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Revision as of 20:21, 12 August 2009
Shiekh Ishaq Bin Ahmed Al-Hashimi
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Languages | |
| Somali and Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Sunni) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Harari, Banu Hashim, Somali clans |
The Isaaq (also Isaq, Ishaak) ([Reer Sheik Isaxaaq] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), Arabic: اسحاق) is one of the main Somali clans. The Isaaq mainly live in the northwestern Somaliland region of Somalia, and the Somali Region of Ethiopia. The populations of the four major cities of Somaliland – Hargeisa, Burco, Berbera, and Ceerigaabo – are predominantly Isaaq.
History states that the Isaaq clan was founded by the arrival of Sheikh Ishaq bin Ahmed Al-Hashimi from Arabia in the 12th century. He settled in the coastal town of Maydh in modern day northwestern Somalia, where he married into the local Dir clan. His tomb is in Maydh.
Partial listing of Isaaq sub-clans
- Habar Jeclo Muuse Sh Isxaaq)
- Cimraan (Maxamad Sh Isxaaq)
- Sanbuur (Ibrahim Sh Isxaaq)
- Habar Awal (Cabdiraxmaan Sh Isxaaq)
- Ayoup (Ayuub Sh Isxaaq)
- Arap (Mohamed Arab Sh Isxaaq)
- Garxajis (Ismaaciil Sh Isxaaq)
- Eidagale (Daud Garhajis)
- Habar Yoonis (Said Garhajis)
- Tol Jecle (Axmed Sh Isxaaq)
Notable Isaaq people
- Abdillahi Suldaan Mohammed Timacade, prominent poet during the pre- and post-colonial periods (peak during 1960s)
- Ahmed M. Mahamoud Silanyo, last chairman of the SNM; current chairman of Kulmiye Party in Somaliland
- Ali Feiruz, popular musician
- Edna Adan Ismail, first female Foreign Minister of Somaliland
- Hassan Ganey, poet
- Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame 'Hadrawi', poet and philosopher (fl. 2006); author of Halkaraan; also known as the "Somali Shakespeare"
- Mohamed Mooge Liibaan, musician
- Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, former Prime Minister of Somalia, former president of Somaliland
- Rageh Omaar, former BBC World TV correspondent, currently with Al Jazeera English
- Sheikh Bashir Yussuf, Somali religious leader
- Umar Arteh Ghalib, last prime minister of Somalia under the regime of Siad Barre
Notes
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- ^ http://www.asylumlaw.org/docs/somalia/ind01b_somalia_ca.pdf Country Information and Policy Unit, Home Office, Great Britain, Somalia Assessment 2001, Annex B: Somali Clan Structure], p. 43; and Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, pp. 56–58
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