Abgaal
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| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Languages | |
| Somali and Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mudulood, Habar Gidir, Karanle, other Hawiye clans |
Abgaal (var. Abgal; Somali: Abgaal, Arabic: أبغال) is a Somali clan, and part of the major Hawiye clan. Its members live in the Shabeellaha Dhexe, Galguduud, Banaadir, Mudug, Lower Shebelle, Middle Juba,[1] and Jubbada Hoose[2][non-primary source needed][self-published source?][better source needed] regions of Central and southern Somalia. Abgaals consider Xamar (Mogadishu) as their traditional territory.[3]
Abgaal is one subclan of the Mudulood family, which also includes Wacdaan, Moobleen, and Ujajeen.[4]
Clan tree
There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures and many lineages are omitted. The following listing is taken from the World Bank's Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics from 2005 and the United Kingdom's Home Office publication, Somalia Assessment 2001.[5][6]
- Hawiye
- Gaaljal
- Hawadle
- Abgal [sic]
- Harti
- Angonyar
- Warsangeli
- Yacquub/obakar
- Wabudhan
- Da'oud
- 'Eli 'Umar
- Rer Mattan
- Mohamed Muse
- Wa'esli
- Harti
- Murosade
- Sheekhaal (Sheikal)
- Habar Gidir (Haber Gedir)
- Sa'ad
- Suleiman
- Ayr
- Sarur
- Waadan
In the south central part of Somalia the World Bank shows the following clan tree:[7]
- Hawiye
- Karanle
- Murusade
- Gorgate
- Abgal [sic]
- Habargidir (Habar Gidir)
- Sheikhal (Sheekhaal)
- Duduble
- Ujeien
- Gugun-Dhabe
- Rarane
- Haskul
- Jambeele
- Hawadle
- Galje'el
- Ajuran
- Dagodi
- Karanle
In Puntland the World Bank shows the following:[8]
- Hawiye
- Habar Gidir
- Abgaal
- Biyamaal
- Hawaadle
- Murursade
- Ujuuran
Traditional
- Imam Mohamud Imam Cumar ,Is the Imam Of Mudulood and also carries the dual position of The Traditional Imam of Hiraab.[9]
Prominent members of the Abgaal
- Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia
- Nur Hassan Husein, former Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government
- Sharif Ahmed, former President of Somalia, former Commander-in-chief of the Islamic Courts Union
- Ali Mohammed Ghedi, Former Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government.
- Ali Mahdi Muhammad, president of Somalia from January – November 1991
- Hussein Kulmiye Afrah, vice-president of Somalia under the Siad Barre regime.
- Ahmed Maxamed Xasan, Lieutenant Colonel in the Somali Airforce who defused the mig-17 jet fighter bombs.[10]
- Ali Geedi Shadoor, former Minister under the Siad Barre regime[11]
- Dr. Hussein Ali Ahmed, former mayor of Mogadishu[12]
- Salaad Gabeyre Kediye, Major General in the Somali Military, and Chairman of the Somali Revolution
- Ismail Jim'ale Osoble, Somali lawyer and Minister of Information in the government of Aden Abdulle Osman
- Mohamed Omar Habeb Dhere, warlord, governor and mayor of Banadir and Mogadishu
- Omar Muhamoud Finnish, leader of a splinter movement of the United Somali Congress/Somali Salvation Alliance
- General Daud Abdulle Hirsi, first commander-in-chief of the Somali National Army Forces
- Salad Ali Jelle, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Transitional Federal Government
- Musa Sudi Yalahow, warlord who served as Trade Minister in the Transitional Federal Government.
- Ali Jimale, educator at the City University of New York
- Mohamud Siad Togane, Somali-Canadian poet, professor, and political activist
- Adde Gabow (Mohamed Ali Hassan), politician,governor and mayor of Banadir and Mogadishu
- Abukar Umar Adani, Islamist, businessman who used to control the El-ma`an beach area which served as Mogadishu's port since the closure in 1995 of the city's main port.[13]
- Bashir Raghe Shiiraar, secular warlord who was a Member of the dysfunctional US-backed Alliance for Peace and the Fight Against International Terrorism.[13]
- Sheikh Ali Dhere, cleric and the head of the first Islamic Courts Union in northern Mogadishu in 1996.[14]
- Farah Weheliye Addow (Sindiko), former Vice President of the Confederation of African Football.[15][16]
- Abdulahi Ahmed Afrah, Minister of Commerce[17][18]
- Abdi Mohamed Ulusso, Phd holder,intellectual and 2003 somali Presidential candidate.[19]
- Hussein Hagi Bood, politician and Ex minister of National planning 1977–81[20][21]
- Hilowle Imam Omar, politician, former co-chairman of the (Somali Reconciliation and Reconstruction Council) (SRRC) Party.[19][22][23]
- Mohamed Ali Ameriko, Somali ambassador to Kenya.[24]
- Ayub Daud, professional Footballer current playing Juventus
- Mohamed Omar Habeb Dhere, politician
- Hussein Sheikh Ahmed Kaddare, orthographer and the inventor of the Kadariya Script.[25][26]
- Abdirahman Yabarow, Editor-in-Chief of the VOA Somali Service
- Hassan Mohamed Hussein Mungab, Mayor of Mogadishu
References
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- ↑ Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.55 Figure A-1
- ↑ Country Information and Policy Unit, Home Office, Great Britain, Somalia Assessment 2001, Annex B: Somali Clan Structure, p. 43
- ↑ Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.56 Figure A-2
- ↑ Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.57 Figure A-3
- ↑ http://www.etext.org/Politics/Somalia.News.Update/Volume.3/snu-03.003
- ↑ Interview with Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, the former Somali Air Force pilot...... at the Wayback Machine (archived July 1, 2008)
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