Branches Qahtan (tribe)

1 branches

1.1 iraq
1.2 kuwait
1.3 qatar
1.4 bahrain
1.5 united arab emirates

branches

the qahtan tribe subdivided 3 major branches: sanhan سنحان, junb جنب , rufaida رفيدة each major branch divided many clans, each clan divided various families.

sanhan sanhan tribe follows:

al-habab
al-jahader
al al-sari
al umar




junb junb tribe follows:

bani hajer (al-hajri)
sharif
bani beshr
obaida (al-obaidi)




rufaida

iraq

most qahtanite tribes in iraq (such shemmar, dulaim, juboor, etc) not belong madh hiji tribe of qahtan. however, few tribes belonging aforementioned madh hiji tribe of qahtan present in iraq, prominent example being kobaisat tribal confederation. kobaisat (al-kobaisi) migrated tathlith, modern southern saudi arabia in 16th century , settled in iraq. 18th century, many of kobaisat migrated growing pearl towns of northern qatar , prominent tribe today in country. kobaisat today in iraq large tribal confederation joined non-kobaisat tribes such al-buhaidar , al-durai at, , have formed own town known kobaisa. must noted kobaisat entirely independent qahtan , aspect linking 2 tribes today ancestry. known members of kobaisat tribe iraqi religious scholar mohammed alkobaisi , ahmed al-kobaisi, latter whom famous participating in anti-salafist debate shows.

kuwait

in kuwait, qahtan , sub-tribe bani hajir have formed known alliance in national assembly elections, being part of tribal bloc. bani hajir among largest tribal blocs participate in kuwait national assembly elections, consisting of 8150 voters in 2016 election.

qatar

qahtan, bani hajer tribe, has taken prominent role in qatar peninsula ever since migration country in 18th century. bani hajers infamous in 19th century nomadic lifestyle, political , tribal alliances, , piratical activities in persian gulf. in fact, vast majority of bani hajer inhabited qatar peninsula until around 1900 when of tribe migrated west modern day saudi arabia in al-ahsa , jubail after dispute ruling qatari al thani family. result of loyalty , military service al saud, in eastern region of saudi arabia, bani hajers awarded settlement rights in area known today jawf bani hajer , , there established several hijras. branches of qahtan such al-habab (known al-ehbabi in qatar) have presence in country fame not recognized of bani hajer. perhaps recognized hajri personality in qatar mozah al mesned, mother of current emir of qatar tamim bin hamad al thani, belongs al muhannada branch of bani hajer.

bahrain

bahrain gulf country houses tiniest number of qahtanis compared other gulf countries, however, members of tribe have taken relatively prominent role in country. example, head of sunni waqf endowment directorate rashid al-hajri, member of bani hajer. offshoot hajri families such almuhannada take public role such former member of parliament hamad almuhannadi.

united arab emirates

qahtan takes noteworthy role in united arab emirates, not large kuwait or qatar. example, member of advisory council government of sharjah abdulqader al-hajri, member of bani hajer. bani hajer historically allied al-manasir tribe, may claim descent bani hajer based on historical alliance. smaller families of qahtan such al-ehbabi present in country.