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The al-Omari (also spelt Alomari or el-Umari or Omary) (Arabic: العمري) is a clan that are descent from Umar, the second caliph, or leader, of the Rashidun Caliphate, Arabs belonging to the Quraysh who came from Mecca to Palestine, and part of Iraq settled specifically in Mosul and were distributed throughout the Levant, Egypt, and Yemen.
Historically, Al Murrah was a tribe of camel-herding nomads, who controlled and travelled through a vast area of the Arabian Peninsula. Seven clans make up the Saudi branch of the Al Murrah. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Travelling as much as 3,000 kilometres (1,900 mi) each year, the tribe comprises approximately 15,000 individuals.
The Mazrui or Mazar'i (Arabic: المزاريع) were an Omani Arab clan that reigned over some areas of East Africa, especially Kenya, from the 18th to the 20th century.In the 18th century they governed Mombasa and other coastal places [1] and opposed the Omani Al Bu Sa'id Dynasty that ruled over Zanzibar.
On its accession to power in the 17 July Revolution of 1968, Iraq's Ba'ath Party announced its opposition to tribalism ( القبلية ''al-qabaliyya''), although for pragmatic reasons, especially during the Iran–Iraq War, tribalism was sometimes tolerated and even encouraged.
Sheikh Abadir Umar Al-Rida (Harari: አባዲር ዑመር አል-ሪዳ ፈቂ ዑመር, Arabic: الفقيه ابادر عمر الرضا), also known as Aw Abadir [1] or Aw Badir was the legendary founder of Harar and a patron saint in modern-day eastern Ethiopia.
The Mehri tribe also participated in Hayy Al-Raya in Fustat, along with other tribes closely linked to Muhammad. According to historical accounts, the Mehri forces used Hayy Al-Raya as a base and stable for their horses. Hayy Al-Mehri is located near Hayy Al-Raya, which was the absolute center of the new capital, Fustat.
According to Ibn Khaldun, the Zubaid clan is one of the principal tribes of Madhhaj and comes from the mountainous region surrounding al-Janad - near modern-day Taiz in Yemen. He wrote, "The lands of Madhhaj include the mountainous region near al-Janad (الجَنَد) and are inhabited by the tribes of ‘Ans, Zubaid, and Murad."
Abdulaziz al-Omari (Arabic: عبد العزيز العُمري, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-ʿUmarī, also transliterated as Alomari or al-Umari; 28 May 1979 – 11 September 2001) was a Saudi imam and terrorist who was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11 as part of the September 11 attacks in 2001.