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Ayr (clan)

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Ayr (Somali: Cayr or Ceyr) is a Somali clan, part of the larger Habargidir Hawiye clan. Members primarily inhabit the Galgaduud and Mudug regions.

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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 (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

    Ayr (clan) Wikipedia
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