Faisal al-Duwaish

Faisal al-Duwaish
Born1882
Died3 October 1931(1931-10-03) (aged 48–49)
Riyadh
Allegiance
Service / branch Ikhwan
Years of service1912–1929
Battles / warsUnification of Saudi Arabia
Spouse(s)
  • Wahsh bint Majid bin Al-Hamidi Al-Dawish
  • Al-Bayda bint Fahid bin Shawiya Al-Subaie
  • Daughter of Jafran bin Saad bin Jafran al-Subaie
  • Dhuha bint Sultan bin Bajad bin Hamid
  • Amsha daughter of Muhammad bin Al-Humaidi Al-Dawish
  • Amsha bint Fahd bin Muslat Al-Asqa Al-Duweesh
  • Duha bint Ammash bin Abdullah Al-Dawish
Children
  • Abdulaziz
  • Hessa (daughter)
  • Bandar
  • AlHamidi
RelationsDhaydan bin Hithlain (uncle)

Faisal bin Sultan al-Duwaish (Arabic: فيصل بن سلطان .الدويش المطيري c. 1882 – 1931) was Prince of the Mutair tribe[1] and one of Arabia's Ikhwan leaders,[2] who assisted Abdulaziz in the unification of Saudi Arabia. The mother of Faisal bin Sultan was from the Ajman tribe and the sister of Dhaydan bin Hithlain, another Ikhwan leader and sheikh of the Ajman tribe.[1]

  1. ^ a b Talal Sha'yfan Muslat Al Azma (1999). The role of the Ikhwan under 'Abdul'Aziz Al Sa'ud 1916-1934 (PhD thesis). Durham University. pp. 84, 195.
  2. ^ Arabs of The Desert Dickson