three highest ranked Darawiish commanders, alongside Nur Hedik and Adam Maleh. The report states that he died in 1910: Shire Umbaal was in 1910 described at the

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, specifically by

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as "a very important leader of the Dervishes". A native Somali sources states that Shire Umbaal was employed as a leader and organizer of a British orchestrated coup d'état, but that Shire Umbaal subsequently turned on the British colonialists and their native conspirators:Taariikhdii daraawiishta iyo Sayid Maxamed Cabdulle Xasan, Jaamac Cumar Ciise · 1976 PAGE 187 Umbaal was a Darawiish whi=stleblower who reported an attempted political overthrow that was attempted upon the leadership of the Somali Darawiish at the end of the 1900s decade. Noted Somali author Said Samatar in his book Oral Poetry and Somali Nationalism also described the Shire Umbaal incident in his book. Sources overall deliberate on the tumultuous nature of the incident of Shire Umbaal's whistleblowing, with the author Abdisalam Issa-Salwe describing it as having precipitated a Somali civil war: Among the three motions put forward by Shire Umbaal and others was (a) to kill the Sayid and replace him with another person, (b) to merely demote the Sayid of all his positions without killing him, (c) to completely dismantle the Darawiish anti-colonial struggle. After a lengthy debate, the third choice was chosen, however Shire Umbaal subsequently turned against the Darawiish defectors and conspirators: The dialogue between the Sayid and Umbaal was as follows, with Umbaal saying the following to the Sayid: Shire Umbaal's counter-dereliction to the defection from

that took place in 1909 in the

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and

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region had the effect of extending the longest anti-colonial resistance movement during the

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. Douglas Jardine described the event as follows:

Landmarks

There are many landmarks that ideate the Darawiish, including monuments in Jigjiga and Mogadishu of the Sayid, an airport in Kismaayo, and the Buuhoodle airport which was named after

as ''Gegada diyaaradaha Ismaciil Mire''. Buuhoodle's Ismail Mire airport is the first Somali airport named after a Darawiish figure. Sacmadeeqa is a landmark in

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which has a monument that identifies the birthplace of Sayid Mohamed. It is located in the Haud region, near the lake of Qoob Fardood. It was created as a form of remembrance of the anti-colonial struggle. They said that the most frequent visitors to the monument are the Arale Mahad and

Ali Gheri The Farah Garad or the Garad Farah (, , Full Name:'' ’Farah Shirshore Habarwa Abdullah Muse Dhulbahante, Said Harti, Saleh Abdi Darod, Mohamed Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti'' ) is a Somali clan which is part of the Dhulbahante clan-family, a ...

, due to the fact that they were the most persistent

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. Dareemacaddo was the site of the creation of the Dervish movement of Las Anod#Diiriye Guure Diiriye Guure. via the practise of

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, and the area itself is one of two ''deegaans'' (homelands) of the Arale Mahad clan, alongside ''Dhilaalo''.

Extremities

The northernmost Dhulbahante garesas were situated in the Surudu Hills and barrado plains in ''Cal'' reachable via the Hiilbuuraan transit Dhulbahante garesa. The easternmost Dhulbahante garesa was situated at Eyl, reachable via the Yabaayil transit Dhulbahante garesa. The southernmost Dhulbahante garesa was the Qollad Dhulbahante garesa reachable via the Docmo transit Dhulbahante garesa.

Clan tree

Nur Hedik wearing the emblematic Kuuk Darawiish prayer bead on his left wrist and the duubcad turban on his head

"There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures and some lineages might be omitted." However, the following summarized 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 Abdi (

