sentences:  Abd al-Aziz of Mogadishu was a Somali governor of Maldives islands and a famous member of the Hilaalee dynasty.The presence and high position of Abd al-Aziz in this region highlights the close connections between medieval Maldives and the Somali seamen from Mogadishu sailing the Indian Ocean.They supplied Maldivian traders with exotic animals and musk, and contributed to the ethnogenesis of the Maldivian population.