Somaliland,officially the Republic of Somaliland,is an unrecognised sovereign state in the Horn of Africa,recognised internationally as de jure part of Somalia. It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Djibouti to the northwest,Ethiopia to the south and west,and Somalia to the east. Its claimed territory has an area of 176,120 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi),with approximately 5.7 million residents as of 2021. The capital and largest city is Hargeisa. The government of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to British Somaliland,which,as the briefly independent State of Somaliland,united from 1960 to 1991 with the Trust Territory of Somaliland to form the Somali Republic.
The South-West State of Somalia,is a Federal Member State in southwestern Somalia. It was founded by Hasan Muhammad Nur Shatigadud,leader of the Somalia RRA on 1 April 2002. It was the third autonomous region to be established.
The Isaaq (Somali:Reer Sheekh Isxaaq,is a major clan in Somaliland. It is one of the major clans in the Horn of Africa,with a large and densely populated traditional territories.
The Darod is a Somali clan. The forefather of this clan was Sheikh Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti,more commonly known as Darood. The clan primarily settles the apex of the Horn of Africa and its peripheries,the Somali hinterlands up to Oromia,and both sides of the Kenya–Somalia border. The Darod clan is the largest Somali clan family in the Horn of Africa.
The Dir is one of the largest and most prominent Somali clans in the Horn of Africa. They are also considered to be the oldest Somali stock to have inhabited the region. Its members inhabit Djibouti,Somalia,Ethiopia,and northeastern Kenya.
The Marehan is a Somali clan,which is part of one of the largest Somali clan families,the Darod. The clan is one of the largest constituent sub-clans of the Darod. The majority of the Marehan live in the Jubaland in southern Somalia,as well as the Galguduud and Mudug regions in central Somalia,the Somali region of Ethiopia and the North Eastern Province of Kenya.
Abgaal is a sub-clan of the Hawiye and the even larger Samaale clan. It is one of the major Somali clans and has produced many prominent historical Somali figures including 3 presidents,and the father of the Somali military.
The Habar Gidir is a major subclan of the Hawiye. The clan has produced many prominent Somali figures,including the first Prime Minister of Somalia Abdullahi Issa Mohamud and Somalia's fifth President Abdiqasim Salad Hassan.
Nur Hassan Hussein,popularly known as Nur Adde,was a Somali politician,who served as Prime Minister of Somalia from November 2007 to February 2009. He was from Mogadishu and part of the Abgaal sub-clan of the Hawiye.
Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke,popularly known as Omar Sharmarke,is a Somali diplomat and politician. From 2009 to 2010,he was the Prime Minister of Somalia. He subsequently briefly served as Somalia's Ambassador to the United States in 2014. In December 2014,Sharmarke was reappointed Prime Minister of Somalia. His term ended on 1 March 2017,and he was replaced by Hassan Ali Khaire.
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed,also known as Farmaajo,is a Somali politician who served as president of Somalia from 2017 to 2022. He was prime minister of Somalia for six months,from November 2010 to June 2011. Mohamed is the founder and leader of the Tayo Party since 2012.
Jubaland,the Juba Valley or Azania,is a Federal Member State in southern Somalia. Its eastern border lies 40–60 km (25–35 mi) east of the Jubba River,stretching from Gedo to the Indian Ocean,while its western side flanks the North Eastern Province in Kenya,which was carved out of Jubaland during the colonial period.
Ali Jangali is a Somali politician.
Mohamed Sheikh Hassan Hamud is a Somali politician. He is the former Chief of the Somali Police Force.
Daud Mohamed Omar is a Somali politician. He served as the Minister of Mineral Resources of Somalia from January 2014 to January 2015.
Mohamed Ali Hared is a Somali politician. From July 2014 to January 2015,he served as the Minister of National Security of Somalia.
Said Hussein Iid is a Somali politician. He hails from the northeastern Puntland region of Somalia,and belongs to the Arab Salah Meheri clan. Iid previously served as the Chairman of the Puntland Chamber of Commerce,Industry and Agriculture. In January 2015,he was briefly named the new Minister of Health-designate of Somalia by Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke. However,he only served 2 weeks when on 17 January 2015,Prime Minister Sharmarke dissolved his newly nominated cabinet due to vehement opposition by legislators,who rejected the reappointment of certain former ministers. On 27 January 2015,Sharmarke appointed a new,smaller 20 minister cabinet and was named the new Minister of Livestock and Pasture of Somalia. He has now been succeeded by Sheikh Nur Mohamed Hassan.
Mohamed Omar Arte is a Somali politician. He is the former Vice President of Somalia.
The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Somalia.
