Mohamed Ismail Bogor

Col. Mohamed Ismail Boqor - 1st Somali receiver Argent medal Honor 1964. Son of The sultanate of the Majerteens played an important role before the colonisation by the Italians. The clan has produced two Presidents and two Prime ministers since 1960, also a Sultan. They held many other government posts in the sixties and early seventies. Siad Barre considered the Majerteen a major oppositional power to his government. Haji Awale Liban the creator of the Somali flag was a Majerteen. Also a Majerteen was Osman Yusuf Kenadeed, the inventor of the first Somali script. Today the clan plays a key role in Puntland. The related Harti clans Dhulbahante and Warsengeli inhabit the Sool and Sanaag regions, respectively. The Majerteen primarily inhabit the province of Puntland in the North East of Somalia, along with southwestern Somalia, the city of Kismayo, and the Ogaden area in Ethiopia. The Majerteen have played a key role in the history of Somalia.