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hamdAn al lAzim.
Bani Lam. Juwi’s brother, lives opposite Fulaifilah. He is kept completely in the
background and is somewhat discontented, but possesses no influence whatever.
hamdAn ibn yasir.
See Yasir, Hamdari ibn.
HAMDANI, ‘ABDUL KARIM.
A younger brother of Haji Hasan, aged about 25, was assistant to I. 0., Nasiriyah,
where he helped ‘Ali al Mansur al Sa'dun to run the Arab scouts. Like all the Hamdani
family, his tribal connection differentiates him from other townsmen. ‘Abdullah Falih
puts up in his house when he comes to Nasiriyah. He went with the I. O. to Fallujah and
returned to Suq early in 1918.
HAMDANI, HAJI HASAN.
Rais al Baladiyah at Suq al Shuyukh, landowner and big merchant, partner of Agha
Ja'far of Basrah. The family have a peculiar tribal position in Suq owing to alliances with
tribal Shaikhs. Haji Hasan, because of his tribal connections, is a much more important
person than any other of the Suq merchants. He is not loved by the majority of the
Shaikhs near Suq, though this is perhaps not to his discredit. The chief complainers are
Thamir Beg al Sa'dun, Husain al Qubaiyah and Qasid of the Hachcham, the first being the
brother, the second, and possibly the third also, friends of ‘Ajaimi. He is at enmity with
‘Ajaimi, and indeed none of the sons of Sa'dun have any love for him, though Thamir
always stays in his house when they come to Suq—so did the Ottoman officials in Turkish
time. ‘Abdullah Falih is on good terms with him. He was one of the Mujahidin at
Shu'aibah, but it was mainly owing to his influence that Suq showed itself pro-British ;
he is fully aware that he can hope for no mercy from the Turks. The family have business
relations all up the Gharraf. He was exceedingly useful in procuring provisions for the
troops at Nasiriyah.
A man of about 50, impressive, outspoken, capable, accustomed to exercise authority,
a valuable ally if checked in a natural tendency to become a dictator. He desires settled
government that he may collect and enjoy his rents. He is a merchant politician and
might have been Doge of Venice in its palmiest days. Haji Hasan avers that his tribe,
the Albu Hamdan, were in the ‘Iraq at the time of the Arab conquest. There was a
branch in Egypt (see the Diwan of Abu Farms al Hamdani, a member of the family who
was present at the taking of Adrianople by the Turks). The Mesopotamian branch is
now much split up ; a group of the Albu Hamdan are on the Zab ; there are some in
Baghdad, where they own property in Kadhimain; Shaikh Hammadi ibn ‘Ali Pasha near
Musaiyib is another member of the tribe, and there is a small furqah under Shaikh Hassun
ibn ‘Ali Salih between Fallujah and Mahmudiyah.
Hammadi
Hasan Salih Kadhim ‘Abdul Karim
HAMDANI, kAdhim.
A younger brother of Haji Hasan. Assistant to A. P. O. Suq al Shuyukh. Cheerful,
dogged, unflagging and faithful.
hamdAni, sAlim.
A younger brother of Haji Hasan, lives at Suq and acts as general utility man to
Haji Hasan and Kadhim.
HAMDI, SAIYID.
Head Shaikh of the Albu ‘Abbas, lives at Samarra. A very old man and without
much influence in these days. He is, however, much respected for the justice and wisdom
with which he used to settle his tribal disputes. He has occasionally actively intervened
in our interests and may be considered neutral.
HAMID KHAN.
Of Najaf. Nizam ud Daulah, grandfather of Hamid Khan, was Sadr A zam to Muhammad
Shah (nephew of Path ‘Ali Shah) and the richest man in Persia. He married a daughter
of Fath ‘Ah Shah. At the age of 28 his power and wealth were such that, as usual in
Persia, a conspiracy was set on foot to overthrow and to murder him. This probab y
would have succeeded but, through the good offices of English and Russian embassies,
he and his family succeeded in escaping via Baghdad to Najaf, at which place he took up
his residence. He was a man of great learning, and eventually became a Mujtahid, the