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BASHA'YAN, MUHAMMAD AMIN.
Of Basrah. Son of ‘Abdullah,
Member of the C. U. P. Corrupt
Saiyid Talib.
q.v. Owner of the paper ‘A1 Tahadhib, now extinct,
and debauched. Drinks. He disliked and feared
BASHA'YAN, SALIH ‘ABDULLAH.
Of Basrah. Hated Saiyid Talib. Just before the outbreak of war he went to Con
stantinople on a question which had arisen over waqf property which the waqf authorities
claimed as Mulhaqah, while the Bashayan declared it to be private waqL The case was
given in favour of the Basha yan. Salih reached Baghdad on his return at the outbreak
of war and has remained there. He acted as news coirespondent to the family in Basrah.
BASSAM, ‘ABDUL ‘AZIZ IBN MUHAMMAD AL IBRAHIM.
Arrived in Kuwait middle of June from Najd and asked for passport to Bombay, but
was kept under surveillance.
BASSAM, ‘ABDUL ‘AZIZ IBN ‘ABDULLAH IBN MUHAMMAD.
Usually lives at Kuwait. Was useful in the autumn of 1917 in bringing camels from
the ‘Anizah. A good trustworthy man.
BASSAM, ‘ABDULLAH IBN FAHAD.
A native of ‘Anaizah in Oasim, living at Khamisiyah, camel owner, carries goods
for merchants between Khamisiyah and Kuwait. He was a friend of Captain Cowley,
for whom he had a deep respect. Before the battle of Shu’aibah he carried letters from
Mubarak of Kuwait to ‘Ajaimi urging the latter to join us. ‘Ajaimi was about to comply,
but the arrival oC Turkish reinforcements changed his views. ‘Abdullah is a good Najdi
type with a sound knowledge of Arab politics. Trustworthy..
BASSAM, ‘ALI AL ‘ABDULLAH AL.
The eldest brother of the Bassam family. Blind ; lives at Zubair.
BASSAM, FAHAD IBN 'ABDULLAH IBN ‘ABDURRAHMAN.
A brother of Muhammad and a distant connection of the other Fahad. Lives at
Zubair and trades with the Oasim.
BASSAM, FAHAD IBN ‘ABDULLAH IBN HAMAD.
A man of Anaizah, dependent on Ibn Sa ud. He came to Kuwait in the spring of
1916, and was looted of 165 camels by the ‘Ajman. The latter were trading with Zubair,
and he asked Shaikh Ibrahim’s help to recover the camels. He next went to Dhaidan a!
^ w hpm he used to pay a small yearly subsidy to secure immunity of transit.
Dhaidan was with Ibn Rashid at Shaqrah, but when Fahad got there they had gone oh
to raid the Mutair. He met them finally at Chabdah, got no satisfaction from them and
BASSAM, IBRAHIM AL ‘ABDULLAH AL.
and
Brother of Muhammad al Bassam of Damascus. Lives
drakes with the Bassam firm and practically ruined it.
at Zubair. He played ducks
Heavy and stupid.
bawwAq HUNAIYIN.
Samawah division. Age about 60 years. Is
His tribe is wild and uncivilized with a very little
of sheep. A moderately strong tribe.
chief of the lobah tribe (B. Huchaim).
cultivation but a considerable number
BUNAIYAH IBN FALIH SAIHUD.
See Saihud, Khuraibit ibn Falih.
BURAID AL JAHIL.
Shaikh of £he Zaiyad, Bam Huchaim, Samawah district. Strom? but too nlausib
He possesses an engaging frankness which, at times does not
IS limited to the section of the Zaiyad which are .on the left bank of the Euphrate. 1
chabAish, shaikh of.
See Majid al Khaiyun.
Salim al Khaiyun. ‘