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Ceyr (or Ayr) is a Somali clan, part of the Habar Gedir group (itself a Hawiye subclan). Ayr is the largest subclan in Habar Gedir, and said to be the most powerful in Mogadishu.^[1]

[edit] Relations with the Islamic Courts Union

Members of the Cayr, or Ayr, have been leaders or supporters of the Islamic Courts Union which rose to power over much of Somalia in 2006, and were defeated in December 2006 by the forces of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Ethiopia.^[2]

Members ICU who are also members of the Ayr clan include:

Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys helped establish the Islamic Courts Union and is one of its most influential and fundamentalist leaders, strenuously advocating for an Islamic government to end the chaos in Somalia. However, the US government maintains he has ties to terrorist activities.

Ayr clan elders met June 15, 2006 with U.S. Ambassador William Bellamy in Nairobi, Kenya. Ayr clan elders made an agreement with the US ambassador to capture Al Qaeda terrorists in their ranks if the U.S. could "tell us exactly where these men are in Somalia.".^[3]

Since the defeat of the Islamic Courts of December 2006–January 2007, the government remains wary of the ties and sympathies of the Ayr to the Islamic Courts. On January 15, 2007, the TFG closed the radio stations for Shabelle Radio, Horn Afrik, IQK, and the television station Al-Jazeera in Mogadishu, without issuing a reason why.^[4]^[5] Later, it was said the radio stations had ties to the Ayr clan, which supported the Islamic Courts, and, according to government spokesman Abdirahman Dinari, had broadcast reports about government soldiers: "They said our soldiers were looting the markets and harassing people, which was totally untrue... They are using the media to undermine the government. They have been doing this for months."^[6]

[edit] Prominent figures

Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, President of Somalia, 2000-2004.
Sheekh Maxamed Boqolsoon, Islamic scholar.
Hassan Dahir Aweys, Head of the council of the Islamic Courts of Somalia.
shekh ali warsame keyre

General Mohamed Nuur Galaal, Three-star General in the former Somali Armed Forces.
[[general john dhoore General in armed Somali forces.
Magool (Halima Khaliif Omar 'Magool') 1948-2004, revered Somali singer and musician.
Colonel Shabeel, A prominent leader in ousting Siad barre's regime.
Kulan Hassan Jurun, Classical Somali poet.
Farah Shuriye, Classical Somali poet.
Salad Mohamed Shardi, Popular singer.
Mohamud Mohamed Ulusow, Political leader.
Abdi Dahir Ugas Nur, Traditional Leader
Mohamed Deylaaf, Business man.
Husein Ali Salaad, International aid staff
Hasan Adan Samater, Somali singer.
Saed Nur Garish, Jubba Airways owner.
Huseen goley, owner of Global Money Transfer.
Saed colow, Owner of Telcom Somalia (largest telephone network in Somalia)
Engineer Hasanow, Caqil of Cayr clan.
Abdulkadir Ali Mire (Genaral Suhanyo)]], Protocol Officer to President Abdiqasim Salad.
Yuusuf Garaad umar Ahmed, Head of BBC Somali Servic.
Ali Iman sharma'arke, Hornafrik media company.
Ahmed Abdi Salan Sh. Aden, Hornafrik media company.
Hassan dhimbil warsame, Minister of Justice.
Mohamed abdulahi gurey, Head Of UNDP Somalia.
[[mohamed Abdi hassan) Political Aditor/Analysis M.S.IR
Khalif Farah Hayow, Civil Engineer.
General Omar Hashi Dugane
Colonel Mahamed sh.Cumar , Hirsile
Ambassator Darman
Engineer Abdinur Ahmed Darman