Sultan Abdulrahman Garad Deria, 1st Sultan & 5th leader of the Habr Awal Sheikh Madar Ahmed Shirwac, credited with the early growth of Hargeisa[42] Sheikh Ibrahim Sheikh Yusuf Sheikh Madar, served as the elected chairman of the SNM in January 1982 [1] and later served as the Guurti leader in the Somaliland Parliament.[2] He was a grandson of the famous Sheikh Madar.