Isamusa

Isa Musa
Ciisemuuse
عيسىموسى
Isaaq Somali Clan
EthnicitySomali
LocationSomalia
Somaliland
Ethiopia
Descended fromIsa ibn Musa ibn Zubayr ibn Abdirahman ibn Sheikh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad
Parent tribeIsaaq
Branches
  • Abokor Issa
  • Idrais Issa
  • Adam Issa
  • Mohamed Issa
LanguageSomali
Arabic
ReligionSunni, Islam

The Isamusa or Isa Musa (Somali: Ciisemuuse, Arabic: عيسى موسى, (Full Name: ’Isa ibn Musa ibn Zubayr ibn Abd al-Raḥmān ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad), is a prominent Somali clan which is part of the Isaaq family clan. The Isa Musa traditionally consists of coastal people, nomadic pastoralist and merchants. This clan are primarily settled in Somaliland, including Maroodi Jeex, Togdheer, Sahil, Awdal, Djibouti, Yemen, Ethiopia, as well as Kenya.

The Isa Musa have produced many prominent Somali figures with the deputy secretary general of the United Nations Abdulrahim Abby Farah