Leelkase[1] or Lelkase[2] (Somali: Leelkaase, Arabic: ليلكسي) (Hussein bin Abdirahman bin Is'mail bin Ibrahim al Jaberti) is a subclan of the Somali Darodclan.[2]
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[edit]Distribution[]
The term "Leelkase" is a Somali nickname, which translates as "farsighted, mindful, smart, very intelligent".[3]
Members of the Leelkase clan primarily inhabit the north-central Mudug region of Somalia.[4] Others can also be found in the Bari,[5] Nugal, Gedo, andLower Juba regions.
[edit]Clan tree[]
In the south central part of Somalia the World Bank shows the following clan tree:[6]
In Puntland the World Bank shows the following:[7]
- Darod
- Harti
- Ogaden
- Marehan
- Awrtable
- Tanade:
- Lelkase (layle Kase),
Korshe,
Suhure ..3dabare.4.eleeye...5xawadle. 6.akish.7..juus.
[edit]Prominent figures[]
- Said Sheikh Samatar, professor at Rutgers University
- Jama Mohamud Takar, politician
- Zakariye Haji Abdi (Sakariye Xaaji Cabdi), leader of Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia