Sheekhaal

Sheikhaal
بنو شيخال
Somali clan
EthnicitySomali
LocationEthiopia
Somalia
Descended fromAbadir Umar ar-Rida
Branches
  • Qudub Fiqi Umar (Reer Aw Qudub)
  • Ahmed Fiqi Umar (Reer Axmed Loobage)
  • Haasan Fiqi Umar (Reer Aw Xasan)
  • Mohamed Fiqi Umar (Sheekhaal jaziira)
  • Osman Fiqi Umar (Sheekhaal Gendershe)
LanguageSomali
Arabic
ReligionSunni Islam

The Sheekhaal (var. Sheikhaal, Arabic: شيخال), also known as Fiqi Cumar is a clan that inhabits Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti and with considerable numbers also found in the Northern Frontier District (NFD) in Kenya.

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