Biimaal
| (بيمال(جمال | |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Somali and Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Sunni) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Gadabuursi, Issa, Surre, Gurgura, Bursuuk, Garre(Quranyow), other Dir clans |
The Bimaal or Bimal, official name: Jamal, (Somali: Biimaal , Beesha Biimaal , Jamal or Beesha Jamal),
Arabic: بنو جمال, بنو بيمال) is one of the sub-clans of the major Dir clan family. This clan is widely known for leading a resistance against the colonials in southern Somalia for decades which can be compared to the war of the Mad Mullah in northern Somalia. The Biimaal mainly lives in Southern Somalia, the Somali region of Ethiopia, which their Gaadsen sub-clan mainly inhabits and in the NEP region of Kenya.
The Bimal are the dominant clan in Lower Shabelle and make up the majority, but they also live in the NEP region of Kenya and especially in large numbers inhabit the Somali region of Ethiopia. The Bimal a belicose clan that was known for their struggle and long resistance against the Italians. The Bimal formed their own organization during the war, the Southern Somali National Movement (SSNM), which name is derived and inspired by the Somali National Movement, which the Bimal also gave their support and funding too. Formally allied with Aideed, the chairmain of the SSNM, Colonel Abdi Warsame in 1993 broke with General Aideed and took part of the SSNM with him when he aligned himself with Ali Mahdi.
As Dir sub-clan, the Bīmāli have immediate lineal ties with the Gadabuursi, Surre (Abdalle and Qubeys), the Issa (who the Gaadsen also belong too), the Bajimal, the Bursuk, the Madigan, the Gurgura, the Garre (the Quranyow sub-clan to be precise as they claim descent from Dir), Gurre, Gariire, other Dir sub-clans and they have lineal ties with the Hawiye (Irir), Hawadle, Ajuraan, Degoodi, Gaalje'el clan groups, who share the same ancestor Samaale.
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