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consequence heavily in debt. He is however proud of his
reputation as a spendthrift.
In character wild and almost childish in some of his ideas,
he cannot be relied upon to maintain a consistent attitude for
any length of time, and he is easily swayed by temporary or
local influences.
On various occasions he has been submitted to aerial bombing.
He made unconditional surrender in June, 1921, and resigned
his position as Shaikh to his son, Ma’jil.
NURI IBN SHA’LAN AL MUR’IDH.—Paramount chief
of the Ruwallah, and perhaps the most powerful individual
Badawin chief. In 1914 supplied a considerable number of
camels to the Turks, but was not paid, and did not supply them
again. Bears a grudge against the Turkish Government
on account of his having been imprisoned in Damascus in 1911.
70 years old. Joined the Arab cause after it was clear that it
was going to succeed and was much favoured by Faisal to the
disgust of the Damascus townsfolk. Proved a broken reed
and made terms with the French after Faisal’s defeat. These
he subsequently broke, but after various vicissitudes has
probably now got a working arrangement with them. An
old rival of Fahad Beg, but has recently been in communication
with him.
RAMADHAN SHALLASH.—Ramadhan Shallash is the
son of a Shaikh of the Albu Sarai tribe. Educated at the
Military Academy, Constantinople, he served in the Turkish
Army, and later as a Turkish secret service agent. Developed
pan-Arab sympathies and was appointed A.D.C. to King
Husain. He is a friend and disciple of Yasin Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , Chief
of Staff of the Arab Army.
In December, 1919, with a small following he occupied
Dair-al-Zor, which was then in our area of administration,
and established himself as Governor of that town. After
quarreling with Maulud Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. he was expelled from Dair-al-Zor
and proceeded to Tibni. In May, 1921, he was reported to have
returned to his tribe, the Albu Sarai.
RASHID IBN SUMAIR.—Principal chief of the Wulud Ali,
of which tribe his family has long held the chieftainship.
He was always very much under the thumb of Nuri till after
the French occupation, when they tried, for a time, to make
him responsible for all the desert tribes east of Damascus.
He was a complete failure, as Nuri would have nothing to do
with him.
RASHID AL UMARI.—Rashid belongs to the Umari family,
one of the oldest and most prominent in Mosul. It traces its