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KHIDHR, SHAIKH OF
See Muhammad al ‘Ujairib.
KHIDHR IBN SAIYID HAMAD, SAIYID.
Sunni of Nasiriyah. . Age about 36. Was Mudir and head clerk of the Shar'ah court
and a member of the Civil Court under the l uiks. Was appointed by us as Arabic and
Persian writer in the Municipal Office, Nasiriyah, and is now Arab Assistant to A.P.O.,
Nasirtyah.
KHUDHAIRI, 'ABDUL JABBAR.
Of Basrah. A brother of ‘Abdul Qadir of Baghdad. Merchant and land-owner.
Keen trade rival of Messrs. Gray Mackenzie. Knows how to handle local Arab but uses
intimidation. Is said to have opposed proposals to plunder and massacre Christians
in November, 1914, immediately before the occupation, but has kept one foot in the
Turkish camp ever since. Was believed to have been mixed up in the looting of the
Custom House, and on this account was arrested immediately on occupation of Basrah,
but subsequently released in absence of proof.
KHUDHAIRI, ‘ABDUL WAHAB.
Of Basrah. A cousin of 'Abdul Qadir of Baghdad. Like ‘Abdul Jabbar, knows
how to handle local Arabs. Exiled to India. His reputation for personal probity is
much higher than that of his two cousins, ‘Abdul Jabbar and Oasim. Hard, but straight
man of business.
KHUDAIYIR MULLA BARMAN.
Of ‘Amarah. Arrested by order of G.H.Q., January, 1918.
KHUDHAIYIR AL SAMAYIN.
Head of a small tribe of that name in the Suq district near Umm al Battush con
sisting of about 50 men living in four large towers. They are colonists from the Ghazzi;
they seized this bit of Miri land and made a stronghold of it. Under Thamir Beg’s influence
and kept quiet by him. Were anti-British. Khudhaiyir sent round letters protesting
against the selling of straw to us and was punished by Thamir in consequence.
KHUDHURI IBN ‘ALL
Of Zuhrah, Ba'qubah district. Former Mukhtar. Unduly favoured his friends in
the matter of a fine levied on his village and was dismissed in consequence.
KHULAIF AL BANDAR.
Ihamiriyah tribe (Muntafiq, Bani Malik, Mujarrah). A polite, well-meaning old
man of little influence who automatically walked into the shoes of Hasan Thamir on the
latter being made prisoner. Is now considered the Shaikh. Pro-British. Comes into
Suq whenever he is summoned.
KHUMAIYiDH IBN MUNAIKHIR.
Sifran section of Ajman ; was one of the Shaikhs operating against Ibn Sa'ud and
on the defeat of the Ajman in the autumn of 1915 fled North with Dhaidan ibn Hithlain
Fj 1 , Ajman Shaikhs. In November, 1915, they approached Shaikh Salim,
second son, with peace proposals. He replied that they must apply to
( ai , , ubarak, whereupon Dhaidan came to Kuwait and made submission. Ibn
a u , however, insisted on their ejection from Kuwait territory and this took place in
e ruary, 1916. Khumaiyidh, with about 50 followers, joined ‘Ajaimi and remained with
lm ‘ A J r n r‘ UgUSt ’T 1 191 ?’ he went down to Safwan and with some of the ‘Ajman raided
some Muitair m Ibn Sabbah’s territory and took booty. He returned to ‘Ajaimi but
with only 10 camel orders. The rest have remained at Safwan.
KHUMAIYIS AL ‘ALL
Ba qubah division. Follower of Muhammad al Sa'id’s section of the Karkhiyah.
KHUMAIYIS AL ‘ALL
Taruffi 081 ^ 0 ” 0 ^ man in t u G ^ hahraban area - He is Rais of the ‘Atatfah of the Be
district He w g tbe sumi £ er be headed his section in every raid that took place in t
district. He was first of the Bam Tamin to come in during August He was subsequen
during’the summer. m ° nths B *>»ah to make him difgorfe" the looTI,? hat cotec,
KHURAIBIT IBNFALIA SAIHCJD.
See Saihud, Khuraibit ibn Falih.