Duruqbo (Somali: Duruqbo Arabic: دورقبو) are a Benadiri/12 Koofi clan mainly from the southern coastal cities of; Marka and Mogadishu^[1] and have established communities in the hinterlands in towns such as Qoryooley due to trading.

Overview

The Duruqbo are clan that come from 2 different origins the Uqbah Bin Amir Alkinani who are from Mecca^[2] and the Al Bakri who are a more recent addition from Oman. The former are mentioned in the Mogadishu founding story as being part of the 39 original families to settle in Mogadishu which 6 were said to Uqbah.^[3] Where as the more recent Al-Bakri clan, are said to descend from Khalfan(Shandi) Mohamed Saif Hadi Al-Bakry( Bakar Bin Wail ) who is said to have moved to Marka some 12 generations ago^[2] or around 400 years ago according to oral tradition.^[4] This is the family the most famous from amongst the Duruqbo comes from Sheikh 'Ali Maye(Mohamed) Haji 'Ali Bin Ahmed Bin Siddiq Albakry.^[2]

Notable people

• Shaykh Ali Mohamed(Maye), a revered Sufi saint of the Albakry clan of Duruqbo federation. A yearly festival is held for him outside his shrine in Marka and it ends on the 5 of the Islamic month of Safar^[5]
• Ramla Ali, current African Featherweight Champion and the first boxer in history to have won a boxing title whilst representing Somalia.