Omar Mohamoud Explained

Group:Omar Mohamoud
Native Name:reer xiris cumar maxamud
Native Name Lang:so
Regions:Nugal, Mudug, Doollo
Languages:Af-Somali, Arabic,
Religions:Islam
Related Groups:Osman Mahmoud, Isse Mohamoud, Majeerteen

The Omar Mahamoud is a Somali sub-clan, part of the Mohamoud Saleeban, itself a sub-clan of the Majeerteen sub-clan of the Harti conglomeration of Darod clans. The Omar Mohamoud is one of the largest Majeerteen sub-clans. The Omar Mohamoud clan primarily inhabit the Mudug[1] and southern Nugaal regions of Puntland in northern Somalia. a large number of the clan settle in Doollo region of Ogadenia, as well as in the port city of Kismayo and the Lower Juba region of southern Somalia.[2] [3]

Clan tree

"There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures and some lineages might be omitted."[4] However, the following summarized clan tree presented below is taken from John Hunt's A general survey of the Somaliland Protectorate (1944-1950):[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Refugees . United Nations High Commissioner for . Refworld Somalia: Relationship between the Omar Mahmud subclan of the Majerteen and the government between 1981 and 1984 . 2022-08-24 . Refworld . en.
  2. Web site: Refworld | Somalia: Information on the Omar Mahamoud subclan of the Darod clan. United Nations High Commissioner for. Refugees. Refworld.
  3. Web site: New Puntland President Likely to Revive Somalia's Federal Agenda |. January 24, 2014.
  4. Lewis, "Force and Fission in Northern Somali Lineage Structure", American Anthropologist, New Series, 63 (1961), p. 100
  5. Book: Hunt . John . A general survey of the Somaliland Protectorate-1944-1950 . Hargeisa . 141–145 . 20 September 2019.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Omar Mohamoud".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.