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{{about|the Somali clan|an overview of all Somali clans|Somali clans|the legendary forefather of this clan (also called Darod)|Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti}}{{Infobox tribe
| name = Darod<br>دارود
| image = Darod2.JPG
| caption = The tomb of Sheikh Darod in [[Haylan]], [[Sanaag]].
| type = Somali clan
| ethnicity = [[Somali people|Somali]]
| location = {{flagicon|Somalia}} [[Somalia]]<br>{{flagicon|Ethiopia}} [[Ethiopia]]<br>{{flagicon|Kenya}} [[Kenya]]<br>{{flagicon|Yemen}} [[Yemen]]<br>{{flagicon|Oman}} [[Oman]]
| descended = [[Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti]]
| language = [[Somali language|Somali]]<br>[[Arabic]]
| religion = [[Sunni]] [[Islam]]
| branches = *Muhammad (Kablalah)
*Yousuf (Awrtable)
*Hussein (Tanade)
*Ahmad (Sade)
*Eissa (Cisse)
| parent_tribe = Banū Hāshim
| nisba = [[Jabarti people|al-Jabarti]]
| image_size = 250px
}}
{{Somali clans}}The '''Darod''' ({{langx|so|Daarood}}, {{langx|ar|دارود}}) is a [[Somali clan]]. The forefather of this clan is Sheikh [[Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti]], more commonly known as '''Darod'''.<ref name="James Currey Publishers">{{cite book |last1=Lewis |first1=Ioan M |title=A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa |date=1999 |publisher=James Currey Publishers |page=12 |isbn=9780852552803 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eK6SBJIckIsC&dq=i+m+lewis+daarood+1,000,000&pg=PA12 |access-date=18 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="scribd.com">{{cite journal |last1=Lewis |first1=Ioan M |title=Clanship and Contract in Northern Somaliland |journal=Africa: Journal of the International African Institute |date=July 1959 |volume=29 |issue=3 |pages=274–293 |doi=10.2307/1157617 |jstor=1157617 |s2cid=143243256 |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/127191815/Clanship-and-Contract-in-Northern-Somaliland-by-I-M-lewis |access-date=18 September 2019 |archive-date=20 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120102426/https://www.scribd.com/document/127191815/Clanship-and-Contract-in-Northern-Somaliland-by-I-M-lewis |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref> The clan primarily settles the apex of the Horn of Africa and its peripheries, the Somali hinterlands adjacent to Oromia ([[Ogaden]]), and both sides of the [[Kenya]]–[[Somalia]] border.<ref name="pcl3">{{cite map|publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]]|title=Ethnic Groups|url=https://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/somalia_ethnic_grps_2002.jpg|year=2002|series=Somalia Summary Map|access-date=2012-07-30|archive-date=2023-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327193237/https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/somalia_ethnic_grps_2002.jpg|url-status=live}} [[Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection]] – N.B. Various authorities indicate that the Darod is one of the largest Somali clans [https://books.google.com/books?id=2Nu918tYMB8C&pg=PA8] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408083350/https://books.google.com/books?id=2Nu918tYMB8C&pg=PA8|date=2023-04-08}}, whereas others suggest that the [[Hawiye]] is the largest Somali clan within Somalia, nevertheless, there is an available census that was conducted along the lines of clan affiliates  [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/somalia_ethnic_grps_2002.jpg] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530145554/http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/somalia_ethnic_grps_2002.jpg|date=2010-05-30}}.</ref> The Darod clan is the largest Somali clan family in the [[Horn of Africa]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Grant |first1=Peter |title=Somalia |date=2018 |url=https://minorityrights.org/country/somalia/ |quote=Darood is the largest clan among all Somalis across borders. |access-date=2019-09-18 |archive-date=2020-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322143119/https://minorityrights.org/country/somalia/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="James Currey Publishers" /><ref name="scribd.com" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Lewis |first1=IM |title=A Modern History Of Somalia |date=2019 |quote=the Dulbahante and Warsangeli divisions of the Darod who, with a strength of perhaps one and a half million, are the largest and most widely distributed of all the Somali clan-families.}}</ref>

== Origins ==
{{main|Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti}}
[[File:Sultan Mohamoud Ali Shire 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Mohamoud Ali Shire]], leader of the Warsangali. [[Warsangali]] are a subclan of the Darod.]]

According to early Islamic books and Somali tradition, [[Aqeel]] [[Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib]] Al-Qurashi descendant [[Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti]] (Darod), a son of the [[Sufism|Sufi]] Sheikh Isma'il al-Jabarti of the [[Qadiriyyah]] order, fled his homeland in the [[Arabian Peninsula]] after an argument with his uncle.<ref name="McGown">Rima Berns McGown, ''Muslims in the diaspora'', (University of Toronto Press: 1999), pp.27–28</ref><ref name="Daud"/> During the 10th or 11th century CE,<ref name="Lewis">I.M. Lewis, ''A Modern History of the Somali'', fourth edition (Oxford: James Currey, 2002), p. 22</ref> Abdirahman is believed to have then settled in modern-day Sanaag just across the [[Red Sea]] and married [[Dobira]], the daughter of the [[Dir (clan)|Dir]] clan chief. This union is said to have given rise to the Darod clan family.<ref name="Tsjvoiott">{{cite book|last=Somaliland Society|title=The Somaliland Journal, Volume 1, Issues 1–3|year=1954|publisher=The Society|page=85|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8hsOAQAAMAAJ|access-date=2016-09-27|archive-date=2024-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522134938/https://books.google.com/books?id=8hsOAQAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> Thus, it established [[matrilateral]] ties with the [[Samaale]] main stem.<ref>Lewis, ''A pastoral democracy'', pp. 11–13.</ref>

=== Gidaya kingdom 12th century ===
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Contemporary writers confirm that Gidaya kingdom is associated with Geri clan of the [[Somali people|Somali]] mentioned in the Futuh al Habasha who today live around [[Jigjiga]], the presumed location of Gidaya state.<ref name=":4">{{cite book |last1=Braukamper |first1=Ulrich |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HGnyk8Pg9NgC&dq=gidaya+hubat&pg=PA34 |title=Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia |publisher=Lit |year=2002 |isbn=9783825856717 |page=34}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=ibn ʻAbd al-Qādir ʻArabfaqīh |first=Shihāb al-Dīn Aḥmad |title=The Conquest of Abyssinia: 16th Century |date=2013 |publisher=Tsehai Publishers & Distributors |isbn=9780972317269 |pages=125 |language=Arabic |trans-title=English}}</ref>

