Farah Garad


The Farah Garad or the Garad Farah is a Somali clan which is part of the Dhulbahante clan-family, a sub-division of the larger Harti/Darod clan. The Farah Garad are divided into two sub-clans — Yassin Garad and Abdalla Garad. Abdalla has four clan eponyms, Ahmed Garad, Mohamed Garad, Guled Garad and Ali Garad. They are largely significant in Sool and Togdheer regions of Somaliland, and Dollo in Somali region of Ethiopia.
Garad Jama Garad Ali is concurrently the Garad of Farah Garad and the supreme Garad of Dhulbahante.

Overview

The largest of the Farah Garad sub-clans is "Ahmed Garad" which are made up of Ali geri Ahmed, Aadan Ahmed, Naaleeye Ahmed, Samakaab Ahmed & Cigaal Ahmed, Warfaa Ahmed, and Hassan Ahmed.
  • Mohamed Garaad are second common sub-clan in Farah Garaad, mainly Reer Naaleeye, and Reer Garaad Ali.
  • Guleed Garad are the third sub-clan in Farah Garaad, mainly Ali shirwac.

    Distribution

The primarily homeland of the clan straddles the Nugaal Valley and the Ciid segments of the Haud plateaus where they inhabit the Sool and Togdheer region of Somalia. In particular, they settle in the districts of Las Anod and Buuhoodle. In Ethiopia, the clan has a significant presence in the Dollo Zone, specifically in the woredas of Boh, Danot and Werder.

Garadate seat

Garadate

Groups

  • Dharbash, was a Dervish administrative division which was one third Baharsame, a Farah Garad clan.

    People

  • Cabbaas Xuseen, first prime minister of the Dervish ; of the Baharsame clan
  • Xaashi Suni Fooyaan, peace-time prime minister of the Dervish ; of the Baharsame clan
  • Soofe-cali Buraale, member of the Dervish haroun, i.e. the government; was of the Baharsame clan
  • Cabbane Sugulle, commander of Burcadde-Godwein, a Dervish administrative division

    Chief caaqil groups

Barkad

People

There were many notable Barkad people in the Dervish haroun, i.e. its government. These include:
  • Jaamac Ismaaciil Dhoon, was a member of the Dervish haroun; of the Barkad clan
  • Xareed Duubi Deero, was a member of the Dervish haroun; of the Barkad clan
  • Xildiid Warsame Sharmaarke, was a member of the Derwish haroun;of the Barkad clan
  • bullale warsame gulled,was a member of the dervish haroun;of the barked clan
  • Samatar Bullalleh, mentioned in the Geoffrey Archer's 1916 important members of Dervish haroun list

    Ahmed Garaad

Ali Ahmed (Ali Geri Ahmed)

The Ali Geri Ahmed is whom caaqils of Ahmed Garad give deference to by extension. The poem by Ali Dhuh refers that the Reer Khayre sub branch of the Reer Suban sub clan of Ali Geri, Mahad Adan and Farah Adan, with Dhuh referring to it as a grouping in his poem Allahu Akbar. The Bah Ali Geri onelings have the largest deegaan of the Farah Garad clans, stretching some 200 kilometers, from Dhilaalo in the north to Dannood in the south. According to both colonial sources as well as native historians such as Jama Omar Issa, the Ali Geri were the clan whom began and started the early camp of Maxkamadaha Dervishta in 1895.
The Ali Geri clan are particularly known for being the first tribe to adopt the Dervish identity, and according to professor Ingiriis, the bulk of the Dervish ranks being of the Ali Geri clan, which suggested the Dervish ideology moved towards "clan solidarity".

Groups

In the following Dervish administrative divisions, at least half comprised Bah Ali Gheri muqaddims, scouts, clerics, tenders and fighters:
  • Ragxun, was a Dervish administrative division which was half Farah Garad, as Ali Geri is a Farah Garad subclan.
  • Miinanle, was a Dervish administrative division which was majority Farah Garad, as Ali Geri and Odala & Egal-Naleye are Farah Garad sub-clans.
  • Golaweyne, was a Dervish administrative division which was half Farah Garad, as Ali Geri are Farah Garad sub-clans.

    People

  • Jaamac Cudur, commander of a Garbo Dervish subdivision
  • Osman Boss, commander of a Ragxun subdivision
  • Aadan Dhacdhaco, was a member of the Dervish haroun, i.e. government; was of the Reer Khair Dhulbahante clan
  • Cabdi Yaar Guuleed, was a member of the Dervish haroun, i.e. government; was of the Reer Khair Dhulbahante clan
  • Maxamuud Cilmi, was a member of the Dervish haroun, i.e. government; was of the Reer Khair Dhulbahante clan
  • Aadan Cawad, was a member of the Dervish haroun, i.e. government; was of the Reer Khair Dhulbahante clan
  • Soofe Durraan, was a member of the Dervish haroun, i.e. government; was of the Reer Khair Dhulbahante clan
  • Mohamud Hosh, was a member of the Dervish haroun, i.e. government; was of the Reer Khair Dhulbahante clan
  • Saliid Baynax, member of Dervish haroun

