"الشخصيات. العراق (باستثناء بغداد والكاظمين)، ١٩١٩" [و‎‎١‎٢‎٠] (٣١٨/٢٤٤)

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hand, a very well known man, much respected. A bit of a philosopher, a lover of peace,
pro-English. He left ‘Abdullah Falih and settled in our territory with a group of Sa'dun
whom he won over from ‘Abdullah.
SA'DUN, FAHAD BEG IBN ‘ALI IBN SULAIMAN IBN MANSUR IBN RASHID.
Small sturdy, a fighter with a great reputation among the Arabs who have nick
named him “ the lion.” In many ways very similar in character to ‘Ajaimi. He drew
upon himself the wrath of the latter for harbouring a well known Sa'dun agent of ours
prior to the battle of Shu aibah. ‘Ajaimi endeavoured to kill him. Since the occupation
of Nasiriyah Fahad has been consistently loyal to us. He lives quietly in his garden on
the Euphrates in the Ahl Kut area above Suq. He has suffered badly from the depre
dations of tribesmen who think his garden and dates fair game. Has always been ready
to serve and help us, and would make a good leader of tribal horse. He is at present
unoccupied and poor.
SA‘DUN, FAHAD AL SULAIMAN AL MANSUR.
Great-grandson of Mansur, the brother of Nasir Pasha.
Though not on good terms with ‘Ajaimi, he joined the Turks in January, 1915. Well
disposed to us. He came in to the A.P.O. at Nasiriyah and offered to use his influence
with the Gharraf tribes. The offer was accepted in general terms, but no special task
was suggested to him, nor was a definite understanding made, or reward offered. Nothing
came of the matter ; after the fall of Kut in April, 1916, he showed no inclination to take
any part in the troubled politics of the Gharraf, but went to the Budur to keep clear of
the whole business. An honest man of some ability.
SA'DUN, FAISAL IBN BADR IBN MISHARI AL ‘ABDULLAH.
He and his family used to live with ‘Abdullah Falih and received an allowance from
him, but they left him when he went over to the Turks in the autumn of 1916, and settled
in four gardens outside Nasiriyah owned by Faisal. He shares with his brothers in the
family property at Umm al Haiyat on the Gharraf and at ‘Aqroq on the Hammar near
the Fuhud. There is also property held jointly by the family at Chabasi al Saghir near
Oardalan on the Shatt al ‘Arab. His uncles ‘Abdul ‘Aziz, ‘Abdul Latif and ‘Abdul Wahhad,
hold land at ‘Ailah (Gharraf) ; his uncles ‘Id and Isma'il, hold some of the family estate
at Madain (Gharraf) ; his cousin, Ghalib ibn Humud, has property in the Umm al Qutain,
and the sons of his uncles, Jarrah and Muhammad, hold lands at Al Shahiniyah (Gharraf) ^
but these have passed out of cultivation owing to lack of water. Faisal is a well mannered
man of about 45 with defective eyesight, which obliges him to wear strong blue spectacles.
SA'DUN, FARHAN AL RAHAMAH.
Has property at Hamranan, south of Khuzainah on the Nahr Hamran, Harthah
District. Much damage done by the floods of 1915-16. A pleasant, probably somewhat
specious man between 35-40. * • rr r + r
The Rahamah are very distantly connected with the Sa'dun, being an ottshoot ol
the family at a remote period.
SA'DUN, PARIS IBN BADR IBN SATTAM IBN BADR.
A man of about 50. Lives mostly with ‘Abbas ibn Khalid (q.v.), and came with
him to Basrah in August, 1916.
SA'DUN, HACHIM IBN SULTAN IBN MUSLUT IBN DAUD IBN MANSUR.
Nephew of ‘Ali Mansur, an Arab scout at Nasiriyah. He has property at Tufai ^i
opposite Shafi, the fallahin are Laftah ibn Hunaiyan and his people, who have paid no
rent for two years. Intelligent pleasant man.
SA'DUN, HUMUD AL MISHARI.
Humud ibn ‘Amr ibn ‘Abdullah, generally known as Humud al Mishan
(N.B .—Mishari was his uncle, but his father ‘Amr died many years ago an
called after Mishari, who was better known.) The Mishari have aiways b ^
the Falih family as leaders in their wars, the Fahh not being good sold e y
commanders. Humud was ‘Abdullah Falih s chief fighting man.
i‘DUN, IBRAHIM IBN MIZ'AL. „ . + . ,
A grandson of Nasir and cousin of 'Abdullah Falih He ^ most Pm-Bntrsh
of the Sa'dun ; refused to go to Shu'aibah and came in o u Hassunah north
Nasiriyah. Has held consistently with us. His own country rouim Hassimah^r ^
of the Hammar Lake being so much disturbed, he came ow nl ,. tn K, :r the Sa'dun
brought all his family. His mother is a negro slave girl. 1 he on y ™“ b ?™ e nn 7 dUn
who had the determination to throw in his lot with us unreservedly from the beginning.