Ali Garad Jama


Garad Ali Garad Jama was the 19th garad of the Dhulbahante Garadate, from 1966 until 1985, although he was the effective supreme Garad of the Dhulbahante from as early as the 1950s. He is best known for his role as head of the USP party.

USP political party

As the head of USP, he oversaw the successful election bids of 13 USP representatives, wherein Garad Ali Garad Jama himself became the first post-independence representative of Las Anod city:
NameYearConstituent cityClan
Abdilahi Qablan1960Las QoreyDubays / Warsangeli
Mohamud Salax Caddaanweyne1960JidaliCumar / Warsangeli
Ali Garad Jama1960Las AnodBaharsame / Dhulbahante
Osman Garad1960TalehGalool Oriye / Dhulbahante
Abdalla Farah1960WidhwidhBarkad / Dhulbahante
Mohamed Geedeeye1960CaynaboArarsame / Dhulbahante
Ibrahim Eid1960XudunNaleeye Ahmed / Dhulbahante