Harti (Somali: Hartii, Arabic: هارتي), meaning "strong man", is a name used to denote a confederation of various Darod sub-clans of the Somali people.
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.
Darod (Daarood)
Marehan
Red Dini
Rer Hassan
Eli Dheere
Kabalah
Absame
Ogaden
Makabul
Mohamed Zubeir
Aulihan
Jidwaq
Harti
Dhulbahante (Dolbahante)
Warsangali (Warsengeli)
Majeerteen (Mijerteen)
Omar Mahmud
Issa Mahmud
In Puntland, the World Bank shows the following:
Darod
Harti
Ogaden
Marehan
Awrtable
Lelkase
Abdullahi Ahmed Irro, General in the Somali National Army
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, former President of Somalia
Ali Khalif Galaydh, former Prime Minister of Somalia
Abdirizak Jurile Somali prominent politician, Senior Diplomat and professor
Amina Mohamed, diplomat and politician
Abdulqawi Yusuf, international lawyer and judge; judge at the International Court of Justice since February 6th 2009.
Abdirahman Mohamud Farole, President of Puntland
Abdulahi Bille Nour, Somali State Minister of Education, Cultural & Higher Education, One of Somali longest serving national MPs.
Fatima Jibrell, environmental activist
Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf, first President of the Somali National Assembly
Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Prime Minister of Somalia
Eng Mohamed Isse Lacle, Colonel in Somali Navy
Mohamed Hashi, former President of Puntland.
