Al-Obaidi (, Al-Ubaidi or Al-Obeidi) is one of the

Arab tribes in Iraq Many Iraqi Arabs identify strongly with a tribe (العشيرة ashira''). 30 of the 150 or so identifiable tribes of Iraq are the most influential. They are grouped into federations (قبيلة ''qabila''). Within the tribe, there is the clan ...

settled around

Al Jazira, Mesopotamia Al-Jazira (), also known as Jazirat Aqur or Iqlim Aqur, was a province of the Rashidun, Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates, spanning at minimum most of Upper Mesopotamia (al-Jazira proper), divided between the districts of Diyar Bakr, Diyar Rabi'a a ...

. It is a noble Arab tribe, descended from former Arabian Royalty; who ruled over a sheikhdom and eventual sultanate in

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 modern day

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for over 800 years continuously, prior to their banishment to modern day

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

. It hails from the tribe of

Zubaid Zubaid or Zubayd () is an Arab tribe from the Madhhaj confederation, that is one of the largest, richest tribes of Arabia. It participated in the Islamic conquests in the early days of Islam. Among them were Abu Bakr al-Zubaydi, the great compa ...

, which itself is an offshoot of the ancient Yemenite tribe

Madh'hij Madhḥij () is a large Qahtanite Arab tribal confederation. It is located in south and central Arabia. This confederation participated in the early Muslim conquests and was a major factor in the conquest of the Persian empire and the Byzantine ...

. The tribe was an influential one, and faced some rivalry from the

House of Saud The House of Saud ( ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi State, (1727–1818), and his brothers, though the ruling ...

during the establishment of the first Saudi State. The tribe migrated from

in Saudi Arabia circa 1750s. Isam al- Khafaji. 2004.''Tormented Births: Passages to Modernity in Europe and the Middle East''. I.B. Tauris. . P. 27. Found a

/ref> The Al-Obaidis descend from a branch of

who became

Sultans Sultan (; ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be use ...

over part of Najd prior to their defeat by Al-Saud and their banishment to Iraq. The migration of this branch of the family was led by the final Zubaidi Sultan in Najd: Sultan Jabr bin Maktoum Al Zubaidi. His eldest son Sultan Obaid, is the founder of the Al-Obaidi family, and subsequent tribe.

Lineage

Sultan Sultan (; ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be use ...

Obaid 2)

Jabr 3)

Maktoum 4)

Laheeb 3)

Mahjoub 4)

Malik Malik (; ; ; variously Romanized ''Mallik'', ''Melik'', ''Malka'', ''Malek'', ''Maleek'', ''Malick'', ''Mallick'', ''Melekh'') is the Semitic term translating to "king", recorded in East Semitic and Arabic, and as mlk in Northwest Semitic d ...

Baheej 5)

Sheikh Sheikh ( , , , , ''shuyūkh'' ) is an honorific title in the Arabic language, literally meaning "elder (administrative title), elder". It commonly designates a tribal chief or a Muslim ulama, scholar. Though this title generally refers to me ...

Dhibyaan 6)

Muhammad 7)

Amir 8)

Sohaib 9)

Imraan 10)

Hussein 11)

Abdullah 12)

Jaahesh 13)

Hazim 14)

Iyada 15)

Ghalib 16)

Fares 17)

Karam 18)

Ikrimah 19)

Thawr 20)

Amru bin Ma'adi Yakrib Amr ibn Ma'adi Yakrib al-Zubaīdi al-Madḥ'hijī () (died 642 CE) was an Arabian cavalry commander of the Zubaid clan in Yemen, part of the Madhhij tribe confederation. Amr is considered a legendary warrior, battling against legendary figures l ...

Al-Zubaidi Al-Madh'hiji Al-Qahtani Al-Arabi (Fares Al Arab, knight of the Arabs)

References

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