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to be still people of consequence there, as three of them were concerned in the
arrangements for the practical annexation of 'Asir by Ibn Sa'ud in October 1930,
co{)i es j -viz.
(1) Muhammad Yahya 'Awadh Ba-Sdhi. —A member of the Legislative
a lt Council which signed the decision. Probably the same as the person named above.
^alM Seems to have tried to dissuade the Idrisi from revolting in October 1932.
(2) 'Abdul-Qddir ibn Muham7riad ibn 'Awadh Ba-Sdhi, also a member of
% the Legislative Council. Seems to have helped to get the Idrisi to fall in with
% the plans of the Dabbagh conspirators in 1932.
(3) Muhammad 'A bdullah Ba-Sdhi. —One of the Idrisi mission sent to Mecca
to complete the arrangements for annexation in 1930.
31. Bujdd (or Humayd) Family.
[J ^ A leading family in the notoriously fanatical Ghutghut section of the 'Ateyba
tribe. A confusing effect is produced by the use in past reports of the names
^ S Sultan ibn Bujad, ibn Humayd ibn Bujad and ibn Bujad tout court, but they
would appear all to apply to one and the same man. This is assumed in what
^ follows regarding:—
(1) Sultdn ibn Humayd ibn Bujdd. —Once one of Ibn Sa'ud's stalwarts and
one of the commanders of his troops when they took Mecca in 1924. Had a
daughter married to the King's brother Muhammad. Noted early in 1927 as one
of the extremists who were then inclining against the King. Became reconciled
1 with him later, but finally stood in with Ibn Sa'ud's opponents in the Nejd
i , m rebellion of 1929 and was accounted second only to Faysal ad-Dawish in
importance. Was one of the earlier leaders to fall into the King's hands and
was imprisoned at Riyadh in the spring of that year. Appears to be still in
close confinement, as no record has been found of the death of Sultan ibn Bujad,
the best known of the names cited above, and ibn Humayd " was mentioned
u, in a recent report as one of the prisoners who were receiving more lenient
i mk treatment than before, though, unlike the others, he was still not allowed to see
lb his womenfolk. May still prove important, as he had a strong hold on his
tribesmen, some of whom have been reported sullen over his imprisonment.
(2) Naif ibn Faysal ibn Humayd. —A pretender to the chieftainship of the
frr 'Ateyba, but moved to 'Iraq in 1924, having been ousted by No. (1). Played with
f M the idea of recovering his position in June 1929 and sent a minor relative, 'Obeyd,
™ to spy out the land, but was apparently dissuaded by King Faisal from going
ahead. Mentioned in 1932 as being still a refugee in 'Iraq and as a possible
aqiidii agpiraiit to the hand of Mazyuna, sister of iaysal ad-Dawish, but the
jseisi engagement or marriage was denied.
32. Dabbdgh Family.
A Mecca family of £ 'Moorish" {i.e., some North-West Africa) origin,
jttkfe Appear to be Seyyids. Became prominent in 1932 in connexion with plot behind
ill, lithe revolt of Ibn Eifada and the preparations for the retarded revolt in Asir.
The family is numerous. Certain members of it still reside in the Hejaz,
including two who were arrested and deported to Riyadh in June-July 1932,
jiz. :■—
(1) Ibrahim ibn 'Abdullah and
(2) 'Isa ibn 'Abdullah.
More important are the following persons abroad :—
(3) Huseyn ibn 'Abdullah, brother of the above. Migrated to Mokalla in
or about 1926. Has since done school-mastering in South-West Arabia and has
been an active intriguer against Ibn Sa'ud. Went to India in 1927 to enlist
support for the Hizb-al-Ahrar al Hijazi and their National Pact. Sought, and
probably enlisted, the support of Shauqat Ali, who, with his brother, had been
jji violently at loggerheads with Ibn Sa'ud at the Moslem Congress of June 1926.
gt Went to Egypt and perhaps to Transjordan in 1929. Said to have attended
^ Moslem Congress at Jerusalem in December 1931, when persons concerned in
Hizb-al-Ahrar seem to have devised a pendant organisation called Jami'at ad
Dif'a lil Hijaz. Was using Aden as base early in 1932, but left in summer
gi owing to adverse attitude of British authorities and seems to have since worked
mainly in Eritrea. Now excluded from Egypt, Palestine and Transjordan.