The Habr Garhajis also contemporarily known as the Garhajis is a major clan of the wider Isaaq clan family. They are the traditional holders of the Isaaq Sultanate and Habr Yunis Sultanate since the 18th century. As descendants of Ismail bin Sheikh Isaaq, its members form a part of the Habar Magaadle confederation, and they constitute the largest sub-clan of the Isaaq. The Garhajis are divided into two major sub-clans: the Habr Yunis and Eidagale. They are traditionally nomadic pastoralists, merchants and skilled poets.
Genealogy of the Habr Yunis Sultans by Drake Brockman, 1912.
Sultan Nur & Habar Yunis horsemen 1896
Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur, first President of Somaliland
Portrait of Sultan Abdillahi Sultan Deria, the 5th Grand Sultan of the Isaaq clans
The Isaaq is a major Somali clan family. It is one of the largest Somali clan families in the Horn of Africa, with a large and densely populated traditional territory.
The tomb of Sheikh Ishaaq, the founding father of the Isaaq clan, in Maydh, Sanaag
Portrait of Sultan Abdillahi Deria, the 5th Grand Sultan of the Isaaq Sultanate
Habr Awal (left) and Eidagale (right) chiefs photographed in Hargeisa, Somaliland
Hadraawi, notable contemporary Somali poet