The Al Mannai () tribe (plural: Al Mananea, AlMannaei ()) is an
Arab
Arabs (, , ; , , ) are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa. A significant Arab diaspora is present in various parts of the world.
Arabs have been in the Fertile Crescent for thousands of years ...
tribe, that originated from Banu Tamim, based primarily in the
Arab states of the Persian Gulf
The Arab states of the Persian Gulf, also known as the Gulf Arab states (), refers to a group of Arab states bordering the Persian Gulf. There are seven member states of the Arab League in the region: Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi ...
tribe. In
Bahrain
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...
, the traditional home of the tribe has been
Galali village. Al Mannai family in Bahrain are known to be involved in natural pearl trade. The history of the Al-Mannai Family in the field of trading goes back to 1824 when Mr. Salem Bin Darwish Al Mannai, the head of the dam family established the pearl trading business in Bahrain.
Al Mannai tribes are located in the whole
Persian Gulf
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area, especially in Qatar and Bahrain. This is demonstrated by the establishment of one of the largest Corporations in Qatar, the Mannai Corporation, which has interest in Steel, Information Technology, Consumer Products, Automobiles, etc... Its subsidiary entities are extended worldwide and has bases in international locations.
Al Mannai today has many known tribes, such as:
*Al-Binhindi
* Al-Badeed
* Al-Binejmy
* Al-Hashel
* Al-Salam
* Al-Bughadeer
* Al-Ibrahim
* Al-Najam
* Al-Salah
* Al-Hamad
* Al-Khamis
* Al-Najim
* Al-Rumul
The Mannai family brought out other family names such as Attiyah ().
The mother of
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (; born 1 January 1952) is a member of Qatar's royal family, the House of Thani. He was the ruling Emir of Qatar from 1995 until 2013 when he abdicated the throne, handing power to his fourth son Tamim bin Hamad Al ...
, the former Emir of Qatar, is from the Attiyah family.
In Qatar, the Al Mannai were historically based in the village of
Abu Dhalouf
Abu Dhalouf () is a town on the north coast of Qatar, in the municipality of Al Shamal. It was demarcated in 1988 and is bounded by Madinat ash Shamal to the immediate east, with Ar-Ruʼays to the immediate east of Madinat ash Shamal.
Etymology
I ...
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J. G. Lorimer, a British historian, stated that in 1908 the village was inhabited by 70 families of the Al Mannai tribe. It was remarked by the
British Political Resident 1939 that Emir
Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani
Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani (), also known as Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani or Sheikh Abdullah bin Qassim Al Thani, was the Emir of Qatar from 1913 to 1949.
Oil was discovered in Qatar for the first time during his rule. ...
's first wife was from the tribe, and that the section in Qatar had 70 to 80 fighting men and was led by Nasser bin Abdullah Al Attiyah.
References
External links
Al Mannai website
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Tribes of Arabia
Qatari families
Bahraini families
Bedouin groups