Talk:Marehan

Marehan or marexan is the best clan in somalia every president the ruled somalia that were marehan ruled the country very well ...

Population figure
The number of the Darod (of which Marehan is a sub-clan) is estimated at 1.5 milion. The estimate in this article does not seem consistent with that figure. Furthermore there is no source backing up the estimate given of the number of Marehan in this article, nor is the year indicated in which the estimate was made. That is the reason why I deleted the number. Anyone wanting to put it back. Please give a source and if possible the number put on the complete Darod.S710 10:52, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

Ahmed Gurey
I have removed the claim that Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi (or Ahmed Gurey) was a member of the Marehan clan. See Talk:Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi for further discussion. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 19:54, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
 * This continues to be an issue. In the past 24 hours, two different IPs have added Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi to the list of notable Marehan without any supporting attribution(s). Note that at one time or another, Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi has been added to the "Notable people" list in most of the individual Somali clan articles. -- Gyrofrog  (talk) 02:28, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I propose semi-protection if this continues. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 14:03, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi (Ahmed Guray) was Marehan, Sade, Darood Sub-Clan —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.254.6.227 (talk) 19:39, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

Neutrality
The article, in its current state, paints the Barre regime in a positive light, and suggests that any accomplishments on the regime's part typify the positive attributes of the entire clan. Thus I've tagged the article with. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 22:15, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
 * The "NPOV" tag has long since been removed, though the problems remain. I'm restoring it, and adding the Not verified tag, as well. (Statements such as "The Marehan are popularly considered as the most fiercest nationalists among the Somali people" need attribution, aside from PoV issues.) -- Gyrofrog (talk) 17:23, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Moved PoV text
The text in question has since been removed and re-added at least once. I am moving it here to the talk page. As previously explained this needs to be cleaned up for PoV if it is to remain in the article. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 13:12, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

The Marehan are popularly considered as the most fiercest nationalists among the Somali people. It is why the Marehan today do not recognize the universal Somali independence day of July 1, 1960 as they say they were never colonized. Straddling between the Ethio-Somali border and the Kenyan-Somali border, they have always played key roles in both the rising up of Somali nationalistic fervor and the charge into action towards the attainment of a one greater Somalia.

The Marehan are recorded in history ranging from the Arab Shihab Ad-din's ancient chronicles to Richard Burton's modern analysis of the East African sub-region as a force to be reckoned with and the epitome of the Somali and his characteristics.

The British sent several punitive expeditions into the Marehan country during World War II but they were rebuffed and watched from the sidelines as the Marehan signed a treaty of peace and cooperation with the Italians giving the Marehan a respite against imperialism and the Italians a respite from Marehan fury.

The Marehan continued to practice their heavy influence among the Somali people with the ascension of President Mohamed Siad Barre into power. The country became the scientific laboratory of the Marehan and its subsequent modernization and development was put into place. Cities sprung up. The Somali language was standardized on Latin script, which led to literacy blossoming from 5% to 55%. Equality was promoted, and the over all livelihood of the Somali rose tremendously under the tuteluge of the Marehan.

Marehan not surprisingly once again led the Somalis into the Ogaden War with the fulfillment of the legacy of Imam Ahmed Gragn in mind. They succeeded on the whole only to withdraw after the Communist world led by the Soviet Union and Cuba came to the immediate aid of the Ethiopians. The Marehan are currently considered one of the strongest proponents of a re-emergence of a strong and viable Somali state with their disdain of the civil war and the applause they are receiving as they are increasingly realized as a vehicle of force towards the re-emergence of their homeland from civil war and anarchy.


 * The moved text has been sitting here undiscussed for many months. It seems like the lower half of the moved text has sources, and as such could be included in a rewritten form. If there is no further debate, perhaps the POV tag can be removed. Phyesalis 05:20, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Done.--Alabamaboy 01:23, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Howrarsame Clans
Reer idow Aden salyeban Maxamud saleyban Aden salyeban divides Baha farax Reer naxar Reer Naxar jamac. Xildiid Guleed Bisin kibiye

"madoobe". Is one of the dominate tribe of all in terms of education economic and political aspects.they are divided into four sub clans: Reer sharmake, Reer xaraash, Reer Magan, Reer Samatar.

this is very important when you are talking to the Aden Saleebaan Sub-clan of Howrarsame Tribe. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.114.184.134 (talk) 09:25, 3 April 2007 (UTC).

RFC at Category talk:Somali clans
Please see the RFC I opened at Category talk:Somali clans. This is in regards to the inclusion criteria for the sub-clan listing. (Also see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Somalia.) Thank you. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 18:42, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Wagerdhac
Wagerdhac or wagardhac

Is one of the top sub-clan of Marehan   — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abdifatah123 (talk • contribs) 13:11, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
 * It's not mentioned in the existing sources. Can you provide a source that places it within the clan tree? -- Gyrofrog  (talk) 14:34, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

=CELI MAREHAN= is a one of the largest clan of Marehan tribe Historically Celi is the brother of former marehan traditional leader called Mohamed Daud.

