Facaayo

Facaayo

The Facaye (Somali: Facaye), a Somali clan ("Faysal bin Ahmed bin Abdirahman bin Is'mail bin Ibrahim al Jaberti"), is one of the major Darod subclans and part of the Sade clan family . The majority of the Facaye live in Gedo, the Ogaden; and northeast Kenya.

Major subclans

There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures. The divisions and subdivisions as here given are partial and simplified. Many lineages are omitted. For a comparison of different views on the clan-lineage-structures see the World Bank's "Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics". [Worldbank, " [http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTSOMALIA/Resources/conflictinsomalia.pdf Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics] ", January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.56]

*Higsed
*Humbeelle
**Reer Allamagan
**Reer Xoosh
**Reer Khayr
***Reer Xassan Khayr
***Reer Maxamed Khayr
***Reer Axmed Khayr
****Reer Dhuubow Axmed
****Reer Xassan Axmed
****Reer Cali Axmed
****Reer Faarax Axmed

Notable people

* Mohamed Ali Facaye, director for the Kismayo Regional Islamic Courts

References


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