Warsangali
The Warsangali (Somali: Qabiilka Warsangeli; Arabic: قبيلة ورسنجلي), (also Moorasaante/Awrkii Cirka, Warsengeli, Warsingeli, Oor Singally[1]) is a Somali Clan, part of the Darod.[2][3][4] In the Somali language, it means "bringer of good news."[1]
Mohamud Harti | |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Somali | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Sunni) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Majeerteen,Dhulbahante,Ogaden, Leelkase, Marehan, |
Warsangeli Clan
An article titled "Seychellois rekindle ties with Sultan of Somaliland" which was featured in one of the newspapers of the Republic of Seychelles captures a glimpse of Warsangeli history. It writes, "the Warsengeli Sultanate has been in existence for the last six hundred years."[6] In 1848, C. J. Cruttenden reported that Warsangeli and Majeerteen territories were the most commercially valuable in the Nugaal Valley, and that Banians had become successful exporters.[7] The Cal Madow chain of mountains, which is partially inside the clan's territory, extends to the cities of Bosaso (the capital of the Bari region) and Ceerigaabo (the capital of the Sanaag region) in an east–west direction.
Notable members
- Gerad Abdulahi: Was the founder of the Warsangali Sultanate in the late 13th century
- Gerad Hamar Gale: Second Sultan of the Warsangali Sultanate
- Mohamoud Ali Shire: 1897 – 1960 Leader of the Warsangeli sultanate; Sultan Mohamoud was exiled into Seychelles islands in 1920 for 7 years by the British Empire
- Abdillahi Mohammed Ahmed: 1926 - 1993 known as Qablan, former Under-Secretary of Finance and former Minister of National Planning (1967 -1969)
- Farah Mohamed Jama Awl: 1937 - 1991 Respected Somali Writer and Author
- Fatima Jibrell: Founder of the Horn relief now known as ADESO
- Jibril Ali Salad: 2006 - 2009 President of Maakhir State of Somalia
- Ahmed Ali Hashi: 2015 -2019 Former speaker of Puntland House of Representatives
- Said Hassan Shire: 2014 – 2015 Former speaker of Puntland House of Representatives
- Mohamed Nuur Giriig: 1935 - 2002, Classical Somali singer, specializing in traditional Somali music.
- Abdullahi Ahmed Jama: Former Minister of Justice, former commander of the Somali National Army of Somalia and the President of Maakhir State of Somalia
- Ali Aden Lord: First Somali MP and later the Interior Minister of Kenya.[9]
- Ahmed Ismail Hussein: Xudeydi was a singer, songwriter, composer, instrumentalist also known as King of Oud.
- Gamal Mohamed Hassan 2016 - Present; Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic Development of Federal Government of Somalia
References
- Cruttenden, C. J. "Memoir on the Western or Edoor Tribes, inhabiting the Somali Coast...". London: Royal Geographical Society. Vol. 19 (1849), pp. 72-73
- "Somalia: Minorities and indigenous peoples". Minority Rights Group International. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- Lewis, Ioan M (1999). A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa. James Currey Publishers. p. 12. ISBN 9780852552803. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- Lewis, Ioan M (July 1959). "Clanship and Contract in Northern Somaliland". Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. 29 (3): 274–293. doi:10.2307/1157617. JSTOR 1157617. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- Beachey, R. W. (1990). The Warrior Mullah: The Horn Aflame, 1892-1920. Bellew. ISBN 978-0-947792-43-5.
Sultan of the Warsangli since 1905, he displayed much capacity for duplicity and double dealing .
- Seychellois rekindle ties with Sultan of Somaliland Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Virtual Seychelles. 10 Oct 2005.
- Cruttenden, C.J. (1848). "On Eastern Africa", London: Royal Geographical Society. Vol. 18, pp. 137-138.
- "Somalia Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online". Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- Guignard, Didier; Seri-Hersch, Iris (18 September 2019). "Spatial Appropriations in Modern Empires, 1820-1960: Beyond Dispossession". ISBN 9781527540156.