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)MarehanRed DiniRer HassanEli DheereKabalahAbsameOgadenMakabulMohamed ZubeirAulihanJidwaqHartiDhulbahante (Dolbahante)Warsangali (Warsengeli)Majeerteen (Mijerteen)Omar MahmudIssa MahmudIn Puntland, the World Bank shows the following:
DarodHartiOgadenMarehanAwrtableLelkaseAbdullahi Ahmed Irro, General in the Somali National ArmyAbdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, former President of SomaliaAli Khalif Galaydh, former Prime Minister of SomaliaAbdirizak Jurile Somali prominent politician, Senior Diplomat and professorAmina Mohamed, diplomat and politicianAbdulqawi Yusuf, international lawyer and judge; judge at the International Court of Justice since February 6th 2009.Abdirahman Mohamud Farole, President of PuntlandAbdulahi Bille Nour, Somali State Minister of Education, Cultural & Higher Education, One of Somali longest serving national MPs.Fatima Jibrell, environmental activistHaji Bashir Ismail Yusuf, first President of the Somali National AssemblyOmar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Prime Minister of SomaliaEng Mohamed Isse Lacle, Colonel in Somali NavyMohamed Hashi, former President of Puntland.