Arap

Arap
Arab; أرب
Regions with significant populations
Languages
	Somali, Arabic
Related ethnic groups
	Garhajis, Ayub, Habr Awal, Habr Je'lo and other Isaaq groups

The Arap or Arab (Somali: Arab, Arabic: أرب, Full Name: Muḥammad ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad bin al-Ḥusayn al-Hāshimīy ) clan is a major Northern Somali clan of the wider Isaaq clan family. The Arap predominantly live on the middle and southwest side of Hargeisa and in the Baligubadle district Hawd region) of Somaliland, with its capital Baligubadle being an exclusively Arap territory. The territory of the clan extends to Ethiopia, in the area of Faafan, gursum, dhagahle. The Abdalle Arap, a sub-clan of the Arap clan is based in the Togdheer, Sahil. The Celi Arap, a sub-clan of the Arap clan is based in Maroodi Jeex Hargeisa Muuse celi arab living also Bakool South West State of Somalia Rabdhure Elbarde, And The Makaahiil Muse ( Afyare), A sub-clan that lives in Gumar, Balligubadle, And Hargeisa, They also live Fafan Zone Gursum, Somali. Sheekh cismaan sub-clan arab Gursum, Somali based in Nogob Zone Jarar Zone regions.

History

Lineage

Sheikh Ishaaq ibn Ahmed was one of the Dir travellers who according to legend crossed the sea from Arabia to the Horn of Africa to spread Islam around 12th to 13th century. Hence the sheikh is purported to have belonged to the Dir .Shiekh Isxaaq married two local women from the Dir clan in Somaliland that left him eight sons, one of them being Muhammad (Arap). The purported descendants of those eight sons constitute the Isaaq clan-family.

Role in the SNM

Baligubadle, which straddles the border between Ethiopia and Somaliland, was the headquarters of the Somali National Movement (SNM) during the Somaliland War of Independence from the regime of general Siad Barre.

The Araps were heavily involved in the SNM and led the first military offensive of the SNM near Baligubadle where a small force attacked a fuel tanker supplying the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party regime's base in the town. This operation was organised by local commanders without prior planning utilizing a local force of clansmen based at the organisation's Lanqeyrta base in Hawd.

Hassan Isse Jama was also one of original founders of the SNM in London. He was also the first vice president of Somaliland and served as the deputy chairman of the SNM. Furthermore in 1983, Sultan Mohamed Sultan Farah of the Arap clan was the first sultan to leave Somalia to Ethiopia and openly cooperate with the SNM.

The Araps were the first clan to disarm their military unit (the 10th division under Guutada Sheekh Sancaani) and hand over their weapons after the liberation of Somaliland. Sultan Mohamed Sultan Farah agreed to lead the process of demobilization. This put pressure on other clans to follow suit, and, in early 1994, a well-staged ceremony was held in the Hargeysa football stadium to hand over weapons, playing an instrumental role in the Somaliland peace process.

Arap Clan tree

The Arap clan is divided into the following sub-clans:

Sheikh Ishaaq Bin Ahmed (Sheikh Ishaaq)
- Muhammad (Arap)
  - Cismaan Arap
  - Cabdall Arap
  - Celi Arap

- - 'Cismaan Arap (sheekh)
    - Ali Cawad
    - Alla Magan

- - Abdallah Arap
    - Abokor Abdallah

- - - - Muuse abokor
        
        Ibraahim abokor

- - Muuse abokor
    - - Yoonis muuse
        
        Alamagab muuse
        
        Haruun Muuse

- - Haruun Muuse
    - - Adan haruun
        
        Xasan haruun

- - Adan haruun
    - - Cigaal adan
        
        Amare adan
        
        sardheeye adan
        
        bulaale adan
        
        Muuse adan
        
        Cabdale adan
        
        Xasan adan

- - - Xasan haruun
      - Maxamed xasan
        
        Ducaale maxamed
        
        shire maxamed
        
        diriye maxamed
        
        Sugule maxamed

Celi Arap
- Muuse celi
- Subeer celi
- Mohammed celi

- Muuse celi (This section lives near the vicinity of Harar with the Barsuug of arab)
  - Hookase Muuse
  - Cismaan Muuse

- Hookase Muuse
  - Hayiile Hookase
  - Axmed Hookase
  - Cabdi Hookase
  - Nuur Hookase
  - Bare Hookase
  - Cali Hookase (cali Waal)
  - Gunto Hookase