Gidaya rose to prominence due their inland interior trade which extended as far as modern day Addis Ababa, this corresponds well with the findings of British archeologists confirming that Somali groups dominated the Ethiopian highland<ref name=":6">{{cite book |last1=Hirsch |first1=Bertrand |url=https://books.openedition.org/cfee/714 |title=The port of Zeyla and its hinterland in the Middle Ages |date=2011 |publisher=French Center for Ethiopian Studies |isbn=978-2-8218-8265-2 |series=Annales d'Éthiopie Hors-Série / Special Issues |pages=27–74 |chapter=2. Le port de Zeyla et son arrière-pays au Moyen Âge : Investigations archéologiques et retour aux sources écrites}}</ref>In the thirteenth century the [[Arab]] writer [[Al-Mufaddal ibn Abi al-Fada'il|al-Mufaḍḍal]] mentions a Geri King of Gidaya extending his authority as far as Shewa.<ref name=":6" /> A later Geri ruler known as Sihab al-Din Gidaya Girri is identified as the lord and principal ruler of Gidaya.<ref name=":42">{{cite book |last1=Braukamper |first1=Ulrich |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HGnyk8Pg9NgC&dq=gidaya+hubat&pg=PA34 |title=Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia |publisher=Lit |year=2002 |isbn=9783825856717 |page=34}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{Cite book |last=ibn ʻAbd al-Qādir ʻArabfaqīh |first=Shihāb al-Dīn Aḥmad |title=The Conquest of Abyssinia: 16th Century |date=2013 |publisher=Tsehai Publishers & Distributors |isbn=9780972317269 |pages=125 |language=Arabic |trans-title=English}}</ref> According to Dr. Lapiso Delebo the Gidaya Kingdom was one of the Islamic states that had rapidly developed in the [[Horn of Africa]] from the ninth to fourteenth centuries<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dilebo |first1=Lapiso |url=https://emu.tind.io/record/42082?ln=en |title=An introduction to Ethiopian history from the Megalithism Age to the Republic, circa 13000 B.C. to 2000 A.D. |date=2003 |publisher=Commercial Printing Enterprise |oclc=318904173}}</ref> Sixteenth century Adal writer [[Shihab al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Qādir ibn Sālim ibn ʿUthmān|Arab Faqīh]], notes that the Gidaya Kingdom were part of the army of [[Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi]] during the [[Ethiopian-Adal war]]<ref name=":5">{{cite book |last1=Tamrat |first1=Taddesse |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41965996 |title=Review: Place Names in Ethiopian History |date=November 1991 |publisher=Journal of Ethiopian Studies |page=120 |jstor=41965996}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Oliver |first1=Roland |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GWjxR61xAe0C&dq=geday+cambridge&pg=PA170 |title=The Cambridge History of Africa: From c. 500 B.C. to A.D. 1050 |date=1975 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9780521209816 |page=170}}</ref>

According to the British anthropologist and [[Somali Studies]] veteran [[Ioan Lewis]], the traditions of descent from noble Arab families related to the [[Muhammad|Prophet]] are most probably figurative expressions of the importance of [[Islam]] in Somali society.<ref>I.M. Lewis, ''A pastoral democracy: a study of pastoralism and politics among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa'', (LIT Verlag Münster: 1999), pp.128–129</ref><ref name="bloodandbone">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9fAjtruUXjEC&pg=PA104|title=Blood and Bone: The Call of Kinship in Somali Society|last1=Lewis|first1=Ioan. M.|publisher=The Red Sea Press Inc.|year=1994|isbn=9780932415936|location=Larwenceville, NJ|pages=104–105|access-date=23 September 2015|archive-date=22 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522135909/https://books.google.com/books?id=9fAjtruUXjEC&pg=PA104#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> However, "there is a strong historically valid component in these legends which, in the case of the Darod, is confirmed in the current practice of a Dir representative officiating at the ceremony of installation of the chief of the Darod family."

There are also numerous existing [[Hagiography|hagiologies]] in Arabic which describe Sheikh Darod's travels, works and overall life in northern Somalia, as well as his movements in Arabia before his arrival.<ref>Roland Anthony Oliver, J. D. Fage, ''Journal of African history, Volume 3'', (Cambridge University Press.: 1962), p.45</ref> Besides historical sources such as [[Al-Masudi]]'s ''Aqeeliyoon'',<ref name="Daud">{{cite web|url=http://www.maanhadal.com/articles/Islam_in_Somali_History.html|title=Islam in Somali History Fact and Fiction revisited, the Arab Factor|website=maanhadal.com|access-date=6 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919030624/http://maanhadal.com/articles/Islam_in_Somali_History.html|archive-date=19 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> a modern ''manaaqib'' (a collection of glorious deeds) printed in [[Cairo]] in 1945 by Sheikh Ahmad bin Hussen bin Mahammad titled ''Manaaqib as-Sheikh Ismaa'iil bin Ibraahiim al-Jabarti'' also discusses Sheikh Darod and his proposed father Isma'il al-Jabarti, the latter of whom is reportedly buried in Bab Siham in the [[Zabid District]] of western [[Yemen]].<ref name="Lewisapd">Lewis, ''A pastoral democracy'', p.131.</ref>

Sheikh Darod's own tomb is in [[Haylaan]], situated in the [[Sanaag]] region of Somaliland, and is the scene of frequent [[pilgrimage]]s.<ref name="LewisPeoples">Lewis, ''Peoples of the Horn of Africa'', p.18-19</ref> Sheikh Isaaq is buried nearby in [[Maydh]],<ref>I.M. Lewis, [https://www.jstor.org/stable/180241 "The Somali Conquest of the Horn of Africa", ''Journal of African History''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325122653/https://www.jstor.org/stable/180241 |date=2021-03-25 }}, 1 (1960), p. 219</ref> as is Sheikh Harti, a descendant of Sheikh Darod and the progenitor of the [[Harti (Darod)|Harti]] Darod sub-clan, whose tomb lies in the ancient town of [[Qa’ableh]]. Sheikh Darod's ''[[mawlid]]'' (birthday) is also celebrated every Friday with a public reading of his ''manaaqib''.<ref name="Lewisapd" />

The Harti were supporters of their cousin [[Imam]] [[Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi]], who is reported to be from the Geri Kombe clany<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cerulli |first=Enrico |title=Somalia: Storia della Somalia. L'Islām in Somalia. Il Libro degli Zengi |date=1957 |publisher=Istituto poligrafico dello Stato P.V. |language=Italian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Enciclopedia italiana di scienze, lettere ed arti |date=1950 |publisher=Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana fondata da Biovanni Freccani |volume=32}}</ref>

Somali tribes, especially the Geri koombe of the Darod clan who became his immediate in-laws, were lined up behind him supporting him every step of the way <ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Hassan |first=Ali Jama |title=Who Cares about Somalia |publisher=Schiler |year=2013 |isbn=9783899300758 |pages=86–88 |language=english}}</ref>

