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recovered by their owners. It seems to have been given to them because they had |i
remained in the hands of the Beni Rashid, but escaped to Ibn Sa ud in the course ;
of battle in 1904. Some of them rebelled against him in 1910, but the present p 1 :
members of the family form portion of the King s posse of satellite princes, $1^
Although inconspicuous, they might produce a claimant, by right of senior fW
descent, to the throne. Various names are given in the Almanach de Gotha and
Philby's Arabia. The most important of these princes, who bear individually - raids
the surname of al-'Arafa, would appear to be— ;|1, 5
(23) Sa'ud ibn 'Abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud ibn FaysaZ.—Married the King's
sister Nura. Seems to play a certain role in Ibn Sa'ud's entourage. Probably
the same Sa'ud al-'Arafa who was described in a recent report from Kuwait as
being, according to a reliable informant, a friend of the 'Ajman tribe and
secretly hostile to Ibn Sa'ud.
2. 'Abdul-'Aziz ibn Ibrahim.
Governor of Medina. Little is known of this official except that he is
believed to come from Hail and is of considerable age. Has the reputation of|^t
being a severe and arbitrary Governor. ^ "'
3. 'Abdul-'Aziz ibn Mu'ammar.
Governor of Jedda. A young man of apparently not more than 30. Conies !5 j
of a former ruling family of Nejd, apparently the same Beni Mu'ammar of j
Ayaina, who were prominent in the early days of the Wahhabi movement and
are mentioned several times in Philby's Arabia. Brought up principally
at Riyadh. Was Governor of Yanbu' for some time and earned a good
reputation there. Was appointed to Jedda in August 1932, with the title
of Amir, on the death of Hajji 'Abdullah 'Ali Riza, a leading local merchant
who had been governor with the old title of Qaimmaqam since King Huseyn's
time. Ibn Mu'ammar seems likely to be a successful governor. He is good- iMng
looking and pleasant, but pretentious, probably on the score of his blue blood. He ^ ^
is keen on riding and other forms of sport, and promised to try his hand at polo
on receiving from Mr. Hope Gill a parting gift of sticks and balls in return for
a dog's-head walking stick. Seems reasonably intelligent for a young man of his
upbringing. Not related to Ibrahim ibn Mu'ammar {q.v.).
4. 'Abdul-'Aziz ibn Musd'id.
Second cousin to the King. Governor of Hail since 1925 or earlier. Said by
the Sheykh of Kuwait in March 1932 to be only 40, but to have aged greatly
owing to worry. Was much in evidence in 1929 as one of the King's right-hand
men at the time of the Akhwan rebellion. Came into prominence in February ^
1930, when, apparently without the King's authority, he conducted a raid on the | (
scale of a punitive expedition, which it was, in fact, intended to be, into : ]
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 . Disavowed by the King at the time, but maintained in his
governorate. Was in November 1932 put at the head of the principal force
despatched to reduce the 'Asir rebels, and proceeded from Riyadh to 'Abha and
Jizan, where he assumed supreme command of the forces in 'Asir. Said then to
be intended for the Governorate-General of the whole 'Asir area, but now unlikely
to remain longer than may be necessary to clean up and reorganise it. A man for
occasions requiring drastic action. m M\
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5. 'Abdul-'Aziz ibn Shuheyl.
Governor of Tebuk in or about 1929. Probably, despite a discrepancy of
name, the same ibn Shuheyl of al-'Aridh in Nejd who took over that governorate
in 1926. Later Governor of Turaba. Appointed Governor of Taif in September
1932. Commanded the troops sent from Taif in connexion with the repression of
the revolt in 'Asir in November-December 1932, and has since been concerned m
the arrangements which it was hoped would end in the surrender of Hasan
al-Idrisi to Ibn Sa'ud.
6. 'Abdul-'Aziz {ibn Hamud) ibn Zeyd.
Inspector of Beduin in 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 frontier area. Probably about 40.
Comes of a Hail family said to be related to the Beni Rashid. Said to have been