'Personalities. 'Iràq (Exclusive of Baghdad and Kàdhimain), 1919' [‎113r] (230/318)

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The first has a son, ‘Ali Fuad, a boy of 12, at Van Ess’s school. Bright and quick, speaks,
reads and writes English.
Haji Rais is now a little past his day. Very close bargainer, politically. Very well
to do.
RASAN, SAIYID.
Of ‘Amarah. Arrested by order of G.H.O., January, 1918.
RASAN AL SHABIB.
Shaikh of A1 Shi'bah tribe, ‘Afaj, Diwaniyah district. Now has his tribe controlled,
but previously very lawless. Uncouth in his manners.
RASHID AGHA.
Amir of Barwar. Closely allied with the Shaikh of Bawarni. Responsible for twice
destroying Tiyari. He and Simko, q.v., were the two most notable ineitors to massacre
during the war.
RASHID EFFENDI.
Garden owner of Huwaidhir, Ba'qubah district, farming lands on the Khalis. Good
landowner. Member of the Majlis of Ba'qubah sub-division.
RASHID ‘ABDUL RAZZAQ AL.
A grandson or great-grandson of ‘Ubaid al Rashid, the Amir Muhammad’s cousin.
‘Abdul Razzaq’s father (or grandfather) was Sulaiman. Fled from Jabal Shammar in
1914, probably after the murder of Zamil al Subhan, and is now at Riyadh. A fine fellow,
typical Badu, about 21. Hostile to the present Amir.
RASHID, DHARI IBN FAHAD IBN ‘UBAID AL.
Fled from Hail in 1908 at the time of the murder of the Amir Sa'ud ibn Humud ibn
‘Ubaid and just before the recall of the present Amir from Mecca by his uncle, Humud al
Subhan. Dhari made a strong bid for the throne and admits haymg slam with his own hand
three children who stood between him and the succession. His wife and two children are
stdl at Hail. He has taken refuge at Riyadh and is Ibn Saud’s right-hand man. He
declares that he will get back to Hail and seize the throne. He has suffered from tubercular
disease of the spine and went to Bombay for treatment. Has also been under Doct or
Van Vlach, of the American Mission at Bahrain. Now completely Tes }° Te ^ ^ hea .'
Aged about 35, but looks nearer 50. He has a high reputation among the Arabs, and is
treated with great consideration by Ibn Sa'ud.
RASHID, FAISAL IBN FAHAD IBN ‘UBAID AL. • , ^ j • • tk q -n’C
A younger brother of Dhari ibn Fahad {q.v.), is with him at Riyadh and is m Ibn .a ud s
confidence.
RASHID The A p™en I t B Amir of Jabal Shammar. son of ‘Abdul ‘Aziz by Mudhi bint Subham
He is an ignorant, self-willed youth of 18 ( 1916 ) an^s generally rec^
the unworthy son of a worthy father, but m his ea mgs w ^ was summone T
though no doubt fooled by the Turks, he certain y new re lied implicitly upon
to the confines of the ‘Iraq and bidden to await the sound advice offered to him
the promises which had been given him, refused o is en n a V ances made to him by the
by the Shaikh of Zubair, and rejected with insolence the advances e t0 enl d J ared
latter. He sent no reply to the letters addressed to him ^ ^ ^ hting
himself to be in the Shamiyah under “h m" witl Ajaimfi with
us if Turkish troops were sent him. He di ^ ^ was attacked and repulsed by
whom he does not appear to be on good te • J t ee Dhari ibn Tawalah).
our Allies, the Dhafir and the Aslam section Shammar ^^ar^ ^ ^ ^
Being unable to obtain provisions from Zu air, ^ ^ obli g e d to return to Hail,
own following while receiving no help fro ^ h canno t be denied that the
He exists doubtless chiefly on the strength o a ’ f j cons ;derable difficulty in
name of Ibn Rashid is still potent. Dhan in SMmi™h politics is the haired
rallying the Aslam against him. One of the mam Sha^mar and vice versa. Ibn
and distrust with which the riverain tribes ^"^ ^^ 001 " but he could not
Rashid is the pivot of this sentiment in t e mi . enEagem ents and our success in
stand up against the Mure of tho Tu^ Railway , but was
closing the ‘Iraq markets. In 1917 he j earlv in 1918. In the summer
treated with scant courtesy. Thence he J® “ r f j osin g Hail, but the attack was not
he was attacked by Ibn Sa'ud, and was wUhm an ace of los ^ ^ sharif He has
pressed. He came to terms with Ibn ^ a “ h a “ v ernment since the Armistice,
made various indirect overtures to the ^ 2
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