Habar Gidir

Habar Gidir
هبر جدر
Hawiye Somali clan
Chief of the Habar Gidir Saad clan
EthnicitySomaliaSomali
LocationSomaliaSomalia
Ethiopiaethiopia
Descended fromSheikh Ahmed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman
Parent tribeHiraab
Branches
  • Sa'ad Madarkicis
  • Mohammed (Ayr) Madarkicis
  • Ibrahim (Saruur) Madarkicis
  • Sulaiman (Saleebaan) Madarkicis
LanguageSomaliaSomali
Arab LeagueArabic
ReligionSunni Islam

The Habar Gidir (Somali: Habar Gidir, Arabic: هبر جدر) is a major subclan of the Hawiye. The clan has produced some prominent Somali figures, including the first Prime Minister of Somalia Abdullahi Issa Mohamud, and Somalia's fifth President Abdiqasim Salad Hassan. [1][2]

The first Prime Minister of Somalia, Abdullahi Issa Mohamud
  1. ^ Somalia at the Crossroads. Adonis & Abbey. 2007. p. 10. ISBN 9781905068593.
  2. ^ Horn of Africa Bulletin, Volume 12. Life & Peace Institute. 2000. p. 21. Retrieved 9 August 2018.