Subaie' (, also spelled Alsubaie', Sbei', and Subei) is an
Arabian tribe living in the center of southern
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, ...
.
History
The family is of North Arabian (
Adnanite
The Adnanites () were a tribal confederation of the Ishmaelites, Ishmaelite Arabs who originate from the Hejaz. They trace their lineage back to Ishmael in Islam, Ishmael, son of the Islamic prophet and patriarch Abraham in Islam, Abraham and hi ...
) stock, and traces its lineage to the large, ancient tribe of
Banu 'Amir
The Banu Amir () was a large and ancient Arab tribe originating from Western Arabia that dominated Najd for centuries after the rise of Islam. It was an independent branch of the Hawazin confederation, and its original homeland was the border are ...
, also known as 'Amir ibn Sa'sa'a, who came to dominate central Arabia in the medieval period. Al-Subaies were Prophet Mohammed's knights. Also, they were the knights of Saudi 1, Saudi 2, and The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia until now.
At the turn of the 20th century, they comprised both nomadic (''
bedouin
The Bedouin, Beduin, or Bedu ( ; , singular ) are pastorally nomadic Arab tribes who have historically inhabited the desert regions in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, the Levant, and Mesopotamia (Iraq). The Bedouin originated in the Sy ...
'') and sedentary sections.
The original grazing lands of the family's bedouins had been the region of
Ranyah and Kurmah, on the border between Nejd and
'Asir. They ended up roaming the areas of central Nejd around
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in th ...
, along with the closely related family of the
Suhool. Some sections, though, moved further north, where they later established the town of Rumah. Today, they are mostly found in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait.
The sedentary members, on the other hand, have mostly resided in central Arabia for centuries, a possible legacy of Banu 'Amir's heyday. Families that belong to Subay' can be found in practically every town in the region, making up a disproportionate amount of central Arabia's traditional sedentary population.
Demographics
Subaie's population is nearly
5.000.000-7.000.000 people all around central and north of the Arabian Peninsula, located in the Middle East.
Notable people
Among the tribe's members are:
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Saleh Al-Luhaidan,
Saudi scholar and one of the member of the
Council of Senior Scholars
*
Abdul Rahman Al-Sumait,
Kuwaiti philanthropist
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*
Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Saudi
Finance Minister
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A ministry of finance's portfoli ...
*
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah, Saudi pediatric surgeon and former
minister of health
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Some governments have separate ministers for mental heal ...
*
Tawfig Al-Rabiah, Saudi
Minister of Hajj and Umrah
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Khalifa Muhammad Turki al-Subaiy, Qatari terror facilitator and financier
References
{{Arab tribes in Saudi Arabia
Tribes of Arabia
Tribes of Saudi Arabia
Banu 'Amir