Hiraab
The Hiraab is a Somali clan of the larger Hawiye. Members live in central and southern Somalia, from Galkayo to Mogadishu. They are also present in Ethiopia and Kenya. Most of them, such as the Abgaal], Habar Gidir And Sheekhaal Slive in Mogadishu . They once formed a kingdom which successfully revolted and was led by the Abgaal subclan against the Ajuran Sultanate and established an independent Hiraab Imamate , which included Hobyo . According to Bernhard Helander of Uppsala University , "the Imam of Hiraab is a hereditary position that traditionally is held by a person of the first-born branch, the  Mudulood." Hiraab sub-clans. Ali Jimale Ahmed outlines the Hiraab clan genealogical tree in "The Invention of Somalia": (Dadow waxaan idinka abuurnay lab iyo dhaddig, waxaanna idinka yeelnay shucuub iyo qabiilooyin si aad isu aqoonsataan, ruuxase ugu sharaf badan Alle agtiisa waa ka idiinku dhawrsasho badan, Allana wax walba waa. References. Category:Hawiye clan Category:Somali clans in Ethiopia