Osman Mahmoud

Osman Mahmoud (Somali: Cusman Maxamud) is a Somali sub-clan. It forms a part of the Majeerteen Harti confederation of Darod clans.

Osman Mahmoud
Osman Mahmoud King of Majeerteen

Regions with significant populations
Languages
Somali and Arabic
Religion
Islam ^(Sunni)
Related ethnic groups
Majeerteen, Dishiishe, Mehri, Warsangeli and other Harti groups.

Overview

The Boqorrrooz, or clan-head, of Osman Mahmoud serves as the nominal leader of the Darod clan.[1] The most notable members of the Cisman Mahmoud are the Majeerteen Sultanate was based in Baargaal, its historical and prominent sultanate in Somalia during its golden age in the mid-19th to early 20th century Boqor Osman Mahamuud was one of the three prominent rulers of present-day Somalia at the turn of the 20th century. Sultan of Hobyo, Yusuf Ali Kenadid, who ruled over much of what today is Puntland as far as Hobyo, and his son, Osman Yuusuf Keenadiid, who invented the Osmanya writing script.

The Osman Mahmoud clan today primarily can be found in the Bari and partially Mudug and Nugaal regions in Puntland, as well as the Kismayo city and their rural villages in southern Somalia. The clan can also be found settled in Oman and Yemen. The clan has produced one president, two prime ministers, first speaker of Somali parliament, and two presidents of Puntland.

Clan tree

There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures and many lineages are omitted. The following listing is taken from the World Bank's Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics from 2005 and the United Kingdom's Home Office publication, Somalia Assessment 2001.[2][3]

• Darod (Daarood)
  • Kabalah
    • Harti Darood
      • Majeerteen
        • Osman Mahmoud
        • Omar Mahmoud
        • Issa Mahmoud

Prominent figures

• Ayaan Hirsi Ali, author and critic of Islam
• Abdulqawi Yusuf, is a prominent public international lawyer and judge who is currently a judge at the International Court of Justice since February 6, 2009
• Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, first Prime Minister and second President of Somalia
• Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf, first President of Somali National Assembly (1 July 1960), Minister of Health and Labor (1966-1967)
• Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Prime Minister of Somalia
• Mohamud Muse Hersi, former President of Puntland
• Yaasiin Cismaan Keenadiid, author of the Somali Dictionary and founding member of the Somali Youth League
• Jama Ali Jama, Somali army colonel and former President of Puntland
• Hirsi Magan Isse, scholar, leader of the Somali revolution and father of Ayaan Hirsi Ali
• Ilhan Omar, first Somali-American legislator in the US
• Osman Yusuf Kenadid, inventor of the Osmanya writing script
• Saida Haji Bashir Ismail, former Finance Vice-Minister in the TNG (2000-2004)

References

1. Gundel, Joakim (November 2006), The predicament of the 'Oday': The role of traditional structures in security, rights, law and development in Somalia (DOC), Somali counterpart, illustrator: Ahmed A. Omar "Dharbaxo", Danish Refugee Council and Oxfam Novib, p. 15
2. Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.55 Figure A-1
3. Country Information and Policy Unit, Home Office, Great Britain, Somalia Assessment 2001, Annex B: Somali Clan Structure, p. 43

Notes

The Majeerteen Sultanates Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine