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The Ogaden (Somali: Ogaadeen, Arabic: أوغادين) is a Somali clan, and the largest Darod subclan.
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Overview
Members of the Ogaden clan primarily live in the central Ogaden plateau of Ethiopia (Somali Region),[1] the North Eastern Province of Kenya, and the Jubaland region of Southern Somalia. They also inhabit Somalia's major cities such as Mogadishu and Kismayo.
According to Human Rights Watch, the Ogaden is the largest Darod clan , and may account for 80 to 90 percent of the Somali population in Ethiopia.[2] The Ogaden clan "constitutes the backbone of the ONLF".[3] In particular, the ONLF operates in areas inhabited by the ogaden society.
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.[4][5]
- Darod (Daarood)
- Marehan
- Red Dini
- Rer Hassan
- Eli Dheere
- Kabalah
- Absame
- Ogaden
- Makabul
- Mohamed Zubeir
- Aulihan
- Jidwaq
- Ogaden
- Harti
- Dhulbahante (Dolbahante)
- Warsangali (Warsengeli)
- Majeerteen (Mijerteen)
- Omar Mahmud
- Issa Mahmud
- Osman Mahmoud (Osman Mahmud)
- Absame
- Marehan
In Puntland the World Bank shows the following:[6]
- Darod
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- Harti
- Ogaden
- Marehan
- Awrtable
- Lelkase
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Notable persons
- Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki, Islamist leader in Somalia and military leader in the Islamic Courts Union
- Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, the Sayyid; religious and nationalist leader of the Dervish State; called the Mad Mullah by the British
- Nuruddin Farah, renowned writer and winner of the 1998 Neustadt International Prize for Literature
- Ugaz Abdulrahman Abd Ghani, former President of the Somali Region in Ethiopia
- Asli Hassan Abade, first Somali female pilot
- Farah Maalim, renowned ethnic Somali politician with almost two decades of experience on the political scene in Kenya. He is the current Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya
- Mohamed Yusuf Haji, Minister of State for Defence in Kenya
Notes
- ^ "Collective Punishment", p. 14
- ^ "Collective Punishment", p. 13
- ^ "Collective Punishment", p. 4
- ^ Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.55 Figure A-1
- ^ Country Information and Policy Unit, Home Office, Great Britain, Somalia Assessment 2001, Annex B: Somali Clan Structure, p. 43
- ^ Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.57 Figure A-3
References
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