'Personalities. 'Iràq (Exclusive of Baghdad and Kàdhimain), 1919' [‎142r] (288/318)

‘UTHMAN IBN MUSA AL IBRAHIM, SAIYID.
• i ^ B t? 1 Khalqan Saiyid ’ ^ lves north of ‘Akaikah in the direction of the Bad'ah well
inland He is an ascetic, indeed, he resembles an Indian faqir. He takes no in
T P° ltlC H and - + -t bigoted, nor is he hostile to us. He is celebrated as a com^o "
tribal and domestic differences. Oaths are taken on his name. A man of 7 q COmposer 01
"uthmAn beg sharafbAini.
Of the Bamu Mountain, Khaniqin district. Chief of his tribe Honest f ommanrk
abcut 100 horse and 300-400 good foot. The tribe is a good one, and Uthman Beg is a
reliable and respectable person. 5 3 a -
^UWAIYID AL LUHWAQ.
Dawar tribe, Shammar Toqah, but migrated to Zubaid. Pleasant but no character
Tribe is satisfactory and causes no trouble, ‘Aziziyah district.
“UWAIYISH AL MUHAISIN.
Head of the Jabbarah section of the B. Zaid, on the Bad f ah, Nasiriyah district. At
enmity with Sulaiman al Sharif, chief of the B. Zaid.
WADI A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. IBN ‘AJIL.
Sudan tribe. Brother of Mahud (q.v.) and cousin of ‘Amir ibn Paris (q.v.). Evicted
by us from the Bahathah muqata'ah, autumn 1915, and joined Turks.
WADI A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. IBN ‘ALL
A Shaikh of the Ja‘far, once the leading section of the Shammar ‘Abdah, sub-section
al ‘All. He joined ‘Ajaimi when Ibn Rashid returned to Hail. The Zaiyad, who have
a feud with all the Shammar, attacked him in July, 1916, and killed Haddad ibn ‘Ali,
another Shaikh of the section. He made tentative overtures to Kuwait through Chabid
al Razin {q.v.).
wAdi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. al amir.
Kut division. B. Rabi'ah, ‘Amarah section. Tenant of two-thirds of the Basruqiyah
Muqata'ah. He is the richest of all the Rabi‘ah shaikhlings, but is a miser and would
always tell a lie to increase his hoard. He misbehaved considerably soon after the occu
pation of Kut, but after several fines has settled down to rational behaviour.
wahAb, SHAIKH.
Of Qarah Bulaq, Kifri district. Son of Shaikh Hamid Talabani. Pro-British.
WAISI BEG DILO.
Petty chief of the Dilo tribe, Kifri district. Has a small following from one or two
villages, subject to the superior rule of the Jamil Beg Baban. Waisi Beg is a somewhat
restless and unreliable character, but was useful at our first occupation in providing horse
men. Has very little influence outside his own village. Age about 60.
wAli agha bajlAn.
Of Khaniqin district. Landowner and leading chief in Bin Kudrah. Lives at Khidri
near Khaniqin. Owns about 15 villages. The tribe, Qazanlu Bajlan, is now sedentary.
Solid and powerful man of a farming type, who does not mix himself in intrigues. Quite
satisfactory so far.
wAli of pusht-i-kuh.
See Ghulam Riza Khan.
WASMI, MULLA.
Bani Lam. Shaikh Kamandar’s chief Mulla. He has great influence over the shaikh.
WATBAN IBN FAISAL AL FARHAN.
Of the Shammar Jarba‘. Seems an energetic young fellow, and if he could command a
following, might be able to achieve something.
WUHAIB AL MUSULMANI.
A converted Jew and a prominent merchant in the Albu Shamah tribe (Muntafiq,
Bani Malik, Bani Khaiqan), by whom he is much respected. Well to do keeps open
house and has a large Mudhif. He held some sort of official position m the Hammar
under the Turks.