Habar Gidir

The Habar Gidir (Somali: Habargidir, Arabic: هبر جدير‎) is a Somali clan, part of the larger Hawiye group.

The clan has produced some prominent Somali figures, such as Abdullahi Issa, the chairman of the Somali Youth League (SYL) and first Prime Minister of Somalia prior to independence, Dr. Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, the former President of Somalia, and Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Chairman of the United Somali Congress (USC).

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.

Hawiye

Gaaljal
Hawadle
Abgaal (Abgal)
- Harti
  - Angonyar
  - Warsangeli
  - Abokor
- Wabudhan
  - Da'oud
  - Rer Mattan
  - Mohamed Muse
- Wa'esli
Murosade
Sheekhaal (Sheikal)
Habar Gidir
- Sa'ad
- Suleiman
- Ayr
- Sarur
Waadan

Gaaljal

Hawadle

Abgaal (Abgal)

Harti
- Angonyar
- Warsangeli
- Abokor
Wabudhan
- Da'oud
- Rer Mattan
- Mohamed Muse
Wa'esli

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