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‘UBAID, SAIYID.
Suq district. A petty saiyid of the Mutairat. Influence merely local. Aged 40.
‘UBAID IBN NAMUS.
Of Jassan, Badrah district. Shaikh Namus was hanged by the Turks for assistance
rendered to the British. He was said to have been a man of fine character, which has not
been inherited by his son, who is thoroughly oppressive and unscrupulous. Will abuse
any privilege accorded to him by Government.
‘UBAID AL QATRAN.
Shaikh of the Hatim (Muntafiq, Ajwad, Bani Richab), Nasiriyah division. The
biggest scoundrel of a tribe of scoundrels.
‘UBAID AL SA'DUN.
Son of a Shaikh of the Albu Sa'ad, Nasiriyah district. A good worker, and should
ultimately succeed Hasain al Ju'aiyin, head shaikh of Albu Sa'ad.
‘UBAID AL SHAMI.
Balad, sarkal and mukhtar. Was mukhtar under the Turkish regime.
‘UBAID AL SHUYUKH.
Capable farmer, shaikh of Mirzabat, Badrah district. Keeps his tribe well in order,
and has been very prompt in carrying out all orders.
‘UBAIRAH IBN BALASIM.
Bani Lam. Succeeded his father, Balasim al Bunaiyah, on the death of the latter
in the autumn of 1918, in the Muqata'ah of Ghuraibah, formerly held by Chitab ibn Sa'id
and Ya'qub al Yusuf. Nephew of Ghadhban al Bunaiyah, with whom Balasim was at
enmity. ‘Ubairah is a child, and the absence of any dominant authority in the Muqata'ah
is convenient.
‘ULAIWI, HAJI.
Rich mallak and merchant of Badrah. Oppressive and cunning. Not to be trusted.
Very unpopular.
‘ULAIWI AL MARHIJ.
Head shaikh of the Bam Sa'id (Muntafiq), Nasiriyah district. A friend of Badr
al Rumaiyidh, q.v., who tried to persuade him that the Turks would ultimately return.
He seldom comes to Nasiriyah. Hand in glove with Naif al Masha.
'ULAIWI AL MIJRAN.
Shaikh of Ghawalbah, Balad district. Shares authority with Mulla Naif, q.v. A
lying and low scheming rascal, but withal very plausible and pleasant to speak to. His
glibness of tongue gains him a certain prestige among the Albu Haiyaza', but even they
admit he is a liar. Greed is his besetting sin, to satiate which he sells contraband goods
when he gets the chance. Politically innocuous.
‘ULAIWI IBN SABR.
Brother of the Shaikh of the Mujablah, Shammar Toqah, ‘Aziziyah district.
Employed by Government as a crop estimator for Revenue purposes.
‘UMAR IBN HAJI ‘ALWAN, SHAIKH.
Of Karbala. Aged 34. He and his younger brother, ‘Uthman, are the representa
tives of a Shaikhly family, who were in bitter rivalry with the Kammunah Zadah. Shaikh
‘Umar would possibly have had greater personal influence than the Muhammad ‘Ali
Kammunah, but his comparative poverty made him unable to compete with the
Kammunah. Haji ‘Alwan, the father of ‘Umar, was a muleteer ; he married a wife
who had a certain amount of land and property.
‘UMAR FAUDHI.
Of Basrah. A Turkish Advocate and a thorough scoundrel. Trusted agent of
Saiyid Talib.
USMAN IBN YASIR.
See Yasir, ‘Usman ibn.