Madar Ahmed Shirwac, better known as Sheikh Madar (Somali: Sheekh Madar; 1825–1918) was a 19th-century Somali political/religious leader, a social reformer, merchant and a jurist who is known as the founder of Hargeisa. He hailed from the Yunis Nuh division of the wider Sa'ad Muse Habr Awal Isaaq clan.
Madar Ahmed Shirwac, better known as Sheikh Madar (Somali: Sheekh Madar; 1825–1918) was a 19th-century Somali political/religious leader, a social reformer, merchant and a jurist who is known as the founder of Hargeisa. He hailed from the Yunis Nuh division of the wider Sa'ad Muse Habr Awal Isaaq clan.
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