Osman Mahmoud
Osman Mahmoud (Somali: Cusmaan Maxamuud) is a Somali sub-clan. It forms a part of the Majeerteen Harti confederation of Darod clans.
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Languages | |
| Somali and Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Sunni) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Dishiishe, Mehri, Warsangeli, Dhulbahante and other Harti groups. |
Overview
The Boqorrrooz, or clan-head of the larger branch Mohamud Saleeban. Osman Mahmoud serves as the nominal leader of the Darod clan.[1] The most notable members of the Osman Mahmoud are the Majeerteen Sultanate was based in Baargaal, its historical and prominent sultanate in Somalia during its golden age in the mid-19th to early 20th century. Boqor Osman Mahamuud was one of the three prominent rulers of present-day Somalia at the turn of the 20th century. The Sultan of Hobyo, Yusuf Ali Kenadid, who ruled over much of what today is Puntland as far as Hobyo, and his son, Osman Yuusuf Keenadiid, who invented the Osmanya writing script.
The Osman Mahmoud clan today primarily can be found in the Bari and partially Mudug and Nugaal regions in Puntland, as well as the Kismayo city and their rural villages in southern Somalia. The clan can also be found settled in Oman and Yemen. The clan has produced one president, two prime ministers, first speaker of Somali parliament, and two presidents of Puntland.
Clan tree
There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures and many lineages are omitted.
- Osman Mahmoud
- Idris Osman (Bah-Gareen)
- Hussein Osman (Bah-Gareen)
- Ahmed Osman (Bah-Gareen)
- Yusuf Osman
- Abdirihiim Yusuf
- Dudub Yusuf (Bah-Leelkase)
- Dini Yusuf (Bah-Leelkase)
- Mohamed Yusuf
- Aamir Mohamed
- Elmi Mohamed
- Ismail Mohamed
- Bah-Libaan-Gashe
- Bah-Dir
- Yusuf Ismail
- Ali Ismail
- Bah-Leelkase
- Muuse Mohamed
- Omar Mohamed
- Samatar Omar
- Guleed Omar
- Yusuf Omar (Bah-Araarsame)
- Sultan Ali Omar
- Yusuf Sultan
- Dalal Sultan
- Muse Sultan
- Mohamed Sultan
- Farah Mohamed
- Yusuf Mohamed
- Nur Yusuf (Bah-Isxul)
- Muse Yusuf (Bah Isxul)
- Samatar Yusuf (Bah-Isxul)
- Ugaaryahan Yusuf (Bah-Isxul)
- Said Yusuf (Bah-Dubays)
- Hassan Yusuf (Bah-Dubays)
- Mahamoud Yusuf
- Ugaaryahan Mahamoud (Bah-Dhulbahante)
- Liiban Mahamoud (Bah-Dhulbahante)
- Cigale Mahamoud (Bah-Dhulbahante)
- Hirsi Mahamoud (Bah-Dhulbahante)
- Hussein Mahamoud (Bah-Yacquub)
- Hassan Mahamoud (Bah-Yacquub)
- Shirwac Mahamoud (Bah-Yacquub)
- Waceys Mahamoud (Bah-Yacquub)
- Nuh Mahmoud (Bah-Yacquub)
- Cumar Mahamoud (Bah-Yacquub)
- Warfa Mahamoud (Bah-Dir Rooble)
- Guled Mahmoud (Bah-Dir Rooble)
- Samatar Mahamoud (Bah-Dir Rooble)
- Mohamed Mahamoud (Bah-Dir Rooble)
Prominent figures
- Boqor Osman Mahamuud, A Somali king who ruled over the Majeerteen Sultanate and helped it prosper during the 19th century. one of the three prominent rulers of present-day Somalia at the turn of the 20th century
- Yasin Haji Osman Sharmarke, Founder and important figure in the Somali Youth League (SYL)
- Ilhan Omar, first Somali-American legislator in the US
- Abdulqawi Yusuf, President and head judge of the International Court of Justice from 2018-2021, but was apart of the court since February 6, 2009
- Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, first Prime Minister and second President of Somalia
- Haji Muuse Boqor, first Minister of Interior and Somalia's president-elect following President Sharmarke's assassination
- Hussein Samatar, Somali American politician, banker and community organizer. Founder of African Development Center
- Boqor Burhaan Boqor Muuse, the 34th Daarood king
- Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf, First President of Somali National Assembly (1 July 1960), Minister of Health and Labor (1966-1967)
- Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Prime Minister of Somalia
- Mohamud Muse Hersi, former President of Puntland
- Yaasiin Cismaan Keenadiid, author of the Somali Dictionary and founding member of the Somali Youth League
- Jama Ali Jama, Somali army colonel and former President of Puntland
- Jawahir Ahmed, Somali-American Model, winner of Miss Africa Utah pageant representing Somalia
- Faysal Ahmed, Somali Actor, co-starred in hit movie Captain Phillips
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali, First Somali-European legislator and critic of Islam
- Hirsi Magan Isse, scholar, leader of the Somali revolution
- Yusuf Ali Kenadid, founder of the Sultanate of Hobyo, one of the three prominent rulers of present-day Somalia at the turn of the 20th century
- Ali Yusuf Kenadid, Somali ruler. He was the second Sultan of the Sultanate of Hobyo
- Hersi Boqor, anti-colonial leader of Majeerteen Sultanate forces, was heir to his father's throne
- Osman Yusuf Kenadid, inventor of the Osmanya writing script
- Saida Haji Bashir Ismail, former Finance Vice-Minister in the TNG (2000-2004)
- Said Abdullahi Dani, current president of Puntland, former Minister of Planning of Somalia
References
- Gundel, Joakim (November 2006), The predicament of the 'Oday': The role of traditional structures in security, rights, law and development in Somalia (DOC), Somali counterpart, illustrator: Ahmed A. Omar "Dharbaxo", Danish Refugee Council and Oxfam Novib, p. 15