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the list of his sons are said to be the children of a Rashid lady, whom Ibn Sa'ud
married after their birth. Their names are—
(1) Sultan and
7* (2) Mish'al—
H the latter of which corresponds with that of an infant child of the last ruling
ibn Eashid, as given in the 1917 volume of Personalities in Arabia. Two other
?l,| persons have come to notice, who are said to be related to the Beni Eashid, viz.—
(3) Mansur ibn '^a/, who is said to have been taken into Ibn Sa'ud's service
and to have served for a term as Governor of Tebuk; and his brother—
rtotj; (4) Nasir ibn 'Asaf, who also served Ibn Sa'ud, but was reported to have
deserted into Trans Jordan in 1931.
It is regrettable that the information regarding the remnants of the Beni
Eashid is so meagre.
80. Rifdda Family.
Chiefs of the Billi tribe, with an urban establishment at Wejh. The most
notable recent member of the family, Suleyman Afnan, played a not inconsiderable
role during the Great War, but was killed in a raid in 1916 and left two sons,
Ibrahim and Ahmed. His brother Salim, who had died earlier, left a son, Hamid.
The cousins in this generation were at enmity. Hamid made a bid for the
, Sheykhship on his uncle's death. He was one of several Hejazi Sheykhs who
f®? approached the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Cairo in 1924, complaining both of King Huseyn's
® tyranny and his inability to protect them against the Wahhabis. He came into
1/ greater prominence in 1928, when, having returned from Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan and taken
i to to brigandage, he attempted a coup at Wejh, hoping to dislodge his cousin
stajofl Ibrahim, who was Governor there and head of the tribe. After a further period
of exile he came into still greater prominence in 1932 by invading the Hejaz at
foifcll the head of a rebel band. He and two, it was said, of his sons were killed, but
andEiji! there may be survivors of this branch. At the outset of the revolt Ibrahim visited
eited the King at the head of a loyal delegation. He continues to reside at Wejh,
[ ra | though it is not known whether he is still Governor. The family have attaches
with a section of the Billi established in Egypt.
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81. Rushdi Malhas.
Editor of the Umm-al-Qura, the more important of the two weekly
newspapers published at Mecca and the unofficial organ of the Sa'udi Govern
ment. A Palestinian from Nablus, of whom little else is known to the Legation.
usafe. 82. Rusheyd Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. .
aiirf Consul in Syria, stationed at Damascus. Aged well over 50. A native of
ii\t Hail, said to be related to the Beni Rashid and to 'Abdul-'Aziz ibn Zeyd (q.v.).
•orf Was semi-official representative of Ibn Rashid in Constantinople before the Great
.oit War. Said to have promoted Turkish efforts to curb the rise of Ibn Sa'ud at that
tiemifi time. Was attached during the Great War to Jemal Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. in Syria, and was
itfltP- employed in Damascus, where he showed bitter hostility to the Hashimites.
Eetired to Constantinople after the fall of Damascus. Eventually made his peace
: with Ibn Sa'ud and returned to Sa'udi Arabia. Was selected in 1931 to be the
I first Sa'udi Charge d'Affaires and consul-general at Bagdad, but has never
u 0 |j^: proceeded, possibly because of difficulties over finance, aggravated by hostility on
the part of 'Abdullah Suleyman. Showed signs about the end of 1932 of
intending to leave for Bagdad overland, but is still in the Hejaz.
P.S.—Appointed consul at Damascus, instead of Bagdad, in May 1933, and
left Jedda for his post on the 24th May.
p|; 83. Sadiq (or Siddiq).
The King's chauffeur. An Indian or of Indian origin. Born in the Bombay
oftlf Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. ; is about 36 years old; came with Ibn Sa'ud from Riyadh in 1925;
[0: had been in his service since about 1924. He was probably introduced to King
10^ by either the Qusaibis or al-Eadhls. Worthy of mention in this strange country,
at#: not only because he is said to be the only chauffeur the King will trust, but because
jo list he has been concerned in buying transactions, which have carried him at least