- Cisaan Muuse
  - - - Da.uud Cismaan (ligse)
      - Xasan Cismaan
      - Adan Cismaan
      - ilmader Cismaan

- Subeer celi
  - - - Xaamud Subeer
      - Axmed Subeer
      - Ismaciil subeer

- Xaamud Subeer
  - - Shirdoon xaamud
    - Barre xaamud
    - Xuseen xaamud

- Axmed Subeer
  - - - Xasan axmed
      - Rooble axmed
      - Alaale axmed

- Rooble axmed
  - - - Abokor rooble
        
        Cismaan rooble

- Ismail Subeer
  - - - cigale ismail
        
        Maxamuud cigale
        
        Guuleed cigale
        
        Abokor cigale
        
        Muuse cigale
        
        Xuseen cigale
        
        Xildiid cigale
        
        faahiye cigale

- Maxamuud cigale
  - - - cabdi maxamuud
      - ***** Cali cabdi
      - *****Iidle Cali
      - *****khaatun Cali
      - ***** Maxamed Cali

***** *****faatax  Cali

- Guuleed cigale
  - - - Cigaal Guuleed
        
        Samatar Cigaal
        
        Cabdi dhogar Cigaal

- Xildiid cigale (xujay
  - - Xasan Xildiid
      - Abokor Xasan
        
        Guuleed Abokor
        
        Ismaaciil Abokor
        
        Xasan Abokor
        
        Samatar Abokor

- Muuse Cigale
  - - - Higis Muuse

- Higis muuse
  - - - Samakaab Higis
        
        Nageeye Higis

- Samakaab Higis
  - - - Cabdi samakaab
      - Tukaale samakaab
      - cali samakaab
      - Warfa samakaab
      - Faarax samakaab
      - Qayre samakaab
      - Rooble samakaab

- Nageeye Higis
  - - - Adan Nageeye
        
        Cawaale Nageeye

- Mohammad celi
  - - Axmed Maxamed
      - Abokor Axamed
        
        Haashim abokor
        
        Muuse abokor
        
        Cabdalla abokor

- Hashim Abokor
  - - 'Umar Hashim
    - Hussein Hashin

- Musa 'Umar
  - - - Saleban 'Umar
        
        Isma'il Saleban (Reer Isma'il)
        
        Ali Saleban (Reer Ali Ade)

- 'Abdallah 'Umar
  - - - Adan 'Abdallah (Warabe)
      - 'Ali 'Abdallah (Rer 'Ali)
      - Ahmad 'Abdallah

- Musa Abokor
  - - Makaahiil Musa (Afyare)
    - 'Abdallah Musa
    - Mohammed Musa (Fanax)
    - Yusuf Musa

- - Abdallah Abokor
    - Gulane 'Abdallah

- Samane 'Abdallah
  - - - Hussein Samane
      - Yusuf Samane
      - Mahamoud Samane

Notable Arap people

Hassan Isse Jama - One of the founding fathers of the SNM in London. Former Deputy chair of SNM, First vice president of Somaliland.

Dayib Gurey - was a senior SNM senior commander who led the invasion.
Edna Adan Ismail - The first Somali woman to study in Britain, first qualified nurse-midwife, and former foreign minister of Somaliland.
Khalil Abdillahi Ahmed - is a Somali politician currently served as the Minister of Endowment and Religious Affairs of Somaliland
Farah Nur - Legendary Somali poet from late 1800s- early 1900s

Sultan Mohamed Sultan Farah - Former Sultan of the Arap clan and commander of the SNM's 10th division
Sultan Abdirahma Suldan Omar suldan Mohamed Sultan Farah
Abdilahi Husein Iman Darawal - Somaliland politician and former SNM commander.

Abdullahi Abdi Omar "Jawaan" - Somaliland politician and introducer of the National emblem of Somaliland
Abdillahi Fadal Iman - former Chief of Somaliland Police Force
Ahmed Osman (Also known as "Ina Geele-Arap") - Business tycoon in Djibouti and Somaliland and founder of Somaliland Beverage Industries (SBI)
Siad Sadiq, mentioned in the Geoffrey Archer's 1916 important members of Darawiish haroun list
Ahmed Abdi Godane - was emir of Alshabaab
Essa Kayd is a Somaliland politician who currently serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs (Somaliland)