The Ogaden (Somali: Ogaadeen, Arabic: أوغادين) is a Somali clan, and one of the largest Darod subclans.
Members of the Ogaden clan primarily live in the central Ogaden plateau of Ethiopia (Somali Region), the North Eastern Province of Kenya, and the Jubaland region of Southern Somalia. They also inhabit Somalia's major cities such as Mogadishu and Kismayo.
According to Human Rights Watch, the Ogaden is the largest Darod clan in Ethiopia's Somali Region, and may account for 60 to 70 percent of the Somali population in Ethiopia. Other views hold that they form at least 75 percent of the Somali population in the Ogaden region. The Ogaden clan "constitutes the backbone of the ONLF". In particular, the ONLF operates in Ogaden areas
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 DheereKabalahAbsameOgadenTolomoge
MakaahiilMohamed ZubeirAulihanJidwaqHartiDhulbahante (Dolbahante)Warsangali (Warsengeli)Majeerteen (Mijerteen)Omar MahmudIssa MahmudOsman Mahmoud (Osman Mahmud)In Puntland the World Bank shows the following:
DarodHartiOgadenMarehanAwrtableLelkaseMohammed Abdullah Hassan, the Sayyid; religious and nationalist leader of the Dervish State; called the Mad Mullah by the British.Aden Abdullahi Nur Gabiyow, former Minister of Defence of Somalia.Admiral Mohammed Omar Osman, current ONLF chairmanAsli Hassan Abade, first Somali female pilotFarah Maalim, former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of KenyaHassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki, Islamist leader in Somalia and military leader in the Islamic Courts UnionMohamed Abdi Mohamed ("Gandhi"), former Minister of Defense of Somalia; prominent anthropologist and activistMohamed Yusuf Haji, former Minister of Defence and acting Minister of Internal Security and Provincial Affairs in KenyaNuruddin Farah, renowned writer and winner of the 1998 Neustadt International Prize for LiteratureUgaas Abdulrahman Muhumad Qani, former President of the Somali Region in EthiopiaAhmed Mohamed Islam, President of Jubbaland, chairman of the Raskamboni movementHassan Abdillahi, founder and President of Ogaal RadioShukran Hussein Gure, MP for Garissa CountySheikh Abdi Qani Sheikh Ahmed Aw adan, Minister of Justice and Religion Affairs 1970-1973Mahamoud Mohamed, former Chief of General Staff of the Kenya Defence ForcesHussein Maalim Mohamed, Minister of State in the office of the presidencyAden Bare Duale, current Majority Leader in the Kenyan ParliamentNathif Jama Adam, Governor of Garissa County and former Head of the Sharjah Islamic Bank's Investments & International Banking DivisionAbdirahman Ali Hassan, Wajir county Senator and the deputy minority leader in the senate house from 2013-2017, assistant minister of trade 2005-2007, Wajir south constituency MP from 2002-2013.