'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [‎189r] (377/474)

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no trace of his dusky origin in his appearance. He is President
of the Municipality and has recently left his brother^ house
and installed himself in a large residence on the sea front. A
person of unpleasant morals ana no political importance.
9. Shaikh Hamood bin Jar rah. A^ed 59.
A gaunt ill favoured spectre at the feast type of
individual '.vnose father ms murdered by Shaikh Mubarak his
brother when that strong minded person decided to take over
the Amirate. Haxnocd lived for sone considerable time in the
Basrah Idvmh but civilisation appealed too greatly and he found
it necessary to satisfy his creditors by sellirp: nis property
and returnee, to Kuwait as a pensioner or Shaikh Ahmad his first
cousin cnce removed. Though of sinister aopearance he carries
little weight in politics. **
10 .
Sb&ikh Moteaaad. -bin• Ateari, ftg ,3uhah,. Asfll,35.
He married a lady from the Iraqi family of Naqib and
lias two small sons. He is a real brother of Shaikh Abdullah bin
Ahmed but not nearly so gross and of lighter complexion than his
father. He was educated in Beirut and speaks Er^lish, He has
managed His Highness 1 affaire in Basrah for some uime and does
his work with reasonable efficiency. I doubt whether he is a
strict teetotaller and he certainly hao a fondness for a game of
peker and a convivial evening. He seems to be popular in Iraqi
circles and knows the idiosyncrasies of the minor officials,
whether they will accent a little inducemont or prefer to play
cards and win.
11 .
i^&.jLkh.lbha
_bin Jahlr as Subah. Ixed 25.
Married a woman of no irrportance from Zubair and has
one son and one daughter.
Fair complexioned! with a slight moustache, ligntly built
end of no personality. Is of no political consequence but carries
out his work as Director of the Port with unusual ability and lias
recently been successful in recovering smuggled goods from dhows
bound for Iran.
12 .
Mod it
•jwnv
Subah. Khalid and Adhhi are the sons of Mohanrmd the
brother of Shaikh Mubarak who was killed by him in the Coupe
d’etat which gave him the Amirate. They live in Zubair and take
no interest in Kuwait politics but are met with at functions at
the Basrah Consulate Gfaneral etc. They livs on their share in
the Subah property which was handed ovar to them by Shaikh Mubarak
when he made a settlement in favour of the heirs or his brothers
Jarrah and Moh&mzad.
13* Stalfa Mutwak
Married to a bedouin girl of good family a heavy built
lad who is under the wing of Shaikh Abdulla:; bin Salim C.I.E. He
does nothing in the summer .and hawks all through the winter. Of i
no politicaTinrportance.
14* Shaikh Sabali bin Naair as 3ub^i. 36^
Mentally unreliablo. Ho loads a bedouin existence and
has done since he murdered his younger brother in the town and
drove his car over the dead body. Very wealthy and inclined to be
truculent he poses as being a supporter of the Ruler but is a person
** see page 10.
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