) ******Muse Said *******Abdale Muse ********Habarwa Abdale *********Shirshore Habarwa ******Mohamoud 'Garad' Shirshore *******Wa'eys Mohamoud (Omar Wa'eys) ********Gulled Omar (Bah Barkad) ********Yassin Omar *********Sharmarke Yassin *********Geedi Yassin **********Ismail Geedi ***********Gulled Ismail (Bah Hayaag) ***********Wa'eys Ismail (Bah Hayaag) ***********Rage Ismail ***********Osman Ismail ***********Hersi Ismail *********** Adan Ismail **********Abdulle Geedi ***********Adan Abdulle ***********Mohamed Abdulle ***********Fiqi Abdulle *******Siad Mohamoud ********Jama Siad *********Samakab Jama **********Mohamed Samakab **********Adan Samakab **********Osman Samakab ***********Fahiye Osman ***********Liban Osman *********Ahmed Jama *********Mohamoud Jama *********Warfa Jama **********Naleya Warfa (Bah Jibrahil) **********Farah Warfa ***********Diriye Farah ***********Afi Farah ***********Nur Farah ***********Naleya Farah (Bah Hayaag) ***********Mohamed Farah (Bah Hayaag) ***********Kooshin "Reer Kooshin" Farah (Bah Hayaag) ************Awad Kooshin ************Ali Kooshin ************Omar Kooshin ***********Khayr "Reer Khayr" Farah (Bah Hayaag) ************Jama Khayr ************Da'ar khayr ************Egal Khayr ************Fahiye Khayr ************Mohamed Khayr ***********Ali Farah ************Rageh Ali ************Hussein Ali ************Mohamed Ali ************Orshe Ali ************Mohamud Ali *************Mohamed Mohamoud **************Ali Mohamed **************Adad Mohamed **************Fiqi-xasan Mohamed **************Essa Mohamed **************Abdillahi Mohamed **************Aw-Abdi Mohamed *************Ali Mohamoud **************Hersi Ali **************Adan Ali **************Guled Ali **************Shirdon Ali **************Mohamoud Ali **************Farah Ali **************Kulan Ali **************Fahiye Ali **************Wa'eys Ali ************Warsame Ali *************Hussein Warsama *************Diriye Warsama *************Hassan Warsama *************Gulled Warsama *************Mohamed Warsama **************Musa Mohamed **************Liban Mohamed **************Hussein Mohamed **************Hassan Mohamed **************Abdi Mohamed **************Omar Mohamed **************Aralleh Mohamed **************Ali Mohamed **************Elmi Mohamed **************Ahmed Mohamed **************Abdi (Adde) Mohamed **************Ciye Mohamed **************Farah Dheir Mohamed ***************Fahiya Farah ***************Mohamoud Farah ***************Samakab Farah ***************Rageh Farah ***************Gulled Farah ***************Hussein Farah ***************Abdi farah ***************Ali Farah ***************Hir Farah ********Mohamed Siad (Ugadhyahan) *********Adan Mohamed *********Mohamoud Mohamed (Galool Oriye) **********Hassan Mohamoud **********Mohamoud 'Gaboobe' Mohamoud ***********Fatah Gaboobe ***********Shirwa Gaboobe ***********Geedi Gaboobe ***********Omar Gaboobe **********Abdi Mohamoud ***********Fahiye Abdi-Mohamoud ************Ahmed Fahiye ************Dirie Fahiye ************Elmi Fahiye ************Sharmarke Fahiye ************Jama Fahiye *********Samakab Mohamed **********Abdulle Samakab ***********Wa’eys Abdulle (Galool Oriye) ************Naleya Wa'eys ************Samakab Wa'eys ************Mohamed Wa'eys ************Musa Wa'eys "Musa Garad" ************Abdi Wa'eys ***********Abokor Abdulle ***********Ahmed Abdulle ************Shirwa Ahmed (Bah Magaadle) (Galool Oriye) ************Osman Ahmed (Bah Magaadle) (Galool Oriye) ************Jibril Ahmed (Bah Magaadle) (Galool Oriye) ************Haliye Ahmed (Bah Magaadle) (Galool Oriye) ************Nur Ahmed (Bah Ceeshla) (Galool Oriye) *************Seed Nur *************Samatar Nur *************Yusuf Nur *************Musa Nur *************Samakab Nur (Bihina Ali) *************Ismail Nur (Bihina Ali) *************Hersi Nur *************Mohamed Nur (Bah Warsangeli) *************Ali Nur (Bah Warsangeli **************Ahmed Alii **************Yusuf Ali **************Wa'eys Ali **************Adan Ali nuur **************Samakab Ali **************Farah Ali ************Naleya Ahmed (Bah Ceeshla) *************Ismail Naleya (Bah Isaaq) *************Mohamed Naleya (Bah isaaq) *************Mohamoud Naleya (Bah Isaaq) *************Farah Naleya (Bah Isaaq) *************Ahmed Naleya (Bah Isaaq) *************Adan Naleya (Bah Magaadle) *************Samood Naleya (Bah ina Farah) *************Shirwa Naleya (Bah ina Farah) *************Liban Naleya (Bah ina Farah) *************Yusuf Naleya (Bah ina Farah) *************Abdulle Naleya (Bah Fiqishini) *************Elmi Naleya (Bah Fiqishini) **************Ali Elmi "Ali Madoobe" (Bah Habr Je'lo) **************Farah Elmi (Bah Habar Je'lo) **************Adan Elmi (Bah Habar Je'lo) **************Ahmed Elmi (Bah Turwaa') **************Yusuf Elmi (Bah Turwaa') **************Mohamed Elmi (Bah Warsangeli) **************Igal Elmi (Bah Warsangeli) *************Jibril Naleya (Bah Fiqishini) **************Fahiye Jibril (Bah Isaaq) **************Ahmed Jibril (Bah Isaaq) **************Hadiyo Jibril (Bah Hayaag) **************Samakab Jibril (Bah Hayaag) *************Ali Naleya (Bah Fiqishini) **************Farah Ali (Bah Rikhaaye) **************Mohamed Ali (Bah Rikhaaye) **************Samatar Ali (Bah Rikhaaye) **************Igal Ali (Bah ina Araale) **************Abdi Ali (Bah ina Araale) **************Fahiye Ali (Bah ina Araale) **************Ahmed Ali (Bah ina Araale) **************Hussein Ali (Bah Ina Samatar) **************Yaqub Ali (Bah Ina Samatar) **************Yusuf Ali (Bah Abdulle) **************Elmi Ali (Bah Abdulle) **************Wa'eys Ali (Bihi Idarays) **************Mohamoud Ali (Bihi Idarays) **************Omar Ali (Bihi Idarays)