    Lineage

There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures and some lineages might be omitted." However, the following summarised clan tree presented below is taken from John Hunt's A general survey of the Somaliland Protectorate :
  • Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti
  • * Mohamed Abdirahman
  • ** Abdi Mohamed
  • ***Salah Abdi
  • ****Said Salah
  • *****Muse Said
  • ******Abdale Muse
  • *******Habarwa Abdale
  • ********Shirshore Habarwa
  • *****Farah 'Garaad' Shirshore
  • ******Yasin 'Garad' Farah
  • ******Abdulleh Garad Farah
  • *******Ali 'Garad' Abdulle
  • *******Mohamed 'Garad' Abdulle
  • ********Mohamoud 'Garad' Mohamed
  • *********Mohamed Mohamoud
  • *********Warsame Mohamoud
  • *********Liban Mohamoud
  • *********Sharmarke Mohamoud
  • *********Audon Mohamoud
  • *********Warfa Mohamoud
  • *********Hersi Mohamoud
  • *********Farah Mohamoud
  • *********Ali Mohamoud
  • **********Adur Ali
  • **********Samakab Ali
  • **********Samatar Ali
  • **********Omar Ali
  • **********Mohamoud Ali
  • **********Magan Mohamoud
  • ***********Samatar Mohamoud
  • ***********Farah Mohamoud
  • ***********Mohamed Mohamoud
  • ************Mohamoud Mohamed
  • *************Ali Mohamoud
  • *************Beder Mohamoud
  • *************Yusuf Mohamoud
  • *************Hersi Mohamoud
  • *************Esa Mohamoud
  • *************Nur Mohamoud
  • *************Naleya Mohamoud
  • **************Ali Naleya
  • **************Magan Naleya
  • **************Mohamoud Naleya
  • **************Hussein Naleya
  • **************Salah Naleya
  • **************Adan Naleya
  • *******Guleed 'Garaad' Abdulleh
  • ********Ali Gulled
  • ********Amir Gulled
  • ********Mohamoud Gulled
  • *********Egal Mohamoud
  • *********Esa Mohamoud
  • *********Wegel Mohamoud
  • *********Ali Mohamoud
  • **********Koshin Ali
  • **********Gedi Ali
  • **********Naleya Ali
  • ***********Shirwa Naleya
  • ***********Musa Shirwa
  • ***********Suban Shirwa
  • ***********Beeda Shirwa
  • ***********Ali Shirwa
  • ************Farah Ali
  • ************Mohamed Ali
  • ************Yusuf Ali
  • ************Maah Ali
  • ************Diriye Ali
  • ************Hersi Ali
  • ************Gulled Ali
  • *******Ahmed 'Garaad' Abdulleh
  • ********Samakab Ahmed
  • ********Egal Ahmed
  • ********Warfa Ahmed
  • ********Hassan Ahmed
  • ********Naleye Ahmed
  • *********Egal Naleye
  • **********Samatar Egal
  • **********Samakab Egal
  • **********Jama Egal
  • **********Dubad Egal
  • **********Warfa Egal
  • ********Ali'Geri Ahmed,
  • *********Ismail Ali’Geri
  • *********Hersi Ali’Geri
  • *********Shawe Ali’Geri
  • *********Burale Ali’Geri
  • *********Gulled Ali’Geri
  • *********Warfa Ali'Geri
  • **********Aralle Warfa
  • **********Mohamed Warfa
  • **********Jama Warfa
  • **********Naleya Warfa
  • *********Subaan Ali’Geri
  • **********Beder Suban
  • **********Beyle Suban
  • **********Ali Suban
  • **********Khayr Suban
  • ***********Hildid Khayr
  • ***********Raage Khayr
  • ***********Egal Khayr
  • ***********Sharmarke Khayr
  • ***********Farah Khayr
  • ***********Duale Khayr
  • ********Adan Ahmed
  • *********Mahad Adan
  • **********Aralle Mahad
  • *********Farah Adan
  • *********Wa'eys Adan
  • **********Warfa Wa'eys
  • **********Hildid Wa'eys
  • **********Shirwa Wa'eys
  • **********Erbad Wa'eys
  • **********Dulul Wa'eys
  • ***********Nur Dulul
  • **********Gulled Wa'eys
  • ***********Mah Gulled
  • ***********Adan Gulled
  • **********Naleya Wa'eys
  • ***********Jama Naleya
  • ***********Sharmarke Naleya
  • ***********Beder Naleya
  • *********Hagar Adan
  • **********Gedi Hagar
  • **********Addaad Hagar
  • **********Warsame Hagar
  • **********Elmi Hagar
  • **********Amir Hagar
  • **********Gulled Hagar
  • **********Ayaar Hagar
  • **********Fatah Hagar
  • **********Adan Hagar
  • ***********Jama Adan
  • ***********Ahmed Adan
  • ***********Abdulle Adan
  • ***********Ali Adan
  • ************Qolaab Ali
  • ************Awale Ali
  • ************Warsame Ali
  • ***********Farah Adan
  • ************Siad Farah
  • ************Duale Farah
  • ************Hersi Farah
  • ************Warsame Farah
  • ************Hagar Farah
  • ************Ismail Farah
  • ************Seed Farah
  • ************Boos Farah
  • ************Omar Farah
  • ************Deria Farah
  • ************Shire Farah
  • ************Hussein Farah
  • ************Elmi Farah
  • **********Farah Hagar
  • ***********Olloh Farah
  • ***********Haad Farah
  • ***********Egal Farah
  • ************Jama Egal
  • ************Mohamoud Egal
  • ************Ismail Egal
  • ************Hersi Egal
  • ************Aralle Egal
  • ************Ahmed Egal
  • ************Naleya Egal
  • ************Mohamed Egal

    Notable Figures

Athlete

  • Mohamed Suleiman, first ethnic Somali to win an Olympic medal

    Prime ministers

  • Ali Khalif Galaydh, Ex-Prime minister of Somalia and Khaatumo President.
  • Cabbaas Xuseen, first prime minister of the Dervish
  • Xaashi Suni Fooyaan, peace-time prime minister of the Dervish