| Isamusa عيسىموسى Ciisemuuse | |
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| Isaaq Somali Clan | |
| Ethnicity |  Somali |
| Location | Somalia Somaliland Ethiopia |
| Descended from | Isa ibn Musa ibn Zubayr ibn Abdirahman ibn Sheikh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad |
| Parent tribe | Isaaq |
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| Language |  Somali Arabic |
| Religion | Sunni, Islam |
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The Isamusa (Somali: Ciisemuuse, Arabic: عيسى موسى, (Full Name: ’Isa ibn Musa ibn Zubayr ibn Abd al-Raḥmān ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad. Also spelled as Issamussa, Issamoussa, Issamusse or Essamussa) is a prominent Somali clan which is part of the Isaaq family clan. The Isamusa traditionally consists of coastal people, nomadic pastoralist and merchants. This clan are primarily settled in Somaliland, including Maroodi Jeex, Togdheer, Sahil, Awdal, Djibouti, Yemen, as well as Kenya.[1][2] Isamusa populations are present in southern Somalia such as Mogadishu.
The Isa Musa have produced many prominent Somali figures with the deputy secretary general of the United Nations Abdulrahim Abby Farah
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