Udejeen

Udejeen
اجيجين
	The first president of Somalia Aden Abdulle Osman Daar.jpg
Languages
	Somali
Religion
	Islam
Related ethnic groups
	Abgaal, Habargidir, Duduble, Sheekhaal and other Hawiye clans

Udejeen (Somali: Ujeejeen, Arabic: اجيجين) is a sub-clan of the Mudulood Hawiye and a larger Samaale clan.^[1] It is one of the major Somali clans, and has produced many prominent historical Somali figures, including the first president of Somalia, Aden Abdulle Osman, and various mayors of Somalia, including Mohamed Nur.^[2]^[3]

Distribution Clan tree

The Udejeen primarily live in the region of Hiraan in Somalia,^[5] in the districts of Jawiil, Matabaan and Beledweyne, and the Qalimow town of the Middle Shabelle region and in Mogadishu.

They also live in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, primarily in the Mustahil, Ferfer, Baarmagoog and Shilabo districts.

Clan tree

Hawiye
- Hiraab
  - Mudulood
    - Udejeen (Ciise)
      - Abokor
        Adan Yacquub
        
        Ali Yacquub
        Reer Raage
        
        Yusuf Yacquub
        Xasan Yusuf (Reer Ugaas)
        
        Macalin Maxamuud
        Xersi Macalin
        
        Kheyre Macalin
        
        Siyaad Macalin
        
        Dudub Macalin
        
        Faatax Macalin
      - Abaadir
        Maxamed Samatar

Prominent Udejeen Members

Aden Adde, first President of Somalia, 1960–1967
Osman Mohammud Dufle, Somali politician and previous minister of health; nominated for a Nobel Prize for his efforts
Mohamed Nur, mayor of Mogadishu 2010–2014

References

↑ https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/989091/dl
↑ "UNHCR Web Archive".
↑ Ahmed, Ali Jimale (26 March 1995). The Invention of Somalia. The Red Sea Press. ISBN 978-0-932415-99-8.
↑ Farah, Ali (1 January 2026). "The Total Somali Clan Genealogy". Ali Farah. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.18648956.
↑ "First formal conference to establish Hiiraan State Administration was held in Nairobi Kenya".

[1] ttps://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/989091/dl

[2] "UNHCR Web Archive".

[3] Ahmed, Ali Jimale (26 March 1995). The Invention of Somalia. The Red Sea Press. ISBN 978-0-932415-99-8.

[4] Farah, Ali (1 January 2026). "The Total Somali Clan Genealogy". Ali Farah. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.18648956.

[5] "First formal conference to establish Hiiraan State Administration was held in Nairobi Kenya".

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