Madar Ahmed Shirwac, better known as Sheikh Madar (Somali: Sheekh Madar) was a 19th century Somali political/religious leader, a social reformer, merchant and a jurist that was instrumental in the modern foundation of Hargeisa.[3][4][5] He hailed from the Yunis Nuh division of the wider Saad Musa Habr Awal Isaaq clan.