Mahamud Ibrahim

{{Short description|Sultan of the Geledi (r. mid-18th century–1798)}}

{{Infobox royalty

| name = Mahamud Ibrahim
{{nobold|{{lang|ar|محمود ابراهيم}}}}

| succession = Sultan of the Geledi

| reign = mid-18th century–1798

| predecessor = Ibrahim Adeer

| successor = Yusuf Mahamud Ibrahim

| dynasty = Gobroon dynasty

| religion = Islam

}}

Mahamud Ibrahim Adeer ({{langx|so|Maxamuud Ibrahiim Adeer}}, {{langx|ar|محمود ابراهيم}}) sometimes referred to as Aw Maxamuud was a Somali ruler.Voice and Power By R. J. Hayward, I. M. Lewis, pg.223 He was the second Sultan of the Sultanate of the Geledi. He defeated early challengers to the new Sultanate and incorporated some Rahanweyn and Hawiye subclans under Geledi rule.{{Cite book|last=Mukhtar|first=Mohamed Haji|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=DPwOsOcNy5YC&q=historical+dictionary+geledi&pg=PA34%7C%7C|title=Historical Dictionary of Somalia|date=25 February 2003|publisher= Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810866041|language=en}}

Early life

Mahamud was the son of the first Geledi Sultan Ibrahim Adeer. He received religious education and was conferred the honorific Aw or Sheikh, signifying his status as a learned individual.Voice and Power By R. J. Hayward, I. M. Lewis, pg.223

Reign

His rule marked the consolidation of the newly formed Geledi Sultanate. Echoing the battles his father fought in the decades prior it was under Mahamud's reign that the Geledi would defeat a Silcis and Gorgarte Hawiye resurgence that threatened to bring back their oppressive rule.Somali Sultanate: The Geledi City-state Over 150 Years - Virginia Luling (2002) Page 21 As well, the powerful Hintire and Hubeer clans united against the Geledi but were defeated and enveloped into the Sultanate.Historical Dictionary of Somalia By Mohamed Haji Mukhtar, pg.161 Following his death, Mahamud's son Yusuf Mahamud Ibrahim would succeed him and take Geledi power to its greatest extent.