Al-Zayani

Al-Zayani (Arabic: الزياني) is a Sunni Muslim family mainly situated in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. Large numbers of the family in Bahrain came as early as the mid-19th century. There are large numbers of the Al-Zayani family in southeastern Saudi Arabia and parts of Riyadh as well.[1]

A famous member of Al-Zayani family is the famous Saudi coach Khalil Al-Zayani, Khalid Rashid Alzayani (First Bahraini businessman to be awarded the Order of the British Empire)[2] and Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, foreign minister of Bahrain.

  1. ^ "Success Stories: Khalid al Zayani".
  2. ^ "خالد راشد الزياني". صحيفة الوسط البحرينية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-09-01.