Sultan Nur Ahmed Aman, also known as Suldaan Nuur Axmed Amaan, was a prominent religious leader and the 5th Sultan of the Habr Yunis Sultanate in Somalia. He played a crucial role in the Somali Dervish movement and revolt from 1899 to 1920. Sultan Nur led the anti-French Roman Catholic Mission campaign, which ultimately sparked the Dervish uprising. He organized men and arms, and hosted the revolting tribesmen in his quarter at Burao in August 1899, declaring the Dervish rebellion. Throughout the years 1899–1904, he fought and led the war. Sultan Nur, along with his brother Geleh Ahmed, was instrumental in signing the Dervish peace treaty with the British, Ethiopians, and Italian colonial powers in 1905. He is buried in a white-domed shrine in Taleh, the capital of the Dervish from 1912 to 1920, honoring his significant contribution to the movement.Sultan Nur's lineage can be traced back to the 18th-century Habr Yunis chieftain Ainanshe Hersi and great-grandson of Deria Sugulle Ainanshe, who became the paramount Habr Yunis sultan in 1836. Before ascending to the sultanate, Sultan Nur spent his early life as a religious Sufi pupil in the Ahmadiyya tariqa.

Nūr al-Dahr ʿAlī, also known as Nūr al-Dīn ʿAlī, was the 38th imam of the Qasim-Shahi branch of the Nizari Isma'ili community. He succeeded his father, Khalil Allah I, in March 1634 and held this position until his passing in November 1671. His final resting place is in Anjudan, where his tombstone remains to this day. After his death, he was succeeded by his son, Khalil Allah II Ali. Nūr al-Dahr ʿAlī's life and leadership are significant within the Nizari Isma'ili community, and his legacy continues to be remembered. His story is chronicled in the book "The Ismāʿı̄lı̄s: Their History and Doctrines" by Farhad Daftary, which provides valuable insights into the history and beliefs of the community.