Ahmed Girri Bin Hussein Al Somali

Commander of the Somali Adalite Division

Ahmed Girri Bin Hussein Al-Somali

أحمد جرئ بن حسين الصومالي
Native name
Ahmed Girri Bin Hussein
Born16th century
AllegianceAdal Sultanate
Service / branchChieftain of the Habr Maqdi
RankDivision Commander
Battles / warsBattle of Shimbra Kure
Battle of Amba Sel
Battle of Badeqe

Ahmed Girri Bin Hussein (Somali: Axmed Girri Bin Xussein, Arabic: أحمد جرئ بن حسين) was a Somali military commander and general that served the Adal Sultanate. He played a very prominent role in the campaigns of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi by bringing one of the largest armies to aid the Imam in Jihad. Ahmed Girri hailed from the Yabarray clan.[1][2] He was also the chieftain of Habr Maqdi which was a collective of Yabarray and Bartirre. He was regarded one of the most capable generals during the Conquest of Abyssinia alongside Garad Matan.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Cahiers d'études africaines". Cahiers d'études africaines. 2: 30. 1961 – via Google books.
  2. ^ Arabfaqih, Shihab Al-Din (2003). The Conquest of Abyssinia: Futuh Al Habasa. Tsehai Publishers & Distributors. p. 76. ISBN 0972317260.
  3. ^ Arabfaqih, Shihab Al-Din (2003). The Conquest of Abyssinia: Futuh Al Habasa. Tsehai Publishers & Distributors. p. 76. ISBN 0972317260.
  4. ^ Francis Burton, Sir Richard (1856). "First Footsteps in East Africa". An Explanation of Harar: 278.