Sheekhaal Gendershe ( Somali: Benadiri Gendershe

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:شيخال جندرشه) also known as Reer Aw Garweyne are a

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clan, mainly from the southern coastal towns of Gendershe, Marka and

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. The Gendershe have also established communities in the hinterlands in towns such as

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and the villages surrounding it due to trading and farming.

Overview

The Reer Aw Garweyne, who are more commonly known as Sheekhaal Gendershe get their name from the town in which their patriarch first settled in (Gendershe). The tomb of their ancestor Aw Cusmaan Garweyne (big beard) is also buried in this village synonymous with this clan and its destination of siyaaro (pilgrimages) to venerate their ancestor Aw Cismaan.

Aw Garweyne

Gendershe sub-clans

* Reer aw Muraad (mohamed) * Maad-Sheekh * Reer Aw-Ibraahim * Reer Izgoowe * Naakhude * Gaameedle * Reer Mahri

Notable people

* Maxamed Sheekh Jamaal Cabdulaahi,

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from 1956 to 1960 and the first Somali mayor of the city. *

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Cabdulqaadir Xussen - President of Sheekhaal Gendershe Clan * Maxamed Xusseen Cali (Shiiqaalow) - Somali National Football Player * Cabduraxmaan Sheekh Maxamed (Aw Koombe) - Comedian * Jaarlees Cadde - Comedian * Sheekh Maxamed Sh. Cabduraxmaan Abba Xaaji - First Teacher at

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school * Sheekh Cusmaan Sheekh Cabdiqaadir - First Somali Pilot * Maxamed Sheekh Aanis - Somali Singer * Amiinullaahi Maxamed Sh. Jamaal - First Translator for the

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* Sheekh Muxyidiin Sheekh Maxamed Sheekh Isaaq Al Gendershi -

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of Mogadishu * Maxamed Sheekh Cabdi Sheekh Cusmaan - Member of

References

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