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(8) Has been politicaliy active for many years. Works normally, it is alleged^
in the Italian interest, but played an apparently pro-Sa'udi role in 1926-27, at ^
the time of and after the establishment of Ibn Sa'ud's suzerainty over 'Asir.
Visited Mecca at least three times from September 1926 to September 1927.-pi i 11
Was thought perhaps to aspire himself to the post of ruler of 'Asir. Visited
His Majesty's agent and consul in Jedda on the 15th September, 1927. jjllii!
Mr. Stonehewer Bird described him at that time as being the King's unofficial :i
adviser in regard to 'Asir and Yemen. He found him a man of intelligence and |pasli3
broad views—pro-Sa'udi, but not pro-Wahhabi. Accused by the Sa'udi
Government in 1932 of again serving Italian interests, and of being concerned
in the political plot behind the 'Asir revolt. 1 [tiiii 1
(9) Much concerned in the 'Asir revolt of November-December 1932. Was pi
at Jizan at the crucial time, and attempted by a letter and a visit to Kamaran to iai
get His Majesty's Government to recognise what he represented as the restoration
of Idrisi rule. Withdrew early in 1933 to Massawa, with his relative M. Al- f jl-fi
'Arabi, No. (7). IL 0I
All members of the family have the title of Seyyid. There is a close M
connexion between the family and the Senusis, whose founder was a disciple of W®
the original Ahmed al Idrisi. The spiritual relationship has been reinforced by [itogl
intermarriage at various times. The Idrisis have also a connexion with the iiif®
Mirghani family, whose head resides in the Sudan, and is chief of yet another
Tariqa, once powerful and still important. Ipiitol
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54. Ismail Ghuznavi.
Of Amritsar in India. This Indian Wahhabi has played an important rf
anti-British political role in India since 1919. No full account of him would ip,
be appropriate in this report, but he deserves mention in it because of his frequent itWlm
visits of long duration to the Hejaz. Was a delegate of the Indian Ahl-al- . ; :rafe
Hadith, the Indian equivalent of Wahhabis, at the Moslem Congress in Mecca in
June 1926. Was concerned in the arrangements for creating the Dar-al-Kiswa,
or Holy Carpet Factory, in Mecca, and apparently incurred the King's displeasure ilifolk
in connexion with purchases for it in 1929. Now has close relations with Ibn Mk
Sa'ud, whom he serves as an unofficial agent in India, principally for purposes im
connected with the stimulation of the pilgrimage, but also, perhaps, the encourage- uk
ment of Wahhabism. Notwithstanding his record in India, he has of late been yissaid
useful to the Legation in Jedda, having established relations with the Indian in g
vice-consul, to whom he was formerly hostile, and shown readiness to help in adl
adjusting the difficulties of Indian pilgrims. In March 1933 the Indian Govern- Is
ment refused his permission to come to the Hejaz, considering that the general ipjt]
danger of his activities must outweigh other considerations. The man is
apparently devoted in an anti-British spirit to the cause of Islam, which he
identifies with Ibn Sa'ud; but his political activities may also have a Bolshevik ^
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55. Jemdl Pasha Ghdzi {Ghazzi).
A man of about 50. Of Syrian origin, but born at Gaza in Palestine; hence
his surname. Graduated in the Turkish Staff College. Said to have been a
member of a Turkish Military Mission lent to the Sultan of Morocco in 1910, to
have seen service later in Gallipoli and to have been A.D.C. to Enver Pasha, to
whom he claims to have been attached up to shortly before the armistice. Went
to Basra after the armistice to manage the property of his wife, the daughter of j u, J
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a rich landowner there. Visited India more than once from Basra. Fell out
with his wife and applied to Mustafa Kemal Pasha for employment, which was ^
refused, possibly because of his past association with the C.U.P. Entered the 0
service of Ibn Sa'ud and commanded the artillery during the siege of Jedda.
Went to 'Asir in 1926 and was reported late in that year to be running Hasan
al-Idrisi in company with Ahmed es-Senusi and Mustafa al-Idrisi. Was reported
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in 1927 to be an Italian agent, trying to undermine Ibn Sa'ud's position in 'Asir. ;3
Re-employed later in the Hejaz. Was serving in the Amir Faysal's household
early in 1931 as a sort of chamberlain, and was then scandalously spoken of as
M. le Procureur. Accompanied the Turkish Prince Ahmed Tewhid to India, , 1
with the permission of Ibn Sa'ud, in May 1931. Travelled a good deal after- W
wards, posing as Minister of War in the Sa'udi Government. He appeared in ^