British Somaliland protectorate. In the country's northeastern, central and southern regions, the similarly oriented Somali Youth Club (SYC) was founded in 1943 in Italian Somaliland, just prior to the trusteeship period. The SYC was later renamed the Somali Youth League (SYL) in 1947. It became the most influential political party in the early years of post-independence Somalia. Notable Pan-Somalists Mohammed Abdullah Hassan fought colonialists with the Dervishes during the Scramble for Africa. Sultan Nur Ahmed Aman (1841–1907) - Sultan of the Habr Yunis and one of the founders of the Somali Dervish movement Haji Sudi - One of the founding members of the Dervish movement and Second in command after Mohamed Abdullah Hassan. Mohamoud Ali Shire – 26th Sultan of the Warsangali Sultanate (1897–1960). Hawo Tako (d.1948) – Early 20th century Somali female nationalist whose sacrifice became a symbol for Pan-Somalism. Bashir Yussuf (b. 1905–1945) – Somali nationalist and religious leader. Abdullahi Issa (b. 1922–1988) – First Prime Minister of Somalia. Aden Abdullah Osman Daar (7 January 1960 – 10 June 1967) – First President of Somalia. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke (10 June 1967 – 15 October 1969) – Second President of Somalia. Hirsi Bulhan Farah – Former Minister in the civilian government of the 1960s, political prisoner and Pan-Somalist. Siad Barre (b. 1919 – 2 January 1995) – Third President of Somalia. Jama Korshel – Somali National Army General, former Head of Somali Police, and commander in the Supreme Revolutionary Council. Daud Abdulle Hirsi (1925–1965) – Prominent Somali General considered the Father of the Somali Military. Mahmoud Harbi – active Pan-Somalist that came close to uniting Djibouti with Somalia in the 1970s. Salaad Gabeyre Kediye – Major General in the Somali military and a revolutionary. Abdirizak Haji Hussein – Former Prime Minister of Somalia (1964–1967) and Somali Youth League leader. Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein, speaker of parliament, from 1965 to 1969 and interim President of Somalia before the coup d'état in 1969. Abdullahi Ahmed Irro – General in the Somali National Army; established the National Academy for Strategy. Michael Mariano legendary politician and diplomat, SYL member and advocate for occupied Somalis Ali Matan Hashi – Brigadier General and politician; first Somali Air Force pilot, the father of Somali Air Force and a prominent member of the Supreme Revolutionary Council. Abdirahman Jama Barre – Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Finance of Somalia. Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf – First