Jama was born in 1971 as a son of Garad Ismail Duale Guled. Jama returned to the country and became Garad in 2009.
SSC and Khatumo State In 2009, When the
SSC, a move to make the Dulbahante inhabited area part of the Federal Republic of Somalia, was formed, Garad Jama Garad Ismail was considered one of the most important traditional leaders along with
Garad Jama Garad Ali (do not confuse him with the subject of this article) and Garad Ali Burale. In September 2015, the Khatumo government, pursued by the Somaliland force, held a meeting in
Balli Ad. Garad Jama Garad Ali surfaced to attend, but Garad Jama Garad Ismail, along with many other elders, announced his absence. This effectively withdrew Garad Jama Garad Ismail from the Khatumo State.
Mediator In January 2016, Garad Jama Garad Ismail attended a conference on philanthropy and anti-corruption in
Las Anod. In July 2016, Garad Jama Garad Ismail, along with Garad Jama Garad Ali, took a position against Somaliland while sending ministers from his clan to the Somaliland government. In October 2017, Khatumo State came to an end when President
Ali Khalif Galaydh announced its integration into Somaliland. In July 2018, Garad Jama Garad Ismail proposed that the Somaliland government not be involved in the peace process regarding the inter-clan struggle that occurred in
El Afweyn, while praising the Somaliland government for its work in arbitrating the struggle to date. In January 2022, Garad Jama Garad Ismail arbitrated an inter-clan conflict in Saah-maygag and Sangejabiye in which over 20 people were killed.
2023 Las Anod conflict On December 31, 2022, Garad Jama Garad Ismail called for the complete withdrawal of Somaliland forces from
Las Anod, citing the massacre of civilians participating in a demonstration protesting the assassination of a politician in Las Anod. The perpetrators of the politician's assassination were unknown. At this point, Garad Jama Garad Ismail was the only one in Las Anod of the 13 highest traditional leaders of Dhulbahante. According to information received by the BBC, Garad Jama Garad Ismail is said to be the person who organized the locals to resist the Somaliland force. On February 6, 2023, the traditional elders of Dhulbahante gathered in Las Anod and declared the secession of SSC-Khatumo from Somaliland, with Garad Jama Garad Ali at its head. Garad Jama Garad Ismail also participated, he is considered the third in the pecking order. On March 24, Garad Jama Garad Ismail led an SSC delegation to
Garowe, the capital of
Puntland, to meet with a peace delegation from
Mogadishu. On March 25, he met with the vice president of Puntland. ==References==