| Isamusa عيسىموسى Ciisemuuse | |
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| Isaaq Somali Clan | |
| Ethnicity |  Somali |
| Location | Somalia Somaliland Ethiopia |
| Descended from | Isa ibn Musa 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, also spelled as Issamusa, Issamousa or Isamousa ) 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 Isamusa have produced many prominent Somali figures with the deputy secretary general of the United Nations Abdulrahim Abby Farah
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