Issa
عيسى

Regions with significant populations
Djibouti  Somalia  Ethiopia
Languages
Somali and Arabic
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Gadabuursi, other Dir groups and Somali clans

The Issa (Somali: Ciise, Arabic: عيسى‎) are a Somali clan, a sub-clan of the Dir.^[1]

The Issa primarily reside in Djibouti, the Awdal district of Somaliland in northern Somalia, and the Shinile Zone located in the Somali Region of Ethiopia.

Contents 1 Clan tree 2 Prominent figures 3 Notes 4 References

[edit] 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.^[2][3]

• Dir
  • Gadabuursi (Gadabursi)
  • Biinaal
  • Issa

In the south central part of Somalia the World Bank shows the following clan tree:^[4]

• Dir
  • Isaac
    • Garhajis
    • Habar Je'lo
    • Habar Awal
    • Habar Tol
  • Gadabursi
  • Isse
  • Biyomal
  • Gadsan
  • Qubeys

[edit] Prominent figures

• Hassan Gouled Aptidon 1916-2006, First President of Djibouti from 1977 to 1999.
• Ismail Omar Guelleh, Current president of Djibouti
• Abdourahman Waberi, Novelist
• Aden Robleh Awaleh, president of the National Democratic Party PNh

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• King, Preston (1987). An African Winter. Puffin. ISBN 0140523650. http://books.google.ca/books?id=ANEwAAAAMAAJ. 

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