Following Madar's death in 1918 his son Yusuf followed in his footsteps and became a respected Sheikh in his own right. Yusuf's son Ibrahim Yusuf Madar also a Sheikh would go on to be the lead mediator in the grass roots reconciliation process of the northern clans following the Somali Civil War at the Borama Conference. Ibrahim ensured adequate clan representation to truly create a lasting peace in Somaliland.[21]