The Akisho (Somali: Akisho, Arabic: اكشو) is a sub-division of the Ali Madahweyne subclan of the Dir clan family. Famous people of the Akisho clan are Ahmed gurey, Arawelo and Oday Biiqay. As a Dir sub-clan, the Akisho have immediate lineal ties with the Issa, the Gadabuursi, the Surre (Abdalle and Qubeys), the Biimaal (who the Gaadsen also belong too), the Bajimal, the Bursuk, the Gurgura, (the Quranyow sub-clan to be precise as they claim descent from Dir), Gariire, other Dir sub-clans and they have lineal ties with the Hawiye (Irir), Hawadle, Ajuraan, Degoodi, Gaalje'el clan groups, who share the same ancestor Samaale.