Sultan Mohamed Sultan Farah

Sultan Mohamed Sultan Farah (Somali: Suldaan Maxamed Suldaan Faarax, Arabic: سلطان محمد بن فارح) (1921–2003) was the sultan for the Arap clan, part of the wider Isaaq clan family and the first traditional leader to join the Somali National Movement.[1] An influential figure who commanded the 10th division of the SNM and lead the demobilization process of the organisation in Somaliland.[1][2] The Arap's decision to demobilise applied pressure on other clans to follow suit.[3] playing an instrumental role in the Somaliland peace process.

Sultan Mohamed Sultan Farah Sultan mahad
Suldaan Maxamed Suldaan Faarax
سلطان محمد بن فارح
Sultan of the Arap
Sultan Mohamed Sultan Farah
Reign1940s - 2000s
PredecessorSultan Farah
SuccessorSultan Umar Sultan Mohamed
Born1921
Naasa Hablood
Died2003
Hargeisa
ReligionSunni Islam

Demobilisation Initiatives 1993

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The Somaliland government sought unify SNM armed factions to ensure demobilisation and reintegration of ex-combatants into society.[4][5]

In early 1994, a well-staged ceremony was held in the Hargeysa football stadium, whereby Somaliland which clans publicly hand over their weapons to the government led by Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal.[3]

 
Sultan Farah of the Arap and Garaad Abdiqani of the Dhulbahante in Baligubadle during the Somaliland peace process






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References

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  1. ^ a b Connaughton, Stacey L.; Berns, Jessica (2019-09-09). Locally Led Peacebuilding: Global Case Studies. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-1411-7.
  2. ^ Höhne, Markus V. (2006). "Working Paper No. 82 - Traditional Authorities in Northern Somalia: transformation of positions and powers" (PDF). Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology Working Papers. Halle / Saale: Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology. ISSN 1615-4568.
  3. ^ a b Balthasar, Dominik (2013-05-01). "Somaliland's best kept secret: shrewd politics and war projects as means of state-making". Journal of Eastern African Studies. 7 (2): 218–238. doi:10.1080/17531055.2013.777217. ISSN 1753-1055. S2CID 143973420.
  4. ^ Bradbury, Mark (1997). Somaliland Country Report. CIIR. ISBN 1 85287 187 3.
  5. ^ "Small Arms in Somaliland: Their Role and Diffusion". www.bits.de. Retrieved 2021-10-20.