| Al-Ma'adeed | |
|---|---|
| Mudarite Arab tribe | |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Nisba | Al-Ma'adeed |
| Location | Qatar,Kuwait,United Arab Emirates,Saudi Arabia |
| Descended from | Mihadd ibn Rays ibn Zakher ibn Muhammad ibn Alawi ibn Waheb ibn Qasem ibn Musa ibn Masud ibn Uqba ibn Senai’ ibn Nahshel ibn Shaddad ibn Zuhair ibn Shehab ibn Rabi'a ibn Abu Soud ibn Malik ibn Hanzala ibn Malik ibn Zayd Manat ibn Tamim ibn Murr ibn 'Udd ibn Tabikhah ibn Ilyas ibn Mudar ibn Nizar ibn Ma'add ibn Adnan |
| Parent tribe | Banu Hanzala |
| Branches | Al-Thani |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Al Maadeed (Arabic:المعاضيد), is one of the primary tribes inQatar.
The ruling family of Qatar are from the Al Maadeed tribe.[1] Though they are mainly present inQatar, there are Maadeed's inKuwait as well asSaudi Arabia. The Al Maadeed's are descendants of theBani 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 bookGazetteer of the Persian Gulf states that, in 1908, there were 875 members of the Al Maadeed tribe in Qatar. They were mainly centered inAl Wakrah,Lusail and the capitalDoha.[2]
Ibrahim bin Jarallah bin Dekhnah Al Sharifi's bookAl-Maadheed and Qatar: the history and pedigree and civilization pp 144–148 first edition 1999.[3]
These prefixes ignored in the alphabetical ordering: Al, Banu. | |
Part ofArab tribes |