I.M Lewis states:<blockquote>

Somali contingents played a notable part in the Imam's victories and Shihab ad-Din, the Muslim chronicler of the period writing between 1540 and 1560, mentions them frequently. Most prominent were the Darod clans of the Harti faction who were now in possession of the ancient port of [[Maydh|Mait]] in the east, and expanding westwards and southwards from this centre. This Darod support was reinforced by ties of marriage, for the Imam was related by marriage to one of the Darod leaders.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lewis |first=I. M. |title=A Modern History of the Somali: Nation and State in the Horn of Africa |date=2003 |publisher=Ohio University Press |isbn=978-0-8214-4573-0 |series=Eastern African Studies |location=Athens, OH |pages=26}}</ref></blockquote>

This is especially true with the Geri Koombe who were in-laws with Imam Ahmed. [[Garad Matan]] married Imam Ahmed's sister who her name was Fardawsa.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Pankhurst |first1=Richard |title=Conquest Of Abyssinia |date=July 2003 |isbn=9780972317252 |pages=44 |publisher=Tsehai Publishers & Distributors |language=English}}</ref> Garad Matan being the chieftain of Geri Koombe supported the Jihad and served as an Adalite general, second in command to Imam Ahmed.<blockquote>He also sent a messenger to the tribe of Girri which was the tribe whose leader and chieftain was Mattan bin 'Utman bin Kaled, the Somali, his brother-in-law who was one of the heroic and gracious knights who died as a martyr in the battle for the Amba as will be recalled at some length later on.<ref name="auto3">{{cite book |last1=Richard |first1=Pankhurst |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pCHWAOyWmWcC |title=The Conquest of Abyssinia: 16th Century. |last2=ʻArabfaqīh |first2=Shihāb |date=1974 |isbn=9780972317252 |pages=261 |publisher=Lightning Source Incorporated |author-link1=Richard Pankhurst (historian) |author-link2=Shihāb ʻArabfaqīh |access-date=2023-07-17 |archive-date=2023-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627013909/https://books.google.com/books?id=pCHWAOyWmWcC |url-status=live }}</ref> The storyteller, may God have mercy upon him, says: On the left was the Somali tribe of Harti, from the people of Mait; a people not given to yielding. There were three-hundred of them, famous among the infantry as stolid swordsmen. In the same way there was the tribe of Yibberi, around four-hundred infantrymen, archers. So the imam attached them to the five-hundred who held the centre, saying to them, 'Hold your positions; don't budge, anyone of you.' The tribe of Girri were all horsemen, renowned as riders.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Al-Din |first=Sihab |title=Conquest of Abyssinia |date=July 2003 |isbn=9780972317252 |pages=76 |publisher=Tsehai Publishers & Distributors |language=english}}</ref></blockquote>The Geri Koombe tribe played a pivotal role in leadership, [[Garad Matan ibn Uthman Al Somali]] was described by chronicler Shihāb al-Dīn as one of the most bravest and courageous military commanders in the Adal Sultanate. The Imam had gathered all the Somali tribes and entrusted them to his brother in law [[Garad Matan ibn Uthman Al Somali]].<ref name="auto3"/><blockquote>After that the Muslims stood their ground. The tribe of the Somali said it was the tribe of Harla that gave us away while the tribe of Harla said it was the Somali tribe that gave us away The imam split his forces into three divisions: all the Somalis were in one division whose command he entrusted to Mattan.<ref name="auto3" /></blockquote>

Shihāb al-Dīn notes that [[Harti]] soldiers took part in the Adal Sultanate army. Hamza al Jufi was an infantry leader during the [[Battle of Shimbra Kure]]. The writer [[Shihab al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Qādir ibn Sālim ibn ʿUthmān|Arab Faqih]] attributes to him bravery and courage. Hamza al Jufi was described as eager and could not restrain himself until the Adalites had to hold him back, telling him to "be patient". Arab Faqih goes on to describe the [[Harti]] just like Hamza al Jufi, recognising the bravery of the Somalis. He describes them as “famous among the infantry as solid swordsmen, and a people not given to yielding.”<ref name="Shihab">{{cite book|last1=Shihāb al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Qādir ʻArabfaqīh|first1=Translated by Paul Stenhouse, Richard Pankhurst|title=The conquest of Abyssinia: 16th century|year=2003|publisher=Tsehai Publishers & Distributors|pages=77|isbn=9780972317269|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YgIwAQAAIAAJ|access-date=2016-09-27|archive-date=2024-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522134259/https://books.google.com/books?id=YgIwAQAAIAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Screenshot 20230421 154102 Drive.jpg|thumb|483x483px|16th century manuscript showing [[Ahmed Girri Bin Hussein Al Somali|Ahmed Girri Bin Hussein]] leading the Yabarray division of [[Habr Maqdi]]. The text underlined in red translates to “The tribe of Yabirray with their leader Ahmed Girri". As the only primary source on Ahmed Girri Bin Hussein and the Futuh Wars, this definitely illustrates the identity of Ahmed Girri as not only Somali, but also of the [[Jidwaq (clan)|Jidwaaq]] Absame branch of the Darod clan. |center]]The [[Marehan]] clan are recorded as having played the biggest role in [[Imam]] [[Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi]]'s campaigns against the [[Ethiopian Empire]] during the 16th century. Imam Ahmad himself, alongside his successor [[Nur ibn Mujahid|Emir Nur ibn Al-Mujahid]], as well as [[Garad Hirabu Goita Tedros]] all hailed from the Marehan clan. Along with the [[Habr Maqdi]] of the [[Jidwaq (clan)|Jidwaaq]];<ref name=":12">{{Cite journal |title=Cahiers d'études africaines |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AJhWAAAAYAAJ&q=Yiberri%20somali |journal=Cahiers d'études africaines |date=1961 |volume=2 |pages=30 |via=Google books |access-date=2023-07-17 |archive-date=2023-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717014206/https://books.google.com/books?id=AJhWAAAAYAAJ&q=Yiberri%20somali |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Shihāb al-Dīn |first=ibn ʻAbd al-Qādir ʻArabfaqīh |title=The Conquest of Abyssinia 16th Century |date=2003 |isbn=9780972317252 |page=141|publisher=Tsehai Publishers & Distributors }}</ref><ref name="The Conquest">{{Cite book |last=al-Dīn |first=Shihāb |title=The Conquest of Abyssinia |year=2003 |isbn=0972317260 |pages=125|publisher=Tsehai Publishers & Distributors }}</ref> they helped push westward the enemies into the plains of [[Shewa]] and farther, helping destabilize the highland [[Christians|Christian]] empire. Evident in these battles were the Somali [[Archery|archers]], namely the Marehan.<ref>Richard Pankhurst, ''An Introduction to the Economic History of Ethiopia, from Early Times to 1800''<!--page number missing --></ref>

