Osman Mahmoud

Main article: Somali clan

Osman Mahmoud
عثمان محمود

Regions with significant populations
Somalia  Yemen  Oman
Languages
Somali and Arabic
Religion
Islam (Sunni)
Related ethnic groups
Majeerteen, Mehri, Warsangeli and other Harti groups.

Osman Mahamud (Somali: Cusmaan Maxamuud, Arabic: عثمان محمود‎), also known as Cisman Mahmoud or Ismaan Mahamuud, is a Somali sub-clan. It forms a part of the Majeerteen subdivision of the Harti confederation of Darod clans.

Overview

The Boqor, or clan-head, of Cisman Mahmoud serves as the nominal leader of the Harti group.^[1]

The most notable members of the Cisman Mahmoud are the Sultan of Hobyo, Yusuf Ali Kenadid, who ruled over much of what today is Puntland as far as Hobyo, and his nephew, Osman Yuusuf Keenadiid, who invented the Osmanya writing script.^[2] The Cisman Mahmoud clan today primarily can be found in the Bari and Karkaar regions of Puntland, as well as the Kismayo area in southern Somalia. The clan can also be found settled in Oman and Yemen.

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.^[3][4]

• Darod (Daarood)
  • Marehan
    • Red Dini
    • Rer Hassan
    • Eli Dheere
  • Kabalah
    • Absame
      • Ogaden
        • Makabul
        • Mohamed Zubeir
        • Aulihan
      • Jidwaq
    • Harti
      • Dhulbahante (Dolbahante)
      • Warsangali (Warsengeli)
      • Majeerteen (Mijerteen)
        • Omar Mahmud
        • Issa Mahmud
        • Osman Mahmoud (Osman Mahmud)

Prominent figures

• Abdulqawi Yusuf, is a prominent public international lawyer and judge who is currently a judge at the International Court of Justice since February 6 2009
• Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, first Prime Minister and second President of Somalia
• Hagi Bashir Ismail Yousuf, first President of Somali National Assembly 1 July 1960, Minister of Health and Labor 1966-1967
• Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Prime Minister of Somalia
• Mohamud Muse Hersi, former President of Puntland
• Yaasiin Cismaan Keenadiid, author of the Somali Dictionary and founding member of the Somali Youth League
• Jama Ali Jama, Somali army colonel and former President of Puntland
• Hirsi Magan Isse, scholar, and leader of the Somali revolution
• Osman Yusuf Kenadid, inventor of the Osmanya writing script

References

1. ^ Gundel, Joakim; Ahmed A. Omar "Dharbaxo" (November 2006) (DOC), The predicament of the 'Oday': The role of traditional structures in security, rights, law and development in Somalia, Danish Refugee Council and Oxfam Novib, p. 15, http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTLAWJUSTINST/Resources/GundelTheroleoftraditionalstructures_1.doc 
2. ^ The Majeerteen Sultanates
3. ^ Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.55 Figure A-1
4. ^ Country Information and Policy Unit, Home Office, Great Britain, Somalia Assessment 2001, Annex B: Somali Clan Structure, p. 43