# Sultans of the Habar Yoonis, about 1769 to 2026

> Every holder of the office, with dates and a source on each row: Sugulle Ainanshe Hirsi, Diriye Sugulle, Hersi Aman, Nur Ahmed Aman, Awad Diiriye, Dolal Nur and others.

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Last checked: 2026-11-12
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## In short

The [Habar Yoonis](/en/society/habar-yoonis/) sultanate became part of the British protectorate in 1884. World Statesmen notes that it recognised the rule of the Dervish leader Sayyid Mohamed Abdullah Hassan from 1899 to 1907 and was then joined to the protectorate. ([World Statesmen, Somali traditional states](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia_native.html), [Wikipedia, Habr Yunis Sultanate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habr_Yunis_Sultanate))

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), [Wikipedia, Habr Yunis Sultanate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habr_Yunis_Sultanate); 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 Habar Yoonis

| Name | In office | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugulle Ainanshe Hirsi (Sugulle Caynaanshe Xirsi) | about 1769 to 1797 | first sultan | [World Statesmen, Somali traditional states](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia_native.html), [Wikipedia, Habr Yunis Sultanate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habr_Yunis_Sultanate) |
| Diriye Sugulle (Diiriye Sugulle Caynaanshe) | 1797 to 1854 |  | [World Statesmen, Somali traditional states](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia_native.html), [Wikipedia, Habr Yunis Sultanate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habr_Yunis_Sultanate) |
| Hersi Aman (Xirsi Amaan) | 1854 to 1879 |  | [World Statesmen, Somali traditional states](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia_native.html), [Wikipedia, Habr Yunis Sultanate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habr_Yunis_Sultanate) |
| Nur Ahmed Aman (Nuur Axmed Amaan) | 1879 to 1907 |  | [World Statesmen, Somali traditional states](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia_native.html), [Wikipedia, Habr Yunis Sultanate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habr_Yunis_Sultanate) |
| Awad Diiriye (Cawad Diiriye) | 1881 to 1892 | rival sultan | [World Statesmen, Somali traditional states](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia_native.html), [Wikipedia, Habr Yunis Sultanate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habr_Yunis_Sultanate) |
| Dolal Nur (Doolaal Nuur) | 1910 to 1917 |  | [World Statesmen, Somali traditional states](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia_native.html), [Wikipedia, Habr Yunis Sultanate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habr_Yunis_Sultanate) |
| Madar Hersi Diiriye (Madar Xirsi Diiriye) | 1890 to 1938 | rival sultan to 1917 | [World Statesmen, Somali traditional states](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia_native.html), [Wikipedia, Habr Yunis Sultanate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habr_Yunis_Sultanate) |
| Ali Madar (Cali Madar) | 1938 to 1979 |  | [World Statesmen, Somali traditional states](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia_native.html), [Wikipedia, Habr Yunis Sultanate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habr_Yunis_Sultanate) |
| Uthman Ali Madar (Cismaan Cali Madar) | 1979 to now |  | [World Statesmen, Somali traditional states](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia_native.html), [Wikipedia, Habr Yunis Sultanate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habr_Yunis_Sultanate) |

## Related pages

- [Sultans of the Isaaq](/en/institutions/sultans-of-the-isaaq/)
- [The Dervish movement](/en/history/dervish-movement-1899-1920/)

## Sources

- [World Statesmen, Somali traditional states](https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Somalia_native.html)
- [Wikipedia, Habr Yunis Sultanate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habr_Yunis_Sultanate)

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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