== Lineage ==
[[File:Sultan Ali Yusuf Kenadid.jpg|thumb|180px|Sultan [[Ali Yusuf Kenadid]] of the [[Sultanate of Hobyo]], from the [[Majerteen]] Darod lineage.]]
Darod is the son of the famous Arabian Sheikh, Ismail bin Ibrahim Al-Jabarti, who is buried in the Zabid District of Yemen. He is believed to have been a descendant of [[Aqeel ibn Abi Talib]] who in turn hailed from the [[Quraysh]], a historically significant Arab tribe that the final prophet of Islam [[Muhammed]] was from.<ref>{{Cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l5__AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA51| title=The Early Islamic Conquests| isbn=9781400847877| last1=Donner| first1=Fred M.| date=2014-07-14| publisher=Princeton University Press| access-date=2020-05-24| archive-date=2023-03-26| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326164823/https://books.google.com/books?id=l5__AwAAQBAJ| url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2009, former [[President of Somalia]], [[Abdullahi Yusuf]] visited the grave of Ismail bin Ibrahim Al-Jabarti in Yemen.<ref name="somalitalk.com">{{cite web|url=http://somalitalk.com/2009/feb/28feb909.html|title=Yemen: C/laahi Yuusuf oo Booqday Qabrigii Ismaaciil Jabarti...|website=somalitalk.com|access-date=6 April 2018|archive-date=3 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203052021/http://somalitalk.com/2009/feb/28feb909.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to many [[medieval]] and modern Islamic historians, Darod is descended from Aqeel ibn Abi Talib, the cousin of Muhammad and brother of Ali ibn Abi Talib. An ancient Islamic history book, called ''Aqeeliyoon'' by Al-Masudi, talks in detail about the descendants of Aqeel ibn Abi Talib, wherein Darod is also mentioned.<ref name="Daud"/> The book gives Sheikh Darod's lineage as Abdirahmaan Bin Ismaa'iil Bin Ibraahim Bin Abdirahmaan Bin Muhammed Bin Abdi Samad Bin Hanbal Bin Mahdi Bin Ahmed Bin Abdalle Bin Muhammed Bin Aqail Bin Abu-Talib Bin Abdul-Mutalib Bin Hashim Bin Qusaya.

According to ''Allaa'i Alsuniyah Fi Al-Aqab Al-Aqeeliyah'' (2006) by Ahmed bin Ali Al-Rajihi Al-Aqeeli, the lineage of Sheikh Darod/Da'ud is: "Da'ud ibn Ismail ibn Ibrahim ibn Abdulsamad ibn Ahmed ibn Abdallah ibn Ahmed Ibn Ismail ibn Ibrahim ibn Abdallah ibn Isma'il ibn Ali ibn Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn Hamid ibn Abdallah ibn Ibrahim ibn Ali ibn Ahmed ibn Abdallah ibn Muslim ibn Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn Aqeel ibn Abi-Talib Al-Hashimi Al-Qurashi". Al-Aqeeli adds that Sheikh Isma'il's sons include Abi-Bakar, Da'ud, Ahmad and Abdulsamad, whose other offspring inhabit the [[Hadhramaut]] and [[Al Mahrah Governorate|Mahra]] regions in [[Southern Arabia]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Al-Rajihi|first1=A|title=Allaa'i alsuniyah fi al-aqab al-Aqiliyah|date=2006|publisher=Dar Al Manar|pages=113–116|edition=3rd}}</ref>

== Distribution==
[[File:Somalia_ethnic_grps_2002.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Traditional territory inhabited by the various Somali clans shown<ref>{{cite web |title=Somalia Maps – Perry-Castañeda Map Collection – UT Library Online |url=https://www.lib.utexas.edu/ |access-date=September 21, 2019 |archive-date=September 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921101304/https://www.lib.utexas.edu/ |url-status=live }}</ref>]] [[File:Somalia tribes1977.jpg|thumb|Traditional Somali tribes' territories 1977]]
The Darod are believed to be a large Somali clan both in terms of population size and land inhabitation. The Darod constitute a big presence in the [[Somali Region]] of Ethiopia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unpo.org/members/10714|title=UNPO: Ogaden|website=unpo.org|access-date=6 April 2018|archive-date=8 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408181139/http://unpo.org/members/10714|url-status=live}}</ref> and are also one of the largest Somali clan in North Eastern Province of Kenya.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/somalia1.htm|title=Somalia-Ethiopia, Kenya Conflict|first1=John|last1=Pike|website=www.globalsecurity.org|access-date=6 April 2018|archive-date=26 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226182309/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/somalia1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Within Somalia, the Darod are also one of the largest clans, with traditional strongholds in the north, modern day [[Puntland]] state which is dominated by the [[Harti]] subclan of Darod. In addition, the [[Marehan]], [[Ogaden (clan)|Ogaden]], [[Jidwaaq]], and [[Harti (Darod)|Harti]] Darod members are also settled further down south in the [[Gedo]] region as well as the [[Middle Jubba]] and [[Lower Jubba]] regions of Somalia. The Darod in Somalia, roughly corresponds to the Darod's settled within the [[Jubbaland]] and [[Puntland]] states. In [[Somaliland]] the Darod settle the eastern [[Sool, Somalia|Sool]], [[Sanaag]] regions and the [[Buhoodle District|Buhoodle]] district of [[Togdheer]]

Major Darod Settlements within Somalia include [[Galkacyo]], [[Kismaayo]], [[Bosaso]], and [[Garowe]].

Darod are also the largest clan in [[Jigjiga]] in Ethiopia, and [[Garissa]] in Northern Kenya.

== Nobility ==
{{main|Somali aristocratic and court titles|Majeerteen Sultanate|Sultanate of Hobyo}}
The Darod clan has produced numerous [[nobility|noble]] Somali men and women over the centuries, including many [[Sultan]]s. Traditionally, the Darod population was mostly concentrated in the northern and northeastern cities on the [[Gulf of Aden]] and upper [[Indian Ocean]] coast in the [[Horn of Africa]]. Darod noble men ruled these settlement pockets until the European colonial powers changed the political dynamics of Somalia during the late 19th century. Before many Darods began pushing southward in the mid-1850s, the [[Majeerteen Sultanate]] and [[Sultanate of Hobyo]] held steadfast in solidly established posts from [[Alula]] to [[Hobyo]].

