Sheekh Bashiir – religious leader and post-dervish anti-colonial figure Ibrahim Boghol – member of the Dervish council and commander of the northern Dervish army Abdirashid Duale – a British-Somali entrepreneur and the CEO of Dahabshiil, an international funds transfer company. Kite Fiqi – military leader and poet Salaan Carrabey – legendary poet Musa Haji Ismail Galal – Somali linguist and historian who reformed the Somali Wadaad script and immensely contributed to the creation of the Somali Latin script Hadraawi – most notable contemporary Somali poet Michael Mariano – legendary Somali politician, lawyer and key figure in independence struggle and Somali Youth League Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud – former president of Somaliland Farah Omar – anti-colonial ideologue and founder of the first Somali Association Haji Sudi – chief lieutenant and one of the leaders of the Somali Dervish rebellion. Jama Haji Ahmed – governor of Maroodi Jeex region Musa Haji Ismail Galal, Somali linguist and historian who reformed the Somali Wadaad script and immensely contributed to the creation of the Somali Latin script Mohamed Yusuf Abdirahman – former and longest-serving mayor of Burao Bashe Awil Omar - Deputy Foreign Minister of Somaliland as well as former Somaliland ambassador to Kenya and the UAE Suleiman Mohamoud Adan – speaker of the House of Elders of Somaliland Buurmadow – well known clan elder Sooraan - famous actor and comedian Mohamoud Hashi Abdi – former Minister of Civil Aviation and Air Transport and Minister of Presidency of Somaliland Mohammed Ahmed – Canadian long-distance runner won the silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 5000m Magid Magid – Somali-British activist and politician who served as the Lord Mayor of Sheffield from May 2018 to May 2019 Bashir Abdi – Somali-Belgian athlete who won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics Chunkz – English YouTuber, musician, host and entertainer Sheikh Hamse - notorious Somali football player Abdallah Shihiri – a senior Khusuusi member of the Somali Dervish movement Osman Dubbe – current Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism of Somalia Deria Arale – senior Khusuusi member of the Somali Dervish movement Jama Mohamoud Egal – Minister of Energy and Minerals of Somaliland Yusuf Shaacir - well-known Somali poet