Mohammed Abdullah Hassan

Sayyid Muhammad `Abd Allāh al-Hasan Sayid Maxamed Cabdille Xasan محمّد عبد اللّه حسن
Born	7 April 1856 Sacmadeeqa, Soomaali Galbeed
Died	21 December 1920 (aged 64) Imi, Somali peninsula (now Soomaali Galbeed)
Other names	MAH[1] Sayyid Mah[1] Mad Mullah Father of the Somali nation[2] Sayyid Emir of the Somali
Organization	Dervish movement
Known for	Leader of Dervish movement

Statue of Sayyid Mohammed Abdullah Hassan in Mogadishu, Somalia

Sayyid Mohammed Abdullah Hassan (7 April 1856 – 21 December 1920, also known as Sayyid Maxamed Cabdulle Xasan) was the emir of Diiriye Guure.^[3] Diiriye Guure headed the successor state of the Dhulbahante garaadship. ^[4] Then, Diiriye Guure started the Dervish movement in Somalia and led the Khatumo region from 1896 until 1920.

References

1. Abbink, GJ (2003). Dervishes,'moryaan'and freedom fighters: cycles of rebellion and the fragmentation of Somali society, 1900-2000. p. 38. formally declared by Sayyid Mohammed 'Abdulle Hassan (1864-1920), (abbreviated as MAH)
2. Abdi, Abdi Abdulqadir Sheik. "Divine madness: Mohammed Abdulle Hassan (1856–1920)." (1993).
3. "Official History of the Operations in Somaliland, 1901-04". 1907.
4. "Sayyid Maxamed Cabdulle Xasan | Somalian leader". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-08-21.