== Clan tree ==
[[File:Sayyid Mohammed Abdullah Hassan.jpeg|thumb|right|150px|Statue of [[Mohammed Abdullah Hassan]] (or ''Mad Mullah''), leader of the [[Dervish movement (Somali)|Dervish movement]].]]There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures and many lineages are omitted. The following listing is based upon the [[World Bank]]'s ''Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics'' from 2005 and the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[Home Office]] publication, ''Somalia Assessment 2001''.<ref>Worldbank, ''[http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTSOMALIA/Resources/conflictinsomalia.pdf Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215085758/http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTSOMALIA/Resources/conflictinsomalia.pdf |date=2020-02-15 }}'', January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.55</ref><ref name="ind01b_somalia_ca">[http://www.asylumlaw.org/docs/somalia/ind01b_somalia_ca.pdf Country Information and Policy Unit, Home Office, Great Britain, Somalia Assessment 2001, Annex B: Somali Clan Structure] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716081350/http://www.asylumlaw.org/docs/somalia/ind01b_somalia_ca.pdf |date=2011-07-16 }}, p. 43</ref>

{{tree list}}
*'''Darod''' ('''Daarood''')
**Cisse 
**Sade 
***[[Marehan]]
****Reer Dini
****Reer Hassan
****Eli Dheere
***[[Facaye]]
**Tanade
*** [[Leelkase]]
**Yusuf
***[[Awrtable]]
**Kablalah
***[[Absame]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ciisa-Salwe |first=Cabdisalaam M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ONotAQAAIAAJ&q=bartire+jidwaaq&dq=bartire+jidwaaq&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj_6ZzG5O2KAxUHLtAFHa7OO9oQ6AF6BAgFEAM#bartire%20jidwaaq |title=The Collapse of the Somali State: The Impact of the Colonial Legacy |date=1996 |publisher=HAAN |isbn=978-1-874209-27-0 |language=en}}</ref>
****Bal’ad
****Weytein
****[[Ogaden (clan)|Ogaden]]
*****Makabul
*****Tolomoge
*****Mohamed Zubeir
*****Bahgari
*****[[Aulihan]]
****[[Jidwaaq]]
*****[[Bartire]]
*****[[Abaskuul]]
*****Yabarre
***Koombe (Kombe)
****[[Geri Koombe]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3i4RAQAAIAAJ&dq=geri+kombe&pg=PA261|title=Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography|first1=Royal Geographical Society (Great|last1=Britain)|date=6 April 1884|publisher=Edward Stanford|access-date=6 April 2018|via=Google Books|archive-date=22 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522135907/https://books.google.com/books?id=3i4RAQAAIAAJ&dq=geri+kombe&pg=PA261#v=onepage&q=geri%20kombe&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref>
*****Abba Yonis Hassan
*****Ishaaq Hassan
*****Umar Hassan
*****Yusuf Hassan
****Harla<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hussein |first1=Jeylan |title=Sociocognitive Processes in the Construction of Identity and Conflict between the Jarso and Girhi in Eastern Ethiopia |journal=African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review |year=2015 |volume=5 |issue=2 |publisher=Indiana University Press |page=94 |doi=10.2979/africonfpeacrevi.5.2.89 |jstor=10.2979/africonfpeacrevi.5.2.89 |s2cid=154694376 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Ambroso |first1=Guido |title=CLANSHIP, CONFLICT AND REFUGEES: AN INTRODUCTION TO SOMALIS IN THE HORN OF AFRICA |publisher=Roma Tre University |page=11 |url=https://arcadia.sba.uniroma3.it/bitstream/2307/4150/1/Clanship%2C%20conflict%20and%20refugees_An%20introduction%20to%20Somalis%20in%20the%20Horn%20of%20Africa.pdf |access-date=2020-05-11 |archive-date=2020-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618031848/https://arcadia.sba.uniroma3.it/bitstream/2307/4150/1/Clanship,%20conflict%20and%20refugees_An%20introduction%20to%20Somalis%20in%20the%20Horn%20of%20Africa.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Ralph E. Drake-Brockman |title=British Somaliland |date=1912 |location=London |pages=273}}</ref>
***[[Harti (Darod)|Harti]]
****[[Dishiishe]] (Dishishe)
****[[Warsangali]] (Warsengeli)
****[[Majeerteen]] (Mijerteen)
*****[[Bicidyahan]]
*****Siwaaqroon
*****Ali Saleeban<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.idilnews.com/2018/07/22/shirkii-dib-u-heshiisiinta-beelaha-cali-saleebaan-iyo-ugaar-saleebaan-oo-furmay/ |title=Shirkii dib u heshiisiinta Beelaha Cali Saleebaan iyo Ugaar Saleebaan oo furmay |date=22 July 2018 |access-date=26 July 2018 |archive-date=26 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726234122/https://www.idilnews.com/2018/07/22/shirkii-dib-u-heshiisiinta-beelaha-cali-saleebaan-iyo-ugaar-saleebaan-oo-furmay/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*****Ugaar Saleeban 
*****Mohamoud Saleeban
******[[Omar Mohamoud (Clan)|Omar Mohamoud]]
******[[Isse Mohamoud]]
******[[Osman Mohamoud (clan)|Osman Mohamoud]]
****[[Dhulbahante]] (Dolbahante) 
*****[[Mohamoud Garad]]
******Jama Siad
******[[Galool Oriye]]
*****[[Farah Garad]]
******Baharsame
******Barkad 
******Ararsame
******Bah Ali Gheri
*****[[Abdi Garad]]
******Khayr Abdi
****** Omar Abdi
In the south central part of Somalia the World Bank shows the following clan tree:<ref>Worldbank, ''[http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTSOMALIA/Resources/conflictinsomalia.pdf Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215085758/http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTSOMALIA/Resources/conflictinsomalia.pdf |date=2020-02-15 }}'', January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.56 Figure A-2</ref>
{{tree list/end}}

{{tree list}}
*'''Darod'''
**Kablalah
***Kombe
***Kumade
**Cisse (Isse)
**Sade
***Marehan
***Facaye
**Awrtable
**Leelkase (Lelkase)
{{tree list/end}}

One tradition maintains that Darod had one daughter.<ref name="laurence">{{Cite book|last1=Laurence|first1=Margaret|author-link=Margaret Laurence|title=A Tree for Poverty: Somali Poetry and Prose|page=145|isbn=978-1-55022-177-0|publisher=[[McMaster University]]|location=[[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]]|year=1970|quote=Then Magado, the wife of Ishaak, bore him twin sons, and their names were Ahmed, nick-named Arap, and Ismail, nick-named Gerhajis.}}</ref>

== Darod's tomb ==
Darod is buried in an old town called [[Haylaan]] near [[Badhan, Sanaag|Badhan]] in the north-eastern [[Sanaag]] region of [[Somalia]]. His wife [[Dobira]] is buried just outside the town. The surrounding buildings and the mosque near the tomb was built by the former president of Somalia [[Abdullahi Yusuf]].

Darod is believed to be the son of the famous Arabian Sheikh, Ismail bin Ibrahim Al-Jabarti, who is buried in the Zabid District of Yemen. Tradition holds that he is descended from the Banu Hashim.

In 2009, former [[President of Somalia]], [[Abdullahi Yusuf]] visited the grave of Ismail bin Ibrahim Al-Jabarti in Yemen<ref name="somalitalk.com"/>

Sheikh Darod's mawlid (birthday) is celebrated every Friday with a public reading of his manaqib and passages in the [[Quran]].