Celi Daud is divided of the following subclans.

1.Reer Baraale

2.Reer Yaabdaa

3.Reer Axmed

4.Reer ilkudile

5.Reer Aadan roob

6.Reer Gacal

7.Reer Qumane

8.Reer Fiqi Yuusuf

9. Reer Gurey

10. Reer Muuse

11. Reer Aadan Sharmaarke.

Some of inhabitant area of Celi clan includes.

1.Abudwak

2.Galadi

3.Yamaarugley

4.Uurmadag

5.Dalsan

6.Godane

7.Duuban

8.Libaxlow of Gedo region

Most prominent figures includes.

1. Dr Mohamed Aden Sheick the first somali sergion doctor and ministry of health, higher education and information between 1969 to 1980s.

2.Jeneral Ahmed Warsame the former of Somali military academy and member of parliament.

3. Husein Awmahamud kooficade former head of Somali Airline and governor of Mudug.

4.Sh.Abdulle Awmahamud former Ambasador of Italy and member of Parliament

5.Abdirizak Fartag Sholar and owner of Fartag research center.

6.Sh.Mohamed Awlibax former of Ehlusuna leader and ministry of youth and sports in Jubbaland state of somalia.

7.Hawo Jibril Somali Patriotic Activist.member of SYL advocay.

8. Sh. Mahamed Awmahamud father of somali constitution.

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Marehan subclans
Marehan Reer Diini and Celi icludes major subclans Beeldaaje114 (talk) 03:18, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 March 2019
The Marehan (Mareexaan, مريحان, Marehan bin Ahmed bin Abdirahman bin Is'mail bin Ibrahim al Jaberti) are a Somali clan. They are one of the major Darod sub-clans, forming a part of the Sade confederation of clans. The majority of the Marehan live in the Jubbada Hoose, Gedo and Jubbada Dhexe regions (gobolka) in southwestern Somalia, as well as the Galguduud and Mudug regions in central Somalia, the Ogaden, and the North Eastern Province.

History
One of the earliest mentions of this Somali clan may be by the Jesuit Jerónimo Lobo, who attempted to enter Ethiopia by way of the Jubba River in 1624. He learned of an ethnic group known as the Maracatos, whom C.F. Beckingham identifies as the Marehan, and whom Lobo located in the approximate location of the Somali clan.

Between the 17th and 18th centuries, the Marehan were reported to have lived in an area that extended from Bender Ziyade on the Gulf of Aden to beyond Ras el-Khail on the Indian Ocean, or much of northern Somalia. Marehan are recorded as having played a significant role in Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi's campaigns against Ethiopia during the 16th century. The commander of the Somali forces and the closest deputy of the Imam was a Marehan commander, Garad Ahmed bin Hirabu. The Marehan helped push westward into the plains of Jijiga and farther, helping destabilize the highland Christian empire. Evident in these battles were the Somali archers, namely the Marehan and the Gerri archers, through whom al-Ghazi was able to defeat the numerically superior Ethiopian Army that consisted of 16,000 cavalry and more than 200,000 infantry.

The Marehan were also the allies of the Somali religious leader Sayyid Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, and fought against the British. In a boast of Hassan, he declares his power and reach is such that he can climb even the highest trees that exist; the trees of the Marehan. This is meant to signify that Hassan is so powerful that he even has the support of the powerful Marehan and only they, out of the rest of the Somalis, can aptly describe the reach of his power. As early as 1850, the Marehan were recorded moving into Jubaland. It was recorded that:

"'To the east the Somalis were once more on the move. By 1850, one of the Darod Somali groups, the Marehan crossed the Juba in force. In 1865 they went on to break the Tana Galla [sic] and by 1880 had turned on the Boran. Pagan peoples in this region were now being dominated by Muslims, and peasants by nomads from the north.'"

Myrrh
According to some authorities, the term 'Myrrh' might have been derived from the Somali clan Marehan (Murryhan - Mareexaan):

"'On the hills and uplands the prevailing forms are gum-yielding acacias, mimosas, euphorbias, and the aromatic growths from which are obtained by the frankincense and myrrh of commerce, and for which the region, like the opposite coast of Arabia, has always been famous. Some authorities have even derived the word myrrh itself from the Marehan (properly Murreyhan) tribe, in whose territory it is obtained in the greatest perfection.'"

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.

