Udejeen (Somali: Ujeejeen, Arabic: اجيجين) is a sub-clan of the

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 do ...

and a larger

Samaale Samaale, also spelled Samali or Samale () is traditionally considered to be the common forefather of several major Somali clans and their respective sub-clans. His name is the source of the ethnonym ''Somali''.. As the purported ancestor of most ...

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 Hiran (, ) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in central Somalia and part of the Hirshabelle State. Overview Hiran is bordered by the Somali Region of Ethiopia (or the 1908 Convention Line) to the northwest, the Somali provinces of Galgud ...

in Somalia, where they live in the districts of Jawiil, Matabaan and

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 ...

. They also extend over the border into Mustahil and

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 ma ...

. They also live in the

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 ...

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 (, ) 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 Mogadi ...

, mayor of Mogadishu from 2010-2014. * Osman Mohammud Dufle, a Somali politician and a previous minister of health. He was nominated for a Nobel Prize for his efforts. * Ahmed Shido, an Ethiopian politician. * Mohamed Hussein Addow, presidential candidate and member of Parliament.

References

{{Reflist Somali clans