== Sons of Sheikh Darod Ismail==<!-- the derivation of "Darod" is unknown -- Dierke Lange suggests that it evolved from "Wadd", the moon-god of South Arabia [https://www.google.com/books?id=syATJKcx5A0C&pg=PA271#v=onepage&q&f=true] -->
*Ahmad bin Abdirahman: Sade Darod
*Muhammad bin Abdirahman: Kablalax Darod
*Hussien bin Abdirahman: Tanade Darod
*Yousuf bin Abdirahman: Awrtable Darod
*Eissa bin Abdirahman: Cisse Darod

== Notable Darod people ==
===Royalty===

* [[Ahmed Girri Bin Hussein Al Somali]], [[Jidwaq (clan)|Jidwaaq]] Absame, 16th century Adalite Leader 
* [[Matan ibn Uthman Al Somali|Garad Matan Bin Uthman Bin Khalid]] 16th century Adalite General
* [[Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi|Imam Ahmed I Ibrahim Al Ghazi]], [[Geri Koombe]], de facto Adal ruler<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cerulli |first=Enrico |title=Somalia: Storia della Somalia. L'Islām in Somalia. Il Libro degli Zengi |date=1957 |publisher=Istituto poligrafico dello Stato P.V. |language=Italian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Enciclopedia italiana di scienze, lettere ed arti |date=1950 |publisher=Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana fondata da Biovanni Freccani |volume=32}}</ref>
* [[Ali Yusuf Kenadid]], Majerteen, Last Sultan of the [[Sultanate of Hobyo]]

[[File:Sultan Ali Yusuf Kenadid.jpg|thumb|[[Ali Yusuf Kenadid]], second sultan of the [[Sultanate of Hobyo]]]]

* [[Mohamoud Ali Shire]], Warsangeli, Sultan of former "British Somaliland" (1897–1960)
* [[Ugas Yasin Ugas Abdurahman]] former ruler of Bosaso
* [[Ali Yusuf Kenadid]], Majerteen, Last Sultan of the [[Sultanate of Hobyo]]

[[File:Abdiweli Mohamed Ali - 2012-02-27 at 12-31-57.jpg|thumb|[[Abdiweli Gaas]], former president of Puntland]]

* [[Farah Garad#Overview|Xasan Deyl]], chief caaqil of [[Bah Cali Gheri]] during independence
* [[Garaad Abdulahi Garaad Soofe]], first chief caaqil of [[Bah Cali Gheri]] in 21st century
* [[Farah Garad#Overview|Yuusuf Kooreeye]], chief caaqil of [[Ararsame]] during and prior to independence
* [[Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar#Personal life|Omar Amey]], the chief caaqil of Ararsame during colonialism
* Garaad Kulmiye Garad Mohammed Garad Dool Garaad Wiil Waal, [[Bartire]], the current chief of the Absame. 
* [[Garad Adan Bin Kooshin]], Supreme Garad of [[Geri Koombe]] 19th Century

===Rulers ===
*Garad Hirsi Farah Hirsi | ''Wiil-Waal'' | [[Bartire]], Somali ruler who liberated Jigjiga from the Oromo invaders in the early 1800s.
*[[Mohammed Abdullah Hassan]], Ogaden, the [[Sayyid]] / ''Mad Mullah''; religious and nationalist leader of the [[Dervish movement (Somali)|Dervish movement]].
*[[Nur ibn Mujahid]], Marehan, second Conqueror of Ethiopia and the Patron Saint of Harar was one of rulers of parts of the Horn of Africa.
*[[Siad Barre]], Marehan, third President of Somalia, 1969–1991

=== Inventors and founders ===
*[[Osman Yusuf Kenadid]], Majerteen, Inventor of the [[Osmanya]] Script.
*[[Shire Jama Ahmed]], Marehan, inventor of the Somali script
*[[Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf]], Majeerteen, first president of Somali National Assembly; former Minister of Health and Labor of Somalia (1966–67)

===Lawyers and legislators ===
*Ahmed Sheikh Ali Ahmed, Marehan former president of Court of Appeal, Somali Democratic Republic.
*[[Ahmed Hussen]], Majeerteen, Minister of Immigration of Canada
*[[Abdulqawi Yusuf]], Majerteen, prominent Somali international lawyer and president on the International Court of Justice.
*[[Ilhan Omar]], Majerteen, member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]]
*[[Mohamud Ali Magan]], Marehan, Somali Foreign Affairs, Consul General to United States Of America and Canada
*[[File:Aar Maanta.jpg|thumb|[[Aar Maanta]], Somali-British singer-songwriter, actor, composer, instrumentalist and music producer]][[Amina Mohamed]], Dhulbahante, former chairman of the International Organization for Migration and the World Trade Organisation's General Council
*[[Yusuf Mohamed Ismail]], Majeerteen, former ambassador of Somalia to the United Nations Human Rights Office in Geneva

===Writers and musicians===
*[[Aadan Carab]], Dhulbahante, poet who narrated the Dhulbahante genocide at the hands of European colonialists in the Darawiish era
*[[Yamyam|Abdulkadir Hersi Siyad ''Yamyam'']], Marehan, was a Somali poet and playwright.
*[[Ahmed Farah Ali|Ahmed Farah Ali ''Idaaja'']], Marehan, one of the first Somali language writers and "father" of the Somali written folklore
*[[Nuruddin Farah]], Ogaden, World-famous Somali novelist
*Ahmed Rasta, Marehan, singer. nicknamed Boqorka Codka (King of Voice.)
*[[File:Saadoaliw1.jpg|thumb|[[Saado Ali Warsame]], singer-songwriter and former MP in the Federal Parliament of Somalia]][[Aar Maanta]], Ogaden, Somali-British singer-songwriter, actor, composer, instrumentalist and music producer.
* [[Ahmed Biif]], Dishiishe, former singer whom turned into a preacher<ref>{{cite web |title=Ahmed Biif Speaks Out On Quiting Music & New Career As Islamic Preacher |url=https://www.radiodalsan.com/en/58640/2018/11/ahmed-biif-speaks-out-on-quiting-music-new-career-as-islamic-preacher/ |website=Dalsan |access-date=January 29, 2023 |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127135529/https://www.radiodalsan.com/en/58640/2018/11/ahmed-biif-speaks-out-on-quiting-music-new-career-as-islamic-preacher/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Mohamed Nuur Giriig]], Warsangeli, Classical Singer. (1935–2002)
*[[Saado Ali Warsame]], Dhulbahante, singer-songwriter and former MP in the Federal Parliament of Somalia
*[[Faarax Maxamed Jaamac Cawl]], Warsangeli, writer
*[[:so:Careys Ciise Karshe|Careys Ciise Kaarshe]], Awrtable, poet.

