The Omar Mahamoud (Somali: Cumar Maxamuud, Arabic: عمر محمود) is a Somali sub-clan, part of the Mohamoud Saleeban, itself a sub-clan of the Majeerteen sub-clan of the Harti conglomeration of Darod clans. The Omar Mohamoud is one of the largest Majeerteen sub-clans. The Omar Mohamoud clan primarily inhabit the Mudug[1] and southern Nugaal regions of Puntland in northern Somalia. a large number of the clan settle in Doollo region of Ogadenia, as well as in the port city of Kismayo and the Lower Juba region of southern Somalia.[2][3][1]
Cumar Maxamuud | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Nugal, Mudug, Doollo | |
Languages | |
Af-Somali, Arabic, | |
Religion | |
Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Osman Mahmoud, Isse Mohamoud, Majeerteen |
Clan tree
edit"There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures and some lineages might be omitted."[4] However, the following summarized clan tree presented below is taken from John Hunt's A general survey of the Somaliland Protectorate (1944-1950):[5]
- Mohamud Saleban
- Osman Mohamud
- Ise Mohamud
- Omar Mohamud
- Nassar Omar
- Ibrahim Omar
- Ali Omar
- Yonis Omar
- Mohamed Omar
- Isaq Omar
- Ise Isaq
- Abdi Ise
- Abdulle Isaq
- Omar Abdulle
- Samakab Abdulle
- Osman Abdulle
- Ahmed Abdulle
- Jibril Abdulle
- Egal Jibril
- Mohamed Egal (Bah Dhulbahante)
- Liban Egal
- Adan Egal
- Shirwa Egal
- Guled Shirwa
- Sharmake Shirwa
- Mohamed Shirwa (Bah Abasqul)
- Warfa Shirwa (Habar Ogaden)
- Mohamud Shirwa (Habar Ogaden)
- Hirsi Shirwa (Habar Marehan)
- Mahad Shirwa (Habar Marehan)
- Farah Shirwa (Habar Leelkase)
- Yusuf Farah
- Ali Farah
- Mohamud Farah
- Mohamed Farah
- Warsame Farah
- Egal Farah
- Dalal Farah
- Darod Farah
- Guled Farah
- Arale Farah
- Abdille Farah
- Mahad Farah
- Hirsi Farah
- Khalaf Farah
- Egal Jibril
- Ise Isaq
References
edit- ^ a b Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Somalia: Relationship between the Omar Mahmud subclan of the Majerteen and the government between 1981 and 1984". Refworld. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Somalia: Information on the Omar Mahamoud subclan of the Darod clan". Refworld.
- ^ "New Puntland President Likely to Revive Somalia's Federal Agenda |". January 24, 2014.
- ^ Lewis, "Force and Fission in Northern Somali Lineage Structure", American Anthropologist, New Series, 63 (1961), p. 100
- ^ Hunt, John. A general survey of the Somaliland Protectorate-1944-1950 (PDF). Hargeisa. pp. 141–145. Retrieved 20 September 2019.