Mithqal bin Sattam Al-Fayez | |
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| Died | April 14, 1967 (aged 86) |
| Resting place | Um Al-Amad, Amman, Jordan |
| Occupation(s) | Political and tribal leader lieutenant general |
| Years active | 1921–1967 |
| Title | Pasha (Given by Mehmed V) Sheikh of Sheikhs Sheikh of Bani Sakher |
| Predecessor | Mashour bin Fawaz Al-Fayez |
| Successor | Akef Al-Fayez |
| Children | Akef Al-Fayez Trad Al-Fayez Sami Al-Fayez Zayd Al-Fayez Tayil Al-Fayez and 16 more |
| Father | Sattam Al-Fayez |
| Relatives | Fendi Al-Fayez (Grandfather) Talal Al-Fayez (Uncle) Amer Al-Fayez (Grandchild) Hakem Al-Fayez (Grandchild) Faisal Al-Fayez (Grandchild) Hind Al-Fayez (Great Grandchild) |
Mithqal bin Sattam bin Fendi Al-Fayez (Arabic: مثقال الفايز , (c. 1880 – April 14, 1967) was a Jordanian political and tribal figure whose work helped the establishment of The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Mithqal was one of the two leading sheikhs of Bani Sakhr;[1] he took power in the early twentieth century, and headed the Bani Sakhr tribe generally and the Al-Twaga half of the tribe specifically, which consisted of the four major clans, Al Ghbeyen, Al Ghuful, Al A'lqam, and Al Tabtab, which comprise 32 sub-clans which further divide into more sub-clans. He also headed his own clan, Al-Fayez.[2]
- ^ Kamāl Sulaymān, Aṣ-Ṣalībī (2010). The Modern History of Jordan. I.B. Tauris.
- ^ Bin Muhammad, Ghazi (1999). The tribes of Jordan at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Amman, Jordan: Jamʻīyat Turāth al-Urdun al-Bāqī. ASIN B00069WNGO.