===Military leaders and personnel===
*[[Faarax Qarshe]], Darawiish governor of [[Bah Udgoon]]
*General Sulub Ahmed Firin, [[Abaskuul]] [[Jidwaq (clan)|Jidwaaq]] Absame, Somalia Chief Police Commander<ref>{{Cite web |title=Somalia sacks police boss amid Al-Shabaab raids in Mogadishu |url=https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-sacks-police-boss-amid-al-shabaab-raids-in-mogadishu |access-date=2023-03-05 |website=Garowe Online |date=30 June 2020 |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306000102/https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-sacks-police-boss-amid-al-shabaab-raids-in-mogadishu |url-status=live }}</ref> 
*[[Adan Ali Gurey]], Dhulbahante, commander of [[Golaweyne]]
*[[Suleiman Aden Galaydh]], Dhulbahante Darawiish commander at Cagaarweyne
*[[Haji Yusuf Barre]], Dhulbahante, commander of the biggest battle in Darawiish history, i.e. Jidbali; made the last stand at Taleh
*[[Yusuf Agararan]], Dhulbahante, led most successful Darawiish raid since Dul Madoba
*[[Ibraahin Xoorane]], Dhulbahante, Darawiish commander who killed [[Richard Corfield]][[File:Chief of Somali Police until 1970 Mr. Jama Qorsheel.jpg|thumb|[[Jama Ali Korshel]], Somali Army General, former Head of Somali Police and one of the leaders of 1969 coup d'état of Somalia]]
*[[Axmed Aarey]], Dhulbahante, Darawiish artillery commander who abetted [[Richard Corfield]]'s death
*[[Afqarshe Ismail]], Dhulbahante, former Darawiish spokesman-poet; first person to die in an airstrike in Africa
*[[Nur Hedik]], Dhulbahante, commander of the [[Dooxato]] (Darawiish cavalry) who had a [[Shiikhyaale]] regiment named after him
*[[Abdulkadir Sheikh Dini]], Marehan, former minister of defence of Somalia
*[[Abdullahi Anod]], Marehan, former head commander of Somali Military Forces
*[[Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan]], Majeerteen, Defense Minister Under The Siad Barre Government
*[[Yusuf Osman Dhumal]], Marehan, former head commander of Somali Military Forces
*[[Abdirizak Haji Hussein]], Majeerteen, former prime minister of Somalia, and former secretary general of the Somali Youth League.
*[[Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale]], Marehan, former minister of defence of Somalia, Head Jubba Valley Alliance
*[[Jama Ali Korshel]], Warsangeli, Somali Army general, former head of Somali Police and one of the leaders of 1969 coup d'état of Somalia
*[[Ahmed Warsame]], Marehan, head of the Somali Military Academy.
*[[Abdullahi Ahmed Jama]], Warsangeli, former Minister of Jusqqtice and 1977 Ogaden War Veteran
*[[Mohamed Abshir Muse]], Majerteen, first commander of the [[Somali Police Force]]
*Bashir Abdi Mohammed "Ameeriko", Majerteen, current Somali federal government police force commander<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amisom-au.org/2018/05/amisom-to-help-somali-police-force-establish-communication-offices-in-federal-states/|title=AMISOM to help Somali Police Force establish communication offices in federal states|date=2018-05-13|access-date=2018-07-27|archive-date=2018-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513172811/http://amisom-au.org/2018/05/amisom-to-help-somali-police-force-establish-communication-offices-in-federal-states/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/somalia-appoints-new-police-intelligence-chiefs/1067694|title=Somalia appoints new police, intelligence chiefs|access-date=2018-07-27|archive-date=2018-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727054642/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/somalia-appoints-new-police-intelligence-chiefs/1067694|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[File:Bile Abdi (482x321).jpg|thumb|[[Abdi Bile]], first Somali [[1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|world champion]] in the [[1500 metres]]]]General Mohamed Hussien Daa'ud "Xiirane", Awrtable, a High Commanding General in the [[Ogaden War]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Generals of the 1st Kacaan|url=https://www.somaliwave.com/index.php?threads/generals-of-the-1st-kacaan.15478/|access-date=2021-07-14|website=Somaliwave|date=5 May 2020 |language=en-US|archive-date=2021-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714065111/https://www.somaliwave.com/index.php?threads/generals-of-the-1st-kacaan.15478/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Politicians===
*[[Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed]] (Farmajo), Marehan, former president of Somalia
*[[Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed]], Majeerteen, former [[List of Presidents of Somalia|president of Somalia]], first president and founding father of [[Puntland]]
*Abdirahman Omar Mohamed (Dr. Cunaaye), Awrtable, was the former director of Benaadir Regional Medical, Public Health, and Epidemiology Services<ref>{{Cite web|title=Statement of British Somali Elders Endorsing Dr Aweys Omar Mohamoud's Presidential Bid for 2021|url=https://www.aweysomarmohamoud4president.com/blog/ideas/statement-of-british-somali-elders-endorsing-dr-aweys-omar-mohamouds-presidential-bid-for-2021/|access-date=2021-07-14|website=www.aweysomarmohamoud4president.com|archive-date=2021-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714065111/https://www.aweysomarmohamoud4president.com/blog/ideas/statement-of-british-somali-elders-endorsing-dr-aweys-omar-mohamouds-presidential-bid-for-2021/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Abdi Farah Shirdon]], Marehan, former prime minister of Somalia
*[[Hirsi Bulhan Farah]] Majeerteen, former minister in the civilian government of the 1960s, political prisoner and Pan-Somalist.
*[[Aden Ibrahim Aw Hirsi]], Marehan, Author, Politician – Former minister of planning of  Jubaland state of Somalia.
*[[Abdirashid Shermarke]], Majeerteen, second president of Somalia, 1967–1969
*[[File:Asli.jpg|thumb|[[Asli Hassan Abade]], first and only female Somali pilot]][[Mohamed Aden Sheikh]], Marean premier Somali intellectual and former head of Somali Technological Development, Minister of Information, Minister of Education, Head of the Ideology Bureau SRRC
*[[Omar Haji Massale]], Marehan, former minister of defence of Somalia
*[[Abdiweli Gaas]], Majeerteen current president of Puntland
*[[Abdi Shire Warsame]], Marehan, former Somali ambassador to Kenya and China and former Foreign Affairs State minister in Transitional National Government
*[[Ahmed Mohamed Islam]](Axmed Madoobe), Ogaden, President of Jubbaland State of Somalia
*[[Abdiwahid Gonjeh]], Marehan, former prime minister of Somalia, member of upper house
*[[Ahmed Elmi Osman]] (Karaash), Dhulbahante, Minister of Interior of Puntland and former president of Khatumo State
*[[Fatimo Isaak Bihi]], Marehan, first Somali female ambassador, Ambassador to Geneva, Director of the African Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
*Abdiasis Nur Hersi, Awrtable,  the former Minister of Labor and Sports from 1970 to 1977<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tacsi: Siyaasi Dr Cabdicasiis Nuur Xirsi oo ku geeriyooday magaalada Boston (Illaahay Janatul fardawso haka waraabsho {{!}} Puntland Observer|url=http://www.puntlandobserver.com/tacsi-siyaasi-dr-cabdicasiis-nuur-xirsi-oo-ku-geeriyooday-magaalada-boston-illaahay-janatul-fardawso-haka-waraabsho/|access-date=2021-07-14|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714065111/http://www.puntlandobserver.com/tacsi-siyaasi-dr-cabdicasiis-nuur-xirsi-oo-ku-geeriyooday-magaalada-boston-illaahay-janatul-fardawso-haka-waraabsho/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Abdi Mohamoud Omar]], Ogaden, president of Somali region of Ethiopia
*[[Mohamed Abdi Yusuf]], Awrtable, former prime minister of Somalia
*[[Abdulahi Sheik Ismael Fara-Tag]], member of sen of upper house
*[[Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar]], Dhulbahante, Vice President of Puntland
*[[File:Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo2.jpg|thumb|[[Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed]], president of [[Somalia]]]][[Ahmed Mohamed Hassan]], Marehan, Member of the Pan-African Parliament from Djibouti
*[[Abdirahman Farole]], Majeerteen, former president of Puntland
*[[Abdirizak Haji Hussein]], Majeerteen, former prime minister of Somalia, and former secretary general of the Somali Youth League.
*[[Abdirizak Jurile]], Dishiishe, veteran politician, diplomat and professor. Former TFG minister of planning & International Cooperation, Former MP, former executive director of numerous UN and International organisations, Senator
*[[Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed]], Marehan, former prime minister of Somalia
*[[Omar Sharmarke]], Majeerteen, Prime Minister of Somalia, and son of Abdirashid Ali Shermarke
*[[Abdulkadir Abdi Hashi]], Leelkase, State Minister of the Presidency for Planning and International Relations of Puntland
*[[Farah Ali Jama]], Majeerteen, former Minister of Finance of Puntland
*[[Abdulahi Bille Nour]], Dishiishe, Somali State Minister of Education, Cultural & Higher Education, One of Somali longest serving national MPs.
*[[File:Iman 1996.jpg|thumb|[[Iman (model)|Iman]], Somali [[supermodel]], actress and entrepreneur]][[Abdulrahman Jama Barre]], Marehan, former foreign minister of Somalia and close relative of Siad Barre
*[[Shukran Hussein Gure]], Ogaden, MP for Garissa County
*Jabir Mohamed Abdi is the current State [[Ministry of Education (Somalia)|Minister of Education]] of the [[Federal Government of Somalia]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-11-13|title=Sacdiya,Burhan iyo Jaabir oo loodoortay Xildh. Beesha Yusuf Darood|url=https://meeraysane.com/articles/3985/Sacdiya-Burhan-iyo-Jaabir-oo-loodoortay-Xildh-besha-Yusuf|access-date=2021-07-14|website=meeraysane.com|language=English|archive-date=2021-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714065105/https://meeraysane.com/articles/3985/Sacdiya-Burhan-iyo-Jaabir-oo-loodoortay-Xildh-besha-Yusuf|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Said Mohamed Rage]], Dishiishe, Founder of Puntland Counter-piracy Agency and Puntland Minister of Ports, Marine Transportation and Marine Resource 
*[[Farah Maalim]], Ogaden, Deputy Speaker in the Parliament of Kenya
*[[Cabbaas Xuseen]], Dhulbahante, first prime minister of the Darawiish (1895–1900)
*[[Xaashi Suni Fooyaan]], Dhulbahante, peace-time prime minister of the Darawiish (1905–1906)

