Al-Awazem (; also spelled Azmi and Awazem) is a large tribal confederation in the

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and

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; with the majority of its current settled population residing in

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, northeastern

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, and

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Origin

According to historical documents, they descend from the Azem bin Hind bin Hilal bin Nufayl bin Rabiah bin Kilab bin Rabiah bin Amer bin Sa`sa bin Muawiyah bin Bakr bin

Hawazin The Hawazin ( / ALA-LC: ''Hawāzin'') were an Arab tribe originally based in the western Najd and around Ta'if in the Hejaz. They formed part of the larger Qays tribal group. The Hawazin consisted of the subtribes of Banu Sa'd, and Banu Jusham, a ...

bin Mansour bin Ikrimah bin Khasfa bin Qais Aylan bin

Mudar The Mudar () was a principal grouping of the northern Arab tribes. History The Mudar and Rabi'a are recorded in central Arabia in the Arabic histories of the pre-Islamic period; the kings of the Kindah bore the title of "king of the Ma'add ( ...

bin Nizar bin Ma`d bin

Adnan Adnan () is traditionally regarded as the patriarch of the Adnanite Arabs, a major Arab lineage that historically inhabited Northern, Western, Eastern, and Central Arabia. The Adnanites are distinct from the Qahtanite Arabs of Southern Arabia ...

, which goes back to the Islamic Prophet

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, son of

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. They predominantly originated from

Hejaz Hejaz is a Historical region, historical region of the Arabian Peninsula that includes the majority of the western region of Saudi Arabia, covering the cities of Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, Tabuk, Yanbu, Taif and Al Bahah, Al-B ...

in western Arabia, they migrated to the eastern parts of the Arabian Peninsula by the year 1700 CE. The main reason why they migrate is the war between Al-Awazim and the Hejaz vilayet. The second reasons is the large scale famine of

Najd Najd is a Historical region, historical region of the Arabian Peninsula that includes most of the central region of Saudi Arabia. It is roughly bounded by the Hejaz region to the west, the Nafud desert in Al-Jawf Province, al-Jawf to the north, ...

in 1703 CE.

History

* Al Awazem were among the only tribes to have fought the

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(Iranians), and Bani Rasheed. They once fought seven tribes to protect the

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. * Al Awazem historically had very strong alliances with

Bani Khalid Bani Khalid () is an Arab tribal confederation mainly inhabiting the Arabian Peninsula. The tribe ruled southern Iraq, Kuwait, and Eastern Arabia ( al-Hasa and al-Qatif) from the 15th century to the 18th century, and again under the protectio ...

and Al Kathiri in most of the wars. * With Al Awazem being the largest tribe in Kuwait, Al Awazem were among the first tribal groups to inhabit Kuwait City. They assisted Kuwait with commanders such as Mubarak Al Duraya, Falah bn Jamea (their current leader), and Khalf ibn athbiya. * In Bahrain, Shaikh Musaed Al-Azmi who was the first Kuwaiti doctor in Bahrain's history and his descendants have been living in Bahrain for over 125 years.

References

Paternal Dna Results

According To the

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