Family and clan
Dishiishe (Dashiishe, Harti, Darod)
The Dishiishe (Dashiishe) are a small Harti clan of the Darod. Abbink places them under Mora Hasse, beside the Tinleh, Kaptanle and Maganlabbe. They live mainly south and south-east of Boosaaso in Bari, with groups in Sanaag and Kismayo. Wikipedia also records Dishiishe communities in Oman's Dhofar and in Yemen.
Name and family tree
The Dishiishe are a clan of the Harti, part of the Darod. The name is also written Dishishe, Dashiishe and Dashishe (Wikipedia, Dishishe, backup).
| Source | Line it gives |
|---|---|
| Abbink 2009 | Darod > Kablalah > Kombe-Harti > Mora Hasse > Dashishe (Abbink, The Total Somali Clan Genealogy, 2009) |
| ACLED 2025 | Darod > Majeerteen > Dashishe (ACLED clan actor list, September 2025) |
| Wikipedia (backup) | A sub-clan of Ahmed Harti (Mora'ase), with the Gabtaanle, Tiinle and Maganlabe as brother clans (Wikipedia, Dishishe, backup) |
Wikipedia names the founder as Mohamud Ismail Ahmed Harti (same source). See the Darod tree.
Main branches
Abbink lists ten Dashishe lines (Abbink 2009, Darod chart):
| Line | Groups named under it |
|---|---|
| Dashishe | Mugdi, Saleeban, Reer Sakariye, Reer Boqor, Reer Muse, Reer Gobdoon, Reer Isaaq, Reer Fahiye, Reer Mahamed 'Iise and Reer Ma'awiye |
Under the same Mora Hasse line, Abbink places the Tinleh (Reer Ugas, Reer Aw and Hussein Abdalle), the Kaptanle and the Maganlabbe (Abbink 2009). See Harti.
Where they live
No census counts Somalis by clan. ACCORD notes that Somalis often claim more members than their groups have, "in order to demonstrate strength" (ACCORD, Clans in Somalia, 2009, p. 11).
| Place | What the sources record |
|---|---|
| Bari | "A number of smaller sub-clans, such as Ali Jibrail, Dashishe, Kaptanle, and others, inhabit the area south and south-east of Bosasso" (EASO, Somalia: Security situation, 2021) |
| Bari and Sanaag | Wikipedia places them mainly in Puntland, in the Bari and Sanaag regions (Wikipedia, Dishishe, backup) |
| Kismayo | Wikipedia records a Dishiishe presence in Kismayo (same source). Wikipedia's Majeerteen article says Harti groups, including the Dishiishe, moved there from the 1800s (Wikipedia, Majeerteen, backup) |
| Oman and Yemen | Wikipedia records Dishiishe communities in Oman's Dhofar Governorate and in Yemen (Wikipedia, Dishishe, backup) |
See Bari, Sanaag, Lower Juba and Somalis in Yemen.
History on record
- About 1940 to 2000. Wikipedia names Ugaas Yasin Ugaas Abdurahman as the Ugaas of the Dishiishe in Boosaaso for this period (Wikipedia, Dishishe, backup).
- 1959 to 1963. Wikipedia names Barkhad Ali Salah, of the Dishiishe, as the first mayor of Boosaaso (same source).
- 1998 to 2008. Wikipedia names Sainab Ugaas Yasin, of the Dishiishe, as the first woman in Puntland's parliament (same source). See Puntland.
Elders and customary law
Senior Somali clan leaders carry titles such as suldaan, ugaas or issim. Their role is "mainly judicial and representative" (UK Home Office, CPIN Somalia: clans, 2019, quoting EASO 2014).
Wikipedia names Ugaas Hassan Ugaas Yasin as the current senior elder of the Dishiishe (Wikipedia, Dishishe, backup). See xeer, Somali customary law.
In recent conflict records
The EASO describes a land dispute in Bari involving the Dishiishe and the Ismail Saleban (Majeerteen). Elders from the Majeerteen, Dashishe and Warsangeli met at Arma to mediate. The outcome: the Ismail Saleban could build villages there, "while Dishishe were required to stop their provocations" (EASO 2021).
The EUAA's 2025 list of major clan conflicts does not name the Dishiishe (EUAA Country Focus 2025, section 1.5.1). See clan conflicts, district by district.
Where sources differ
- Place in the tree. Abbink places the Dashishe under Mora Hasse, a Harti line beside the Majerteen. ACLED codes them under the Majeerteen.
- Founder. Wikipedia names Ahmed Harti as the ancestor. Abbink uses the name Mora Hasse for that line.
Read more
Sources
- Wikipedia, Dishishe, backup · en.wikipedia.org
- Abbink, The Total Somali Clan Genealogy, 2009 · hdl.handle.net
- ACLED clan actor list, September 2025 · acleddata.com
- ACCORD, Clans in Somalia, 2009, p. 11 · ecoi.net
- EASO, Somalia: Security situation, 2021 · coi.euaa.europa.eu
- Wikipedia, Majeerteen, backup · en.wikipedia.org
- UK Home Office, CPIN Somalia: clans, 2019, quoting EASO 2014 · ecoi.net
- EUAA Country Focus 2025, section 1.5.1 · coi.euaa.europa.eu
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