In the south central part of Somalia the World Bank shows the following clan tree:
 * Darod (Daarood)
 * Marehan
 * Rer Dini
 * Rer Hassan
 * Eli Dheere [sic]
 * Kabalah
 * Absame
 * Ogaden
 * Makabul
 * Mohamed Zubeir
 * Aulihan
 * Jidwaq
 * Harti
 * Dhulbahante (Dolbahante)
 * Warsangali (Warsengeli)
 * Majeerteen (Mijerteen)
 * Omar Mahmud Reer Bicidyahan
 * Issa Mahmud
 * Osman Mahmoud (Osman Mahmud)
 * Reer Bicidyahan


 * Darood
 * Kablalah
 * Koobe
 * Kumade
 * Isse
 * Sade
 * Mareehan
 * Facaye
 * Ortoble
 * Leelkase (Lelkase)

In Puntland the World Bank shows the following:


 * Darod
 * Harti
 * Ogaden
 * Marehan
 * Awrtable
 * Lelkase

Political organizations

 * Marehan Union (MU) (1956–1969)
 * Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party (SRSP) (1969–1976)
 * Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC) (1976–1991)
 * Somali National Front (SNF) (1991–2001)
 * Juba Valley Alliance (JVA) (2001–present)

Prominent figures

 * Mohamed Siad Barre, the head of state of Somalia from 1969 to 1991
 * Nur ibn Mujahid, second Conqueror of Ethiopia and the Patron Saint of Harar
 * Aden Ibrahim Aw Hirsi, former Governor of Gedo region 2006 to 2008
 * Ali Shire Warsame, former Member of Parliament for Dhusamareb
 * Ahmed Abdullahi Gulleid, columnist, writer, and researcher
 * Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale, faction leader and former Defence Minister
 * Ahmed Farah Ali 'Idaja', literary scholar and publisher of written folklore.
 * Fatimo Isaak Bihi, first Somali female ambassador, Ambassador to Geneva, Director of the African Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 * Abdulrahman Jama Barre, former Foreign Minister of Somalia and former Finance Minister of Somalia
 * Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, member of the Pan-African Parliament from Djibouti
 * Shire Jama Ahmed, inventor of the Somali Latin script
 * Ali Matan Hashi, first Somali pilot, Commander of Somali Air Force 1959-1978, Minister of Justice, Minister of Health
 * Ahmed Warsame, head of the Somali Military Academy
 * Mohammed Sheikh Adden, former head of Somali Technological Development, Minister of Information, Minister of Education and head of the ideology Bureau SRRC
 * Abdi Shire Warsame, former Somali Ambassador to Kenya and China and Former Foreign Affairs State minister in Transitional National Government
 * Omar Haji Massale, former head Commander of Somali Military Forces
 * Yusuf Osman Dhumal, former Chief of Army
 * Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Prime Minister of Somalia (2010-2011)
 * Abdi Farah Shirdon, former Prime Minister of Somalia
 * Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, Prime Minister of Somalia
 * Abdulkadir Sheikh Dini, Defense Minister of Somalia

Semi-protected edit request on 30 April 2019
There is a lot of missing information that was removed previously, I want to re add the information that was taken out they can still be seen in the sources. Charlottecracker (talk) 04:40, 30 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. NiciVampireHeart 08:51, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 May 2019
Abdirahman Googaa (talk) 07:40, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 8 September 2019
Lots of missing information, and information that was previously removed. Charlottecracker (talk) 20:10, 8 September 2019 (UTC)


 * ❌. It's not clear what changes you want to make.  Please make a precise edit request.  –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 20:48, 8 September 2019 (UTC)

Nur Mujahid
Nur Mujahid was a historical Marehan figure his clan is explicitly stated in futuh Al habash as Marehan whoever has editing privileges should link him to Marehan page and include him in the rulers this a very important historical figure for the Marehan community history EmirNuur (talk) 09:12, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

Notable Marehan Leaders
Rulers: • Siad Bare Former President of somalia • Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Formar Prime minister of Somalia • Abdi Farah Shirdon Formar Prime minister of Somalia • Abdiwahid Gonjeh Formar Prime minister of Somalia • Abdirahman Jama Barre Vice President of Mohamed Ali Samater and 1st Deputy Prime Minister • Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed The current President of Somalia and the Formar Prime minister of Somalia • Adan Keinaan Adan ( Dabajoog) The first Governor/Mayor Of Gedo Region

Military personnel •General Yusuf Osman Dhumal •General Umar Haji Masala •General Mohamed Said Samatar •General Ahmed Sheikh Ali Ahmed"Burale" •General Dr. Ali Nur •General Mohammed Hashi Gaani

Writers and musicians •Ahmed Farah Ali Idaaja is a Somali literary scholar and publisher of written folklore •Abdulkadir Hersi Siyad Yamyam was a Somali poet and playwright. First Somali pilot man •Ali Matan Hashi, Was First Somali Pilot Man Politicians Abdirahman Jama Barre. Athletes More..... The rocking Kayaani (talk) 07:29, 8 August 2021 (UTC)

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Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 25 May 2024
Highland Horsemen (talk) 17:13, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

I would like to fix some errors on the genealogies of the tribe which could mislead many, there are also numerous paragraphs which require sources.
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Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 27 June 2024
territor = territory 2603:8000:D300:3650:7DF4:F5F4:69E5:4CB6 (talk) 21:08, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ Charliehdb (talk) 14:09, 28 June 2024 (UTC)