Al Maadeed (), is one of the primary tribes in

Qatar Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares Qatar–Saudi Arabia border, its sole land b ...

. The ruling family of Qatar are from the Al Maadeed tribe. Though they are mainly present in

, there are Maadeed's in

Kuwait Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...

as well as

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...

. The Al Maadeed's are descendants of the Bani Tamim. The Binali tribe was a tribal alliance with Al Maadeed tribe The founder of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed Bin Thani was chosen from Al Maadeed tribe as the leader of modern Qatar. He was chosen because of his good personal characteristics and friendliness. Now, Al-Thani Almaadeed the descendants of Mohammed bin thani are chosen as leaders of Qatar. J.G. Lorimer's book '' Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf'' states that, in 1908, there were 875 members of the Al Maadeed tribe in Qatar. They were mainly centered in

Al Wakrah Al Wakrah () is the capital city of the Al Wakrah Municipality in Qatar. Al Wakrah's eastern edge touches the shores of the Persian Gulf and Qatar's capital Doha is situated immediately north of the city. Governed by Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Jassi ...

Lusail Lusail (, , ) is the second-largest city in Qatar after Doha, and the economic capital of Qatar, located on the coast, in the southern part of the municipality of Al Daayen. Lusail lies about north of the Doha city centre, just north of the West ...

and the capital

Doha Doha ( ) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor (city), Al Khor and Lusail, it is home to most of the country's population. It ...

. Ibrahim bin Jarallah bin Dekhnah Al Sharifi's book ''Al-Maadheed and Qatar: the history and pedigree and civilization'' pp 144–148 first edition 1999.

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* Mariam Al Maadeed {{DEFAULTSORT:Maadeed Qatari families Tribes of Arabia