[3] A member of the Eidagale sub-division of the Garhajis subclan, Reer Guuled his reign covered the later years of British Somaliland and most of the subsequent Somali Republic.

[4] In response to the cessation of Haud Reserve and the Ogaden regions to Ethiopia in the year 1948, Abdillahi led a delegation of politicians and Sultans to the United Kingdom in order to petition and pressure the government to return them.

In March 1955, for instance, a delegation consisting of Michael Mariano, Abokor Haji Farah and Abdi Dahir went to Mogadisho to win the support and co-operation of the nationalist groups in Somalia.

Sultan Abdillahi also added that the 1954 agreement was a 'great shock to the Somali people' since they had not been told about the negotiations, and since the British Government had been administering the area since 1941.

[6]Although ultimately unsuccessful in their endeavor the party had won the hearts and minds of the northern Somali people in their move to regain the Haud.

We pray God omnipotent to help us in our just and common ideals.British officials were infuriated at the move and tried to recommend 1965 as the preferred date, but were rebuffed and received warnings from many prominent Somalis.