Ughaz 'Elmi Warfa

History The 13th in line of the Gadabuursi Ughazate. The term Ughaz is an authentic Somali term for Sultan, the paramount leader.

In the late 1890s, Elmi the Tall "Elmi Dheire" in favour with the British at that time was appointed the Sultan or Ughaz of all the Gadabuursi in the British Protectorate. 'Elmi the tall thus supplanted the traditional line that has been in place since the 16th century, the traditional line of Ughaz Nur II and his successor, Ugas Roble II, who had fallen out of favor with the British.

The modern town of Borama was established in 1921 by Ughaz 'Elmi Warfa, Ughaz of the Gadabuursi, under the directive of the British, who laid its foundations. It was subsequently designated as a district in 1925.