Ibran

The Ibran (Somali: Cibraan or Cimraan, Arabic: عمران, Full Name: Muhammad (‘Amran) ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad) is a major clan of the wider Isaaq clan family.^[1][2] Ibran had two sons, Egale And Yonis. Yonis's son Mohamed had two sons Abdalle, and Essa.^[3] Its members form part of the larger Habr Je'lo confederation along with the Muse Sheikh Ishaaq, Sanbuur and Tol Je'lo clans.^[4][5][6] Politically however, the Ibran are part of the Habr Je'lo.^[7][8][9]

Ibran

Cibraan, Cimraan عمران
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Somali, Arabic
Religion
Islam (Sunni)
Related ethnic groups
Habr Je'lo, Habr Awal, Arap, Garhajis, and other Isaaq groups

The clan primarily inhabits the Togdheer region of Somaliland, ( war imran district is their largest city ) as well as the Somali Region in Ethiopia.^[10][11][12]

History

Sheikh Ishaaq ibn Ahmed was one of the Arabian scholars that crossed the sea from Arabia to the Horn of Africa to spread Islam around 12th to 13th century. He is said to have been descended from Prophet Mohammed's daughter Fatimah. Hence the Sheikh belonged to the Ashraf or Sada, titles given to the descendants of the prophet. He married two local women in Somaliland that left him eight sons, one of them being Muhammad (Imran). The descendants of those eight sons constitute the Isaaq clan-family.^[13]

Distribution

The Ibran primarily reside in Togdheer region in Somaliland, as well as the Somali Region in Ethiopia.^[10][11] They also have a large settlement in Kenya where they are known as a constituent segment of the Isahakia community.^[14][15]

Notable figures

• Bashe Awil Omar - former Deputy Foreign Minister of Somaliland and former Somaliland ambassador to Kenya and the United Arab Emirates.
• Ibrahim Ismail Sugulle (Sooraan) - poet, comedian and composer.