Notable Figures

Enterprisers

Hodan Nalayeh Hodan Nalayeh (; ; 1976 – July 12, 2019) was a Somali-Canadian media executive, marketing consultant, social activist and entrepreneur. She was president of the Cultural Integration Agency and vice president of Sales & Programming Development ...

, Somali-Canadian journalist. * Amina Mohamed, former Chairman of the INM and the

WTO The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland that regulates and facilitates international trade. Governments use the organization to establish, revise, and enforce the rules that g ...

's General Council, and the current Secretary for Foreign Affairs of

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

Presidents

Abdisamad Ali Shire Abdisamad Ali Shire (, ) was a Somali politician and military officer who served as the Vice President of Puntland

, former Puntland vice-president. *

Ahmed Elmi Osman Ahmed Elmi Osman 'Karash' (, ) Ahmed Karaash is a former Vice President of Puntland from 8 January 2019 to 8 January 2024. Personal life Osman belongs to the Naleye Ahmed sub-subsection of the Mohamoud Garad branch of the Dhulbahante Harti ...

, Vice President of

Puntland Puntland is an autonomous state that considers itself to be part of Somalia, despite not accepting the legitimacy of Somalia's current governing administration. It was formed in 1998, and was a federal member state of Somalia from its fou ...

Royalty

, current supreme garaad of Maxamuud Garaad *

, Darawiish monarch and commander of Golaweyne

Politicians

Yasin Haji Mohamoud Yasin Haji Mohamoud Hiir () also known as Faratoon (Faraton) is a Somaliland politician, who is currently the speaker of Somaliland's Lower House of Parliament (House of Representatives). Prior to his election as a member of Somaliland's Hou ...

, former Foreign Minister of Somaliland. * Faisal Hassan, Canadian politician.

Commanders

*Shire Umbaal, Jama Siad, Darawiish commander

Athlete

Abdi Bile Abdi Bile (, ; born 28 December 1962) is a former middle distance runner. He holds the highest number of national records in athletics in Somalia across various disciplines. He is currently Somalia's national record holder in nine athletic disc ...

, Somalia's most decorated athlete with the most Somali national records.

Security

* Abdi Hassan Mohamed (Hijaar), former

Somali Police Force The Somali Police Force (SPF; (CBS); ) is the national police force and the main civil law enforcement agency of Somalia. As with most other police forces in the world, its duties include crime fighting, traffic control, maintaining public safe ...

Commissioner. * Mohamed Adam Ahmed, former

Chief of Staff The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supportin ...

of the

Somali Armed Forces The Somali Armed Forces are the military forces of the Federal Republic of Somalia. Headed by the president as commander-in-chief, they are constitutionally mandated to ensure the nation's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. I ...

Notes

References

{{reflist Dhulbahante Somali clans in Ethiopia