Issa Musse

The Issa Mussa or Isse Musse (Somali: Ciise Muuse, Arabic: عيسى موسى‎, also spelled Isamusania ( Issa Musse Abdirahman Suber Awal Shiekh Ishaaq ibn Ahmad) is a major Somali clan. It is one of the major Somali clans, The Issa Musse are divided into four major sub-clans: Mohammed Issa, Adam Issa, Abokor Issa and Idarais Issa. Its members form a part of the Awal confederation and Isaaq family clan. The Issa Musse traditionally consists of coastal and nomadic pastoralists people. This clan are primarily settled in Somaliland, including Woqooyi Galbeed, Togdheer, Sahil, Awdal, Sanaag, and Somalia especially in Mugadisho and as well as Kenya. This clan primarily settles in Somaliland.[1][2] Agreement of Peace, Friendship, Slave Trade etc. between Great Britain and the Sheiks of the Issa Musse (Isamusania), signed at Berbera, 7 November 1856.

Ciise Muuse

Issa Musse عيسى موسى
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Somali, Arabic, English
Religion
Islam (Sunni)
Related ethnic groups
Awal, Ayub, Arap, Garhajis, Habr Je'lo and other Isaaq groups

The Issa Musse have produced many prominent Somali figures with the Undersecretary General of the United Nations, the first Somali Prime Minister, President and two Vice Presidents.

The tomb of Sheikh Isaaq in Maydh, Sanaag.

Clans

A summarized clan family, with four of the major subclans of Issa Mussa is presented below.

• Sheikh Isaaq Bin Ahmed (Sheikh Isaaq)
  • Habar Habuusheed
    • Ahmed (Tol-Ja'lo)
    • Muuse (Habr Je'lo)
    • Ibrahiim (Sanbuur)
    • Muhammad ('Ibraan)
  • Habar Magaadle
    • Ismail (Garhajis )
    • Muhammad (Arap)
    • Ayub
    • Abdirahman (Subeer Awal)Habr Awal
    • Afgab Musse
    • Abdi Musse
    • Abdalle Musse[3]
    • Igalle Musse
    • Eli Musse
    • Sa’ad Musse[4]

The four major subclans of Issa Musse are:[5]

• • • Abokor Issa
    • Iderias Issa
    • Adam Issa
    • Mohammed Issa

Notable figures

• Sultan Osman Sultan Ali Koshin, the current general sultan of the Issa Musse clans, his family was the traditional sultanate holders of Issa Mussa clans
• Hussain Bisad, the second tallest man in the world, and He held the record for the largest hands of anyone alive until took the record Sultan Kösen
• Abdulrahim Abby Farah, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations 1979–1990 and Permanent Representative of Somali Republic to the United Nations 1965–1972.
• Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal,The first Somali prime minister 1960, double time prime minister 1967–1969. President of Somaliland, 1993–2002.
• General Ahmed Mohamoud Farah “Ina lah-was”, former vice-president of Somalia and member of the 5th Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC) of Somalia
• Ahmed Mohamed Obsiye Speaker of the Parliament of Somali Republic 1964-1967.
• Ahmed Yusuf Yasin, former vice-prisdent of Somaliland and the former second chairman of UDUB party 2002-2010.
• Ahmed Said Egeh former veteran correspondent of Hargeisa BBC Somali, Radio Hargeisa, Radio Mogadishu and Somali National Television
• Ali Jama Habil, one of the most notable contemporary Somali poets of the golden age
• Ali Omar Mohamed “Ali Hor-hor”, former longest serving manager of Berbera Port
• Hassan Gadhweyneh, the Deputy-Mayor of Mogadishu(1975-1991), Governor of Sahil region(1998-2003, the Mayor of Berbera(1998-2003) and the longest serving Minister of Education of Somaliland (2003-2010
• Sheikh Osman Noor, the first religious leader of Burao Togdheer
• Armiye Odowa’a, the first major of Burao Togdheer
• Jamal Ali Hussein Somali politician and economist, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Citi Bank Tanzania, former presidential candidate of UCID party in Somaliland
• Abdullahi Abokor Osman The current Ministry of Transportation and Roads Devolopment of the Republic of Somaliland
• Abdi Haybe Laampad Veteran Somali comedian and one of the best Somali comedian of all time.
• Dr. Saad Ali Shire, the currently serving as the Minister of Finance. Shire formerly served as the Foreign Minister of Somaliland
• Adan Haji Ali, the current Chief Justice Ministry of Justice (Somaliland)
• Abdishakur Iddin, the current Mayor of Berbera which is the former capital of Somaliland before Hargeisa

References

1. "Administrative Map of Wooqoyi-Galbeed,Berbera" (PDF). 2012.
2. "SOMALIA ASSESSMENT: Country Information and Policy Unit" (PDF). 2003.
3. Williams, Paul D. (April 26, 2013). War and Conflict in Africa. John Wiley & Sons. p. 244 – via Google Books.
4. "Saad Muse Subeir". www.abtirsi.com.
5. "Aadan Ciise Muuse". www.abtirsi.com.

External links

• "The Somali Ethnic Group and Clan System", from "Reunification of the Somali People", Jack L. Davies
• Map - Berbera - MAP[N]ALL.COM
• Somalia Recent Economic and Political Developments Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments
• https://www.somaliland.com/news/somaliland/somaliland-partners-consult-with-chief-justice-of-the-supreme-court/
• Somalia Mineral & Mining Sector Investment and Business Guide
• Anatomy of Violence: Understanding the Systems of Conflict and Violence in Africa
• "Ruin and Renewal: The Story of Somaliland". Hargeisa, Somaliland: Center for Creative Solutions. May 31, 2004. Archived from the original on April 8, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2010. The ‘Isse Musse clan for whom Berbera and its environs are their traditional area of settlement saw it differently
• Wasiir Cabdilaahi Abokor Oo Ku Margaday Su’aalo Xasaasi Oo Lagu Waydiiyay Waraysi Lala Yeeshay – somalilandtoday.com