The Ibran (Somali: Cibraan or Cimraan, Arabic: عمران, Full Name: Muhammad (‘Amran) ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad) is a major clan of the wider Isaaq clan family.[1][2] Ibran had two sons, Egale And Yonis. Yonis's son Mohamed have two sons Abdalle, and Essa.[3] Its members form part of the larger Habr Je'lo confederation along with the Muse Sheikh Ishaaq, Sanbuur and Tol Je'lo clans.[4][5][6] Politically however, the Ibran are part of the Habr Je'lo.[7][8][9]
Cibraan, Cimraan عمران | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Somali, Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Sunni) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Habr Je'lo, Habr Awal, Arap, Garhajis, and other Isaaq groups |
The clan primarily inhabits the Togdheer region of Somaliland, ( war imran district is their largest city ) as well as the Somali Region in Ethiopia.[10][11][12]
History
editSheikh Ishaaq ibn Ahmed was one of the Arabian scholars that crossed the sea from Arabia to the Horn of Africa to spread Islam around 12th to 13th century. He is said to have been descended from Prophet Mohammed's daughter Fatimah. Hence the Sheikh belonged to the Ashraf or Sada, titles given to the descendants of the prophet. He married two local women in Somaliland that left him eight sons, one of them being Muhammad (Imran). The descendants of those eight sons constitute the Isaaq clan-family.[13]
Distribution
editThe Ibran primarily reside in Togdheer region in Somaliland, as well as the Somali Region in Ethiopia.[10][11] They also have a large settlement in Kenya where they are known as a constituent segment of the Isahakia community.[14][15]
Notable figures
edit- Bashe Awil Omar - former Deputy Foreign Minister of Somaliland as well as former Somaliland ambassador to Kenya and the UAE
- Ibrahim Ismail Sugulle (Sooraan) - was a famous poet, comedian and composer.
- Aqil yare- was the clan's chief and famous elder during colonial era.
- General burale muhumed willad - brigadier general of Somalia.
- Hassan mo'allim - former presidential minister.
- Jama Abdillahi biin - former governor of togdheer region and state minister.
- Mohamed nafaqo , the incumbent governor of the togdheer region.
- Guled Mohamed warsame - member of SOMALILAND parliament.
- General jama madaxyar - was somaliland's chief of intelligence agency.
- Shiine falliidh - the deputy leader of mideeye political party
- General Ismael Ali farah- the eastern military court leader
- Abdinassir omer : deputy minister of MOFA.
- Yusuf Osman Abdulle ( shacir) a well known poet and socialist.
References
edit- ^ Department, India Foreign and Political (1892). A Collection of Treaties, Engagements, and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries. Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India.
- ^ Somaliland, British (1906). Ordinances and Regulations. Wyman.
- ^ Hunt, John Anthony (1951). A General Survey of the Somaliland Protectorate 1944-1950: Final Report on "An Economic Survey and Reconnaissance of the British Somaliland Protectorate 1944-1950," Colonial Development and Welfare Scheme D. 484. To be purchased from the Chief Secretary. p. 138.
- ^ Haggenmacher, Gustav Adolf (1876). G. A. Haggenmacher's Reise Im Somali-lande, 1874: Mit Einer Originalkarte (in German). J. Perthes.
- ^ Abbink, J. (1999). The Total Somali Clan Genealogy: A Preliminary Sketch. African Studies Centre.
- ^ مجلة الصومال. The Society. 1954.
- ^ Ethnographic Survey of Africa. International African Institute. 1969.
- ^ Encyklopaedie der Naturwissenschaften (in German). E. Trewendt. 1900.
- ^ Renders, Marleen (2012-01-27). Consider Somaliland: State-Building with Traditional Leaders and Institutions. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-22254-0.
- ^ a b Hunt, John Anthony (1951). A General Survey of the Somaliland Protectorate 1944-1950: Final Report on "An Economic Survey and Reconnaissance of the British Somaliland Protectorate 1944-1950," Colonial Development and Welfare Scheme D. 484. To be purchased from the Chief Secretary.
- ^ a b Montclos, Marc-Antoine Pérouse de (2003). Diaspora et terrorisme (in French). Presses de Sciences Po. ISBN 978-2-7246-0897-7.
- ^ Hoehne, Markus Virgil. "No Easy Way Out: Traditional Authorities in Somaliland and the Limits of Hybrid Political Orders" (PDF). DIIS Working Paper.
- ^ I.M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali, fourth edition (Oxford: James Currey, 2002), pp. 31 & 42
- ^ Waal, Alexander De (1993). "Violent deeds live on: landmines in Somalia and Somaliland, p. 63". |
- ^ Lewis, I. M. (3 February 2017). I.M Lewis : peoples of the Horn of Africa. ISBN 9781315308173.