Al-Dhafeer
Al-Dhafeer (Arabic: الظفير, also known as al-Dhafeer or other variants) is an Arab tribe,[1] a subgroup of the Tayy tribe of the Qahtanite people. Most of the tribe is in Kuwait, north-eastern Saudi Arabia, with some living in Qatar and elsewhere. The prince of the tribe is known Ibin Suwait family or Alsuwait .
Notable members
- Hussein Al-Dhufairi, Kuwaiti member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
- Muhammad al-Dhafiri, Kuwaiti member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
- Abdullah Al-Dhafiri, Kuwaiti footballer
- Dr. Khalid adh-Dhafiri, Kuwaiti Islamic scholar
- Abdulwahab AlDhafiri, Kuwaiti diplomat
References
- ↑ Abu-Hakima, Ahmad Mustafa (1965). History of eastern Arabia, 1750-1800: the rise and development of Bahrain and Kuwait. Khayats. p. 36.
These prefixes ignored in the alphabetical ordering: Al, Al-Bu, Albu, Banu. | |
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