Marehan

The Marehan (Somali: Mareexaan) (Arabic :مريحان, "Ahmed bin Abdirahman bin Is'mail bin Ibrahim al Jaberti"), a Somali clan, is one of the major Darod subclans and part of the Sade clan family . The majority of the Marehan live in Jubbada Hoose, Gedo and Jubbada Hoose Regions (gobolka) in southwest Somalia; the Galguduud and Mudug Regions in central Somalia; the Ogaden; and northeast Kenya.

Marehan Sultanate

Between the 17th and 18th century, the Marehan Sultanate was an important sultanate which extended from Bender Ziyade on the Gulf of Aden to beyond Ras el-Khail on the Indian Ocean [1]. Nearing the 19th century, the Marehan sultanate was demolished and withdrew from the Nugaal area and confined to the Sool and Sanaag regions.[2] Some of them migrated to the south in search of new areas.

Major subclans

There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures. The divisions and subdivisions as here given are partial and simplified. Many lineages are omitted. For a comparison of different views on the clan-lineage-structures see the World Bank's Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics.^[1]

Hawrarsame
- Yusof or Reer Iidow
  - Reer Dhoore
  - Reer Dhiblawe
  - Reer Kulow
- Aadan Saleban
  - Reer Farah
  - Reer Madobe Nahar
  - Reer Jamac Nahar
  - Reer Xildid Nahar
  - Reer Kibiya Nahar
  - Reer Bisin Nahar
  - Reer Cilmi Nahar
  - Reer Guuled Nahar
- Mahmud Saleban
  - Reer Cadawa
  - Reer Cigal
  - Reer Afgadud
  - Reer Hagar
  - Reer Cabdalle
  - Reer Ooman
Wagardhac
- Omar Dheer
- Reer Gadiid
  - Reer Cismaan Gadiid
    - Reer Cali Cismaan
      - Cilmi Cali
      - Cabdulle Cali
      - Faarax Cali
      - Warfaa Cali
      - Waalid Cali
      - Max'ed Cali
    - Reer Axmed Cismaan (Axmed Yey)
    - Reer Gurey Cismaan
  - Reer Liibaan Gad. (Baho Group)
  - Reer Max'ed Gad. (Baho Group)
  - Reer Rooble Gad. (Baho Group)
  - Reer Kooshin Gad. (Baho Group)
  - Reer Faarax Gad. (Baho Group)
  - Reer Shuuriye Gad. (Baho Group)
- Reer Allamagan
- Reer Wardheere
  - Waalid Wardheere
  - Xaryan Waalid
  - Cali Waalid
  - Cabdi Waalid
  - Cilmi Waalid
  - Jaamac Waalid
  - Bihna Afrax
  - Faarax Wardheere
  - Kooshin Wardheere
  - Gaadaale Wardheere (Reer Cali-Dhoore)
- Reer Afweyne
- Reer Ciise
- Sirrig
- Reer Rooble
- Reer Faatax
- Reer Faahiye
- Reer Kheyr
- Reer Siyaad Liibaan
- Rubeeco (Reer Diini)
Reer Diini
- Reer Koshin
- Reer Warsame
- Reer Siyad
- Reer Dalal
- Reer Nuur
- Reer Warfa
- Reer Shirwa
- Reer Mahamud
- Reer Farah
- Reer Khalaf
- Reer Hirsi
- Reer Guled
- Reer Ugas Sharmake
Habar Isse
- Reer Ahmed
- Abdalle
Siyad Husein
Ali Hussein
Celi
Bah-Abaskul
Ali-Dhere
- Reer Muumin
- Reer Omar Rooble
- Reer Ziyad Diini
- Reer Qawl-Lehe
- Dhaban Cade
- Reer Samakaab
- Reer Liibaan
- Bah Sacad
- Aadan Buraale
- Reer Sheikh Samatar
  - Haji Sheikh
  - Sharmarke Sheikh
  - Hassan Sheikh
  - Mohamed Sheikh
  - Adan Sheikh
  - Masale Sheikh
  - Ahmed Sheikh
  - Mahad Sheikh
Talhe
- Cumar
- Max'ed
Reer Hassan
- Reer Yusuf
- Waq Maashe
- Ibrahim
Soonfure
Reer Garaad
- Ahmed
  - Nasir
Reer Ismaan
Yosef Mohamed
Ina Nuur
Reer Ahmed Husein
- Reer Samatar
- Reer Bale

Political organizations

Marehan Union (MU) (1956-1969)
Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party (SRSP) (1969-1976)
Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC) (1976-1991)
Somali National Front (SNF) (1991-2001)
Juba Valley Alliance (JVA) (2001-present)

Prominent figures

Ahmed Amin Nur (Ahmed Gurey) First Somali Leader 1540
Siad Barre, the Head of State of Somalia from 1969 to 1991
Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale, Minister of Defense of the Somali Transitional Federal Government
Ahmed Farah Ali 'Idaja', one of the first Somali language writers and 'father' of the Somali written folklore
Abdulrahman Jama Barre, Somali Foreign Minister and close relative of Siad Barre
Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, member of the Pan-African Parliament from Djibouti

References

^ Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.56

Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics Part 12. pp. page 490. ISBN 0766136876. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

[1] Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.56

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