"دليل الخليج. مجلد I. القسم التاريخي. الأجزاء Iأ و Iب. ج.ج. لوريمر ١٩١٥" [‎٩‎٨‎٠] (١٧٨٢/١١٣٥)

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resulted from the disgrace and dismissal of his patron, 'Abdullah Pasha
Wali of Basrah, by whom he had been nominated.
1879-80. j n December 1879, Sa'id Bey was re-appointed to the Mutasarrifate
and sustained his previous good reputation until his final departure in
1880-81. 1880. In 1880 Hasa, with the other districts depending on Basrah, was
again incorporated in the Wilayat of Baghdad.
Sa'id Bey was relieved by'Abdul Ghani Pasha, sent from Constan
tinople, who was described as a religious fanatic of weak intellect. A
revolt of the 'Ajman tribe in 1880 led to the suspension and confinement
of this governor by the military officer commanding the troops; and,
though a commission which was sent to enquire into the case reported in
his favour, 'Abdul Ghani Pasha was removed in the following year.
1881-85. Sa'id Pasha was then appointed Mutasarrif for the second time, and
discharged the duties of his office with ability and in a conciliatory spirit
from 1881 until 1885. In 1884 the Basrah districts, including Hasa,
were finally separated from Baghdad and constituted into a separate
Wilayat.
1885-86. N azih Pasha relieved Sa id Pasha in November 1885, but his term
of office was short, terminating early in 1886.
His successor, Muhammad Salih Pasha, remained in power from
March 1886 till some time in 1887.
Fiom 1887 to January 1890 Hasa was governed by Hifa'at Bey,
during whose term of office a visit was paid to Qatif and Qatar by Nafiz
Pasha, Wali of Basrah. His removal was attributed, by one account, to
friction between himself and the military authorities in Hasa ; but it may
have been due merely to a change of TV ali at Basrah, where Nafiz Pasha
about the same time made way for Hidayat Pasha. Rifa'at Bey appears
to have been an energetic administrator.
The post of Mutasarrif was held from 1 890 to 1891 by 'Akif Bey, a
military officer with a large programme of political reform and aggrandise
ment, the greater part of which he was unable to execute. He left, on
account of ill-health, early in 1891, and was said to have died on the
way home.
1886-87.
1887-90.
1890-91.
1891-94.
In May 1891 Sa'id Pasha assumed the governorship of Hasa for the
third time ; he remained until April 1891, when he resigned. During his
Mutasam ate the Wali of Basrah made a tour in H^a, which lasted from
October 1892 till May 189S and is described further on ; and some effort
was apparently made to improve the administration, the Qaim-Maqam of
Rauf Effendi rem0Ved ' rUly 1893 an<1 replaCed ' in Januar J' 1894, by one