Habr Awal
| Habar Awal | |
|---|---|
| Isaaq Somali Clan | |
Habr Awal Sultan Abdulrahman Deria in London 1955 to petition for the Haud Reserved Area | |
| Ethnicity | Somali |
| Location | Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya |
| Descended from | Ishaaq bin Ahmed |
| Parent tribe | Isaaq |
| Branches | Issa Musa:
Sa'ad Musa:
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| Language | Somali |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
The Habr Awal, alternately known as the Zubeyr Awal (Somali: Habar Awal) is one of the largest sub-clans of the wider Isaaq clan family, and is further divided into eight sub-clans of whom the two largest and most prominent are the Issa Musa and Sa'ad Musa sub-clans. Its members form a part of the Habar Magadle confederation.
The Habr Awal traditionally consists of nomadic pastoralists, coastal people, merchants and farmers. They are historically viewed as an affluent clan in the horn Africa that played a huge part for Somaliland's independence. The Habar Awal are politically and economically influential in present-day Somaliland as well as the Horn of Africa at large, and they reside in strategic coastal and fertile lands.