The Hawiye (Somali: Hawiye; Arabic: بنو هوية) are one of the principal and largest of the Somali clans, tracing their lineage back to Sheikh Ahmed Bin...

incorporated into the new interim administration. With its base centered on the Hawiye clan, the United Somali Congress was established in Rome on 7 January 1989...

The Somali people are mainly divided among five patrilineal clans, the Hawiye, Darod, Rahanweyn, Dir, and Isaaq. The average person is able to trace his/her...

Hawiye or just Hawiye (Arabic: الشيخ احمد بن عبد الرحمان بن عثمان, romanized: Ash-Shaykh Ahmad bin 'abd al rahman bin 'uthman, Somali: Sheekh Hawiye)...

the territory of the Abgaal and Murusade subclans of Hawiye. Since the independence era, the Hawiye tribe had occupied important administrative positions...

Karan) are a Somali clan, forming one of the six branches of the larger Hawiye clan. The Karanle are geographically spread out across three countries:...

Murule (Arabic: مورولا) is a sub-clan of the Hawiye and the larger Gugundhabe Hawiye clan. It is one of the major Somali clans and has produced many prominent...

وعدان) is a sub-clan of the Hawiye and the even larger Samaale clan. They are part of the Gorgaarte subclan of the Hawiye clan. The Wacdaan rose to prominence...

Gidir (Somali: Habar Gidir, Arabic: هبر جدر) is a major subclan of the Hawiye. The clan has produced some prominent Somali figures, including the first...

descended from Gardheere Samaale. The Garre are also categorized as southern Hawiye as well. Garre are also classified into three major entities of the same...