Ayr (clan)
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Ayr (Somali: Cayr or Ceyr, Arabic: عير) is a Somali clan, part of the larger Habargidir Hawiye clan. Members primarily inhabit the Galgaduud and Mudug regions.
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.[1][2]
- Hawiye
- Gaaljal
- Hawadle
- Abgaal (Abgal)
- Harti
- Angonyar
- Warsangeli
- Abokor
- Wabudhan
- Da'oud
- Rer Mattan
- Mohamed Muse
- Wa'esli
- Harti
- Murosade
- Sheekhaal (Sheikal)
- Habar Gidir (Haber Gedir)
- Sa'ad
- Suleiman
- Ayr
- Sarur
- Waadan
Prominent figures
- Aden Hashi Farah "Eyrow", former leader of al-Shabaab, the youth movement of the Islamic Courts Union
- Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, head of the 90-member Shura council of the Islamic Courts Union, Leader Hizbul Islam
- Yusuf Mohammed Siad Inda'ade, head of security affairs for the Islamic Courts Union, Somalian defence minister (TFG)
References
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- ↑ Country Information and Policy Unit, Home Office, Great Britain, Somalia Assessment 2001, Annex B: Somali Clan Structure, p. 43
