# Sultans of the Majeerteen and of Hobyo, about 1800 to 1927

> Every holder of the office, with dates and a source on each row: Mahmud IV, Uthman II, Yusuf IV, Mahmud V ibn Yusuf, Osman Mahamud, Yusuf Ali Kenadid and others.

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## In short

Both sultanates signed protectorate treaties with Italy in 1889: Hobyo on 9 February and the Majeerteen on 7 April. Hobyo split off from the Majeerteen sultanate in 1878. Italy took Hobyo into its colony in October 1925 and the Majeerteen sultanate in 1927. ([World Statesmen, Somali traditional states](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia_native.html))

Each row below gives the holder's name in English and Somali spelling, dates in office and the source for that row. Dates are from [World Statesmen, Somali traditional states](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia_native.html); where sources give different dates, the note says so. How we source: [How we check facts](/en/about/how-we-check-facts/).

## Sultans of the Majeerteen

| Name | In office | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmud IV (Maxamuud IV) | not known to 1815 |  | [World Statesmen, Somali traditional states](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia_native.html), [Wikipedia, Majeerteen Sultanate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majeerteen_Sultanate) |
| Uthman II (Cismaan II) | 1815 to 1842 |  | [World Statesmen, Somali traditional states](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia_native.html), [Wikipedia, Majeerteen Sultanate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majeerteen_Sultanate) |
| Yusuf IV (Yuusuf IV) | 1842 to 1844 |  | [World Statesmen, Somali traditional states](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia_native.html), [Wikipedia, Majeerteen Sultanate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majeerteen_Sultanate) |
| Mahmud V ibn Yusuf (Maxamuud V Yuusuf) | 1844 to 1860 |  | [World Statesmen, Somali traditional states](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia_native.html), [Wikipedia, Majeerteen Sultanate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majeerteen_Sultanate) |
| [Osman Mahamud](/en/people/boqor-osman-mahamud/) (Cismaan Maxamuud (Boqor Cismaan)) | 1860 to 1927 |  | [World Statesmen, Somali traditional states](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia_native.html), [Wikipedia, Majeerteen Sultanate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majeerteen_Sultanate) |

## Sultans of Hobyo

| Name | In office | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Yusuf Ali Kenadid](/en/people/yusuf-ali-kenadid/) (Yuusuf Cali Keenadiid) | April 1878 to 28 September 1911 | founder | [World Statesmen, Somali traditional states](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia_native.html), [Wikipedia, Sultanate of Hobyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultanate_of_Hobyo) |
| Ali Yusuf Kenadid (Cali Yuusuf Keenadiid) | 1911 to October 1925 |  | [World Statesmen, Somali traditional states](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia_native.html), [Wikipedia, Sultanate of Hobyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultanate_of_Hobyo) |

## Related pages

- [Majeerteen and Hobyo sultanates](/en/history/majeerteen-and-hobyo-sultanates/)

## Sources

- [World Statesmen, Somali traditional states](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia_native.html)

We also publish every row of every office-holder list as one open data file: [office-holders.csv](/data/institutions/office-holders.csv).

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