===Engineers===
*[[Asli Hassan Abade]], Ogaden, First Ever African Female Military Pilot
*[[Ali Matan Hashi]], Marehan, first Somali pilot, commander of Somali Airforce 1959–1978, Minister of Justice, Minister of Health, Somali Nationalist.
*[[Ali Meggar]], Darawiish naval commander

===Athletes===
*[[Abdi Bile]], Dhulbahante, former middle-distance runner and 1500m world champion in 1987.

===Other===
*[[Iman (model)]], Majeerteen, a [[supermodel]], actress and entrepreneur
*[[Fatima Jibrell]], Dhulbahante, Somali-American environmentalist 
*[[Hirsi Magan Isse]], Majeerteen, scholar and one of the leaders of the Somalian revolution
*[[Nathif Jama Adam]], Ogaden, Governor of Garissa County and former Head of the Sharjah Islamic Bank's Investments & International Banking Division
*Abdirahman Nur Hersi, Awrtable, The former Minister of Finance in Somalia and founding member and executive Vice President of the [[Islamic Development Bank]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-02-05|title=Golaha wasiirada ee Soomaaliya oo mar kale lagu dhawaaqay|url=https://www.bbc.com/somali/war/2015/02/150205_somali_cabinet|access-date=2021-07-14|website=BBC News Somali|language=so|archive-date=2023-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412104805/https://www.bbc.com/somali/war/2015/02/150205_somali_cabinet|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
*Hunt, John A. (1951). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20060815181938/http://www.civicwebs.com/cwvlib/africa/somalia/1951/general_survey/chapter_9.htm#B. Chapter IX: Tribes and Their Stock]". ''A General Survey of the Somaliland Protectorate 1944–1950''. [[London]]: Crown Agent for the Colonies. Accessed  on October 7, 2005 (from Civic Webs Virtual Library archive).
*Lewis, I.M. (1955). ''Peoples of the Horn of Africa: Somali, Afar, and Saho, Part 1'', London: International African Institute.
*Lewis, I. M. (1961). ''A pastoral democracy: a study of pastoralism and politics among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa'', reed. Münster: LIT Verlag, 1999.
*{{Cite book| title=The Somali Ethnic Group and Clan System| work=Civic Webs Virtual Library, from: Reunification of the Somali People by Jack L. Davies, Band 160 IEE Working Papers, Institute of Development Research and Development, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany 1996 |isbn=978-3-927276-46-8 |issn=0934-6058|url=http://www.civicwebs.com/cwvlib/africa/somalia/1995/reunification/appendix_4.htm| access-date=January 22, 2006| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020921074751/http://www.civicwebs.com/cwvlib/africa/somalia/1995/reunification/appendix_4.htm| archive-date=September 21, 2002| last1=Davies | first1=Jack L. | year=1996 | publisher=Inst. für Entwicklungsforschung und Entwicklungspolitik }}

== Further reading ==
*{{cite book|last1=Turnbull|first1=Richard|title=The Darod Invasion|year=1961|publisher=Indiana University|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xOcPAQAAMAAJ}}

== External links ==
*[http://aqeleyoon.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/the-historic-manuscripts-of-abdirahman-bin-ismail-al-jabarti-dauddarod/ The Historic Manuscripts of Abdirahman bin Ismail Al-Jabarti (Da'ud/Darod)]

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