Sultan Mohamed Sultan Farah (Somali: Suldaan Maxamed Suldaan Faarax, Arabic: سلطان محمد بن فارح) (1921–2003) was the sultan for the Arap clan, part of the wider Isaaq clan family and the first traditional leader to join the Somali National Movement.[1] An influential figure who commanded the 10th division of the SNM and lead the demobilization process of the organisation in Somaliland.[1][2] The Arap's decision to demobilise applied pressure on other clans to follow suit.[3] playing an instrumental role in the Somaliland peace process.
Demobilisation Initiatives 1993
The Somaliland government sought unify SNM armed factions to ensure demobilisation and reintegration of ex-combatants into society.[4][5]
In early 1994, a well-staged ceremony was held in the Hargeisa football stadium, whereby Somaliland which clans publicly hand over their weapons to the government led by Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal.[3]
Death
Sultan Mohamed died on 11 June 2003. His son and successor, Sultan Omar Sultan Mohamed was crowned in a ceremony at the Masalaha Cemetery in southern Hargeisa after his burial.[6][7]
See also
- Arap
- Sheikh San'ani Brigade
- Somali National Movement
- Somaliland Peace Process
- Politics of Somaliland
References
- ^ a b Connaughton, Stacey L.; Berns, Jessica (2019-09-09). Locally Led Peacebuilding: Global Case Studies. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-1411-7.
- ^ Höhne, Markus V. (2006). "Working Paper No. 82 - Traditional Authorities in Northern Somalia: transformation of positions and powers" (PDF). Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology Working Papers. Halle / Saale: Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology. ISSN 1615-4568.
- ^ a b Balthasar, Dominik (2013-05-01). "Somaliland's best kept secret: shrewd politics and war projects as means of state-making". Journal of Eastern African Studies. 7 (2): 218–238. doi:10.1080/17531055.2013.777217. ISSN 1753-1055. S2CID 143973420.
- ^ Bradbury, Mark (1997). Somaliland Country Report. CIIR. ISBN 1 85287 187 3.
- ^ "Small Arms in Somaliland: Their Role and Diffusion". www.bits.de. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ "Hargeysa: Taariikh-nololeedkii Suldaan Cumar Suldaan Maxamed Suldaan Faarax oo maanta Aas Qaran loo sameeyey". Oodweyne News (in Somali). 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
- ^ Journal of the Anglo-Somali Society. The Society. 2003.