# Hadame (Hadama, Mirifle, Rahanweyn)

> The Hadame (Hadama) of the Mirifle and Rahanweyn: Sagaal group, Bakool and Bay, Buulo Hadame in Baidoa, and records, with Abbink, EASO and ACLED sources.

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## Name and family tree

The Hadame are a clan of the [Mirifle](/en/society/mirifle/), part of the [Rahanweyn](/en/society/rahanweyn/). The name is also written Hadama and Hadami.

| Source | Line it gives |
|---|---|
| Abbink 2009 | Rahanwen > Alemo (Mirifle Sagaal) > Aysha Omardin > Hadama ([Abbink, *The Total Somali Clan Genealogy*, 2009](https://hdl.handle.net/1887/14007)) |
| EASO 2021 | "The Hadami (Mirifle/Sagaal)" ([EASO, *Somalia: Security situation*, 2021](https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2021_09_EASO_COI_Report_Somalia_Security_situation.pdf)) |
| ACLED 2025 | Rahanweyn > Mirifle > Hadame ([ACLED clan actor list, September 2025](https://acleddata.com/system/files/2025-10/Somalia-clan-actor-old-to-new-list_16-September-2025.xlsx)) |

See [the Rahanweyn tree](/en/society/somali-clan-tree-rahanweyn/).

## Main branches

Abbink places the Hadama in the Aysha Omardin line of the Mirifle Sagaal. Its other groups are the Hubeer, Wakdere, Wakbio, Gasar Gudda, Galluweger, Luwai, Jelible, Sarma, Yantaar, Mangiar, Balguri, Wangial, [Geledi](/en/history/geledi-sultanate/) and Eyle (Abbink 2009, Rahanwen chart). He does not list sub-lines under the Hadama.

ACLED codes no sub-groups under the Mirifle Hadame. It codes a separate "Hadame" under the [Gaaljecel](/en/society/gaaljecel/) of the Hawiye (ACLED 2025). See [Hubeer](/en/society/hubeer/) and [Luway](/en/society/luway/).

## 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](https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1193130/90_1261130976_accord-report-clans-in-somaliarevised-edition-20091215.pdf)).

| Place | What the sources record |
|---|---|
| Bakool | The EASO lists the Hadama first among the "various Rahanweyn groups" of Bakool (EASO 2021) |
| Baidoa | "The Hadami (Mirifle/Sagaal) are the majority in Buulo Hadame" (EASO 2021) |
| Bay | Mirifle clans "tend to populate the northern half of the region" (EASO 2021) |

See [Bakool](/en/regions/bakool/), [Bay](/en/regions/bay/) and [South West State](/en/states/south-west-state/).

## History on record

- **2021.** The EASO says "other super clans of the group are Hadama and Eelay", after the Hariin and [Laysaan](/en/society/leysan/) (EASO 2021).

## 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](https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2002542/Somalia_-_Clans_-_CPIN_V3.0e.pdf)).

ACCORD says Rahanweyn clans are made of four to seven *jilib* that pay compensation together ([ACCORD, *Clans in Somalia*, 2009, p. 13](https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1193130/90_1261130976_accord-report-clans-in-somaliarevised-edition-20091215.pdf)). In Bay, posts are shared "between the Sagaal and Sideed" (EASO 2021). See [xeer, Somali customary law](/en/society/xeer-customary-law/).

## In recent conflict records

The EUAA's 2025 list of major clan conflicts does not name the Hadame ([EUAA Country Focus 2025, section 1.5.1](https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2025_05_EUAA_COI_Report_Somalia_Country_Focus.pdf)). The EASO's 2021 Bakool list names the Gelidle, not the Hadame (EASO 2021). See [clan conflicts, district by district](/en/society/clan-conflicts/).

## Where sources differ

- **Two Hadame groups.** ACLED codes one Hadame under the Mirifle and another under the Gaaljecel (Hawiye). The other sources here name only the Mirifle group.
- **Spelling.** Abbink and the EASO write Hadama; the EASO also writes Hadami. ACLED writes Hadame.

## Read more

- [Mirifle](/en/society/mirifle/)
- [Rahanweyn](/en/society/rahanweyn/)
- [Eelay](/en/society/eelay/)
- [Hariin](/en/society/hariin/)
- [Bakool](/en/regions/bakool/)

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