Ugas Yusuf Ugas Hassan Installed as the 21st Hawadle Community Clan Chief
GOOBJOOG NEWS | HIRAAN REGION: In a colorful ceremony held near Halgab town in Hiraan region Monday, Ugas Yusuf Ugas Hassan Ugas Khalif was installed as the 21st clan chief of the Hawadle community.
The ceremony was attended by hundreds of people, including senior federal, regional leaders and traditional elders, attended the ceremony held in the Dara Ugas neighborhood, located on the outskirts of the Halgan district.
Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo congratulated the clan chief, and urged him to continue upholding the legacy of the 20 chiefs before him, which was central to Somalia’s greatness, peacemaking, and maintaining the unity of the Somali people.
Somali army forces, alongside local militia forces, liberated the Dara Ugas neighbourhood where the event was held and other strategic areas in the Hiiraan region last year.