Leelkase
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Leelkase[1] or Lelkase[2] (Somali: Leelkaase, Arabic: ليلكسي) (Hussein bin Abdirahman bin Is'mail bin Ibrahim al Jaberti) is a subclan of the Somali Darod clan.[2]
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[edit] Distribution
The term "Leelkase" is a Somali nickname, which translates as "farsighted, mindful, smart, very intelligent".[3]
Members of the Leelkase clan primarily inhabit the north-central Mudug region of Somalia.[4] Others can also be found in the Bari,[5] Nugal, Gedo, and Lower Juba regions.
[edit] Clan tree
In the south central part of Somalia the World Bank shows the following clan tree:[6]
In Puntland the World Bank shows the following:[7]
- Darod
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- Harti
- Ogaden
- Marehan
- Awrtable
- Lelkase
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[edit] Prominent figures
- Said Sheikh Samatar, professor at Rutgers University
- Jama Mohamud Takar, politician
- Zakariye Haji Abdi (Sakariye Xaaji Cabdi), leader of Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia
[edit] Notes
- ^ United Nations Security Council, Letter dated 21 November 2006 from the Chairman of the Security Council Committee..., p. 20
- ^ a b World Bank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics , pp. 56-57
- ^ Diiriye, p.65.
- ^ Africa events, p.17.
- ^ Bader, p.236.
- ^ Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.56 Figure A-2
- ^ Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.57 Figure A-3
[edit] References
- Africa events, Volume 8. Dar es Salaam Ltd.. 1992. http://books.google.ca/books?id=604EAQAAIAAJ.
- Bader, Christian (1999). Le sang et le lait: brève histoire des clans somal. Maisonneuve & Larose. ISBN 2706813733. http://books.google.ca/books?id=pLFETPhIrcMC.
- Diiriye, Anwar Maxamed (2006). Literature of Somali onomastics & proverbs with comparison of foreign sayings. Gobaad Communications & Press. ISBN 0972661514. http://books.google.ca/books?id=fLdtAAAAMAAJ.
