Hersi Gurey

Hersi Gurey

Capo
Hersi Gurey in Rome, 1938
Native name
Xirsi Guray
Born
Allegiance Kingdom of Italy
BranchRoyal Corps of Colonial Troops
Service yearslate 19th century – early 20th century
RankCommander
CommandsDubats Askaris Zaptié
ConflictsSecond Italo-Ethiopian War

Italian Somali Wars

Other workPolitical delegate (Rome, 1938)

Capo Xirsi Guray (1870–1957) better known as Xirsi Gurey was an elder and leader of the Sacad Habar Gidir clan, subclan Reer Hilowle. He was a prominent ally of Fascist Italy, participating in conquest from Puntland to Ethiopia, alongside setting the foundation for modern Somalia.