The Farah Garad or the Garad Farah (Faarax Garaad, محمد جراد, Full Name: ’Farah Shirshore Habarwa Abdullah Muse Said Saleh Abdi Mohamed Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti ) is a Somali clan which is part of the Dhulbahante clan-family, a sub-division of the larger Harti/Darod clan. The Farah Garad are divided into two sub-clans — Yassin Garad and Abdalla Garad. Abdalla has four clan eponyms, Ahmed Garad, Mohamed Garad Baharsame, Guled Garad Barkad and Ali Garad.They are largely significant in Sool and Togdheer regions of Somaliland.
Garad Jama Garad Ali is concurrently the Garad of Farah Garad and the supreme Garad of Dhulbahante, however the largest constituency of clan-head is held by Garad Abdirizak Garaad Soofe, who is the grand garad of the Cali Gheri and Ahmed Garad
The largest of the Farah Garad sub-clans, are Ararsame (mainly Reer Hagar but also Wa'ays Adan and maybe other dia-paying groups) and the Bah Ali Gheri confederation including Farah Adan, Arale Mahad and Odola. Whereas Ararsame is named after an ancient twin duo.Reer Khayr is named after the Dervish period wadaad fraternity which included several Dhulbahante subclans. The Odala and Egal Naleye, sometimes collectively named after their uterine lineage Bahgeri, are intermittently categorized under either Ararsame or Bah Cali Gheri Khayr'.
The primarily homeland of the clan straddles the Nugaal Valley and the Ciid segments of the Haud plateaus where they inhabit the Sool and Togdheer region of Somalia []. In particular, they settle in the districts of Las Anod and Buuhoodle. In Ethiopia, the clan has a significant presence in the Dollo Zone, specifically in the woredas of Boh, Danot and Werder.
Dharbash, was a Dervish administrative division which was one third Baharsame, a Farah Garad clan.
Cabbaas Xuseen, first prime minister of the Dervish (1895 - 1900); of the Baharsame clan
Xaashi Suni Fooyaan, peace-time prime minister of the Dervish (1905-1906); of the Baharsame clan
Soofe-cali Buraale, member of the Dervish haroun, i.e.