Leelkase
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Lailkase[1] or Leelkase[2] or Lelkase[3] (Somali: Laylkase[4], Arabic: ليلكسة) (Hussein bin Abdirahman bin Is'mail bin Ibrahim al Jaberti) is a subclan of the Tanade Darod clan.[3]
Distribution
The term "Leelkase" is a Somali nickname, which translates as "farsighted, mindful, smart, very intelligent". [5] Members of the Leelkase clan primarily inhabit the Mudug, Nugaal, and Bari regions of Somalia.
Clan tree
In the south central part of Somalia the World Bank shows the following clan tree:[6]
- Darod
- Leelkase
- Hashim Ali
- Musa Ali
- Mahamud Ali
- Leelkase
Musa Ali further divides into the prominent Mumin Aden clans of Mudug and the Somali Region of Ethiopia, as well as the Fiqi Ismail of Mudug and Nugal regions. The Mahamud Ali clans settle in the Bari region of North Eastern Somalia; particularly in Bandar Beyla district. Hashim Ali is divided into the Malismoge clans and settle in the Mudug region.
Notable figures
- Abdulkadir Abdi Hashi
- Said Sheikh Samatar
- Sofia Samatar
- Abdisalam Aato
- Sadik Warfa
- Jama Mohamud Takar
- Zakaria Mohamed Haji-Abdi
References
- ^ "Roots of Insecurity in Puntland". Archived from the original on 2016-04-05.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Warsaxaafadeed: Beesha Laylkase oo Saxaafada kula Hadashay Garoowe Dhaliishayna Saamiga Lagasiiyay Golaha Wasiirada (Sawirro)". Archived from the original on 2017-06-08. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
- ^ Diiriye, p.65.
- ^ Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.56 Figure A-2
- Africa events, Volume 8. Dar es Salaam Ltd. 1992.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Bader, Christian (1999). Le sang et le lait: brève histoire des clans somal. Maisonneuve & Larose. ISBN 2-7068-1373-3.
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