'Personalities. 'Iràq (Exclusive of Baghdad and Kàdhimain), 1919' [‎16v] (37/318)

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AHMAD AL SULAIMAN.
Shaikh of the Dulaim on the '
little influence either for good or bad.
the 'Uthmaniyah canal, Daltawah district. A man of
AHMAD IBN TARFAH
Son of the Shaikh of the Mujablah, Shammar Toqah, 'Aziziyah district. Of no
importance.
be arrested when found.
‘AJAIMI IBN JABRIN. ^ u
Shammar ‘Abdah. Sent his men to ‘Ajaimi al Sa'dun before the Amir left Chabdah
in 1916. The Dhafir attacked them and captured camels and rifles west ot Khidtir.
‘AJIL IBN ‘ATI AL SAMARMAD.
Was the Head of the Juhaish (Zubaid), his own section being the Albu Khidr, who
are on the Tigris in the ‘Aziziyah district. On the occupation of Baghdad, ‘A]il had his
headquarters in Mahawil Shu'bah, and was recognised as Shaikh of all the Juhaish, including
Faisal al Mughir’s sections. ‘Ajil refused to come in and make formal submission to
Government, and after being given several chances of doing so, was eventually declared
an outlaw. He wandered round the Jazirah for several months, but beyond keeping
the tribes in an unsettled condition and instigating some petty raids and robberies on
the Hillah-Bahgdad road, did nothing much. In February, 1918, when the cordon was
gradually getting tighter round him he fled north to the Turks, taking with him Muhammad
al Rashid, q.v., his cousin and step son (‘Ajil having married Muhammad’s mother after
Rashid’s death). ‘Ajil returned after the occupation of Mosul in October, 1918. He is
probably pro-Turk at heart and is not a man to be trusted.
‘AJIL AL GHADHBAN.
Bani Lam. Was selected to go to Basrah in the place of Fahad, father of Kamandar,
when the latter was allowed to return to his Muqata'ah in June, 1916, but ‘Ajil ran away.
He was allowed to come back on payment of a fine.
‘AJIL AL MUHSIN.
Shares since he came of age authority over the Juwaibir (Muntafiq, B. Malik, B.
Khaiqan) with Hatim al Mozan, q.v. The two work well together. ‘Ajil is a boy of
great promise. Hatim is paramount shaikh.
‘AJIL AL YAWAR IBN ‘ABDUL ‘AZIZ IBN FARHAN.
Shammar Jarba‘. A man of about 30, with the family presence and good looks.
He is probably one of the most influential among the Jarba' shaikhs. Joined his father,
‘Abdul ‘Aziz, q.v., in the ‘Iraq in October, 1917, but was jealous of the pretensions of his
uncle, Faisal, q.v., when the latter came to Baghdad from Mecca in November, 1917.
‘Ajil and ‘Abdul ‘Aziz entered into relations with ‘Ajil al Samarmad, the hostile shaikh
of the Zubaid, left ‘Iraq in February, 1918, and rejoined the Turks, to whom, however,
they gave little effective help. ‘Ajil was in Mosul at the time of the occupation, and would
have been made responsible for certain sections of the Shammar tribe, but he fled from the
town without permission. His camp was rounded up in January, 1919, though he himself
escaped.
‘AJJAH AL DALI, HAjI.
He is the shaikh of the Albu Jaiyash (B. Huchaim), the biggest tribe of the Samawah
district; succeeded his father, who had the tribe under control. There are now 18 sections;
his control over the majority of them is practically nil.
‘ALI EFFENDI.
Water Mamur of Kadhimain, Daltawah district. Landowner of Mahmudiyah.