Ayr (clan)

Ayr (Somali: Cayr or Ceyr, Arabic: عير‎) is a Somali clan. Its members form a part of the Habar Gidir confederation of Hawiye sub-clans. Members of the clan were leaders or supporters of the Islamic Courts Union, which briefly held power over large parts of southern Somalia in 2006.^[1]

Prominent figures

• Aden Hashi Farah "Eyrow", former leader of al-Shabaab, the youth movement of the Islamic Courts Union
• Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, head of the 90-member Shura council of the Islamic Courts Union, Leader Hizbul Islam
• Yusuf Mohammed Siad Inda'ade, head of security affairs for the Islamic Courts Union, Somalian defence minister (TFG)

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]

• Hawiye
  • Gaaljal
  • Hawadle
  • Abgaal (Abgal)
    • Harti
      • Angonyar
      • Warsangeli
      • Abokor
    • Wabudhan
      • Da'oud
      • Rer Mattan
      • Mohamed Muse
    • Wa'esli
  • Murosade
  • Sheekhaal (Sheikal)
  • Habar Gidir (Haber Gedir)
    • Sa'ad
    • Suleiman
    • Ayr
    • Sarur
  • Waadan

References