The Habr Awal, alternately known as the Zubeyr Awal is one of the largest sub-clans of the wider Isaaq clan family, and is further divided into eight sub-clans of whom the two largest and most prominent are the Issa Musa and Sa'ad Musa sub-clans. Its members form a part of the Habar Magadle confederation.

The Habr Awal traditionally consists of nomadic pastoralists, coastal