Leelkase

Leelkase
ليلكسة
Regions with significant populations
Languages
	Somali
Religion
	Islam (Sunni)
Related ethnic groups
	Dhulbahante, Marehan, Warsangali, Majerteen, Dishiishe, Awrtable, Ogaden, other Darod groups

Lailkase^[1] or Leelkase^[2] or Lelkase^[3] (Template:Lang-so, Template:Lang-ar) (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". ^[4] 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:^[5]

Darod
- Leelkase
  - Hashim Ali
  - Musa Ali
  - Mahamud Ali

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

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
^ 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. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Diiriye, Anwar Maxamed (2006). Literature of Somali onomastics & proverbs with comparison of foreign sayings. Gobaad Communications & Press. ISBN 0-9726615-1-4. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[1] "Roots of Insecurity in Puntland". Archived from the original on 2016-04-05.

[unsc_p20-2] United Nations Security Council, Letter dated 21 November 2006 from the Chairman of the Security Council Committee..., p. 20

[conflictinsomalia-3] World Bank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics , pp. 56-57

[4] Diiriye, p.65.

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

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