The Al Bu Shamis () or Al Shawamis () (singular Al Shamsi ) is an Arab

Bedouin tribe The Bedouin, Beduin, or Bedu (; , singular ) are nomadic Arab tribes who have historically inhabited the desert regions in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, the Levant, and Mesopotamia. The Bedouin originated in the Syrian Desert and ...

that mostly inhabit the southeastern part of the

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. They are located mainly in Northern

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, the

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, and to a lesser extent

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, eastern

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and

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. Due to the large nature of the tribe, there are today in fact many branches that trace themselves to the Al Bu Shamis tribe.

Origins

The

Na'im The Na'im () (singular Al Nuaimi ) is an Arab tribe in the United Arab Emirates. The tribe is also present in other gulf countries. The Na'im is divided into three sections, the Al Bu Kharaiban, the Khawatir and the Al Bu Shamis (singular Al Sha ...

is divided into three sections, the Al Bu Kharaiban, the Khawatir, and the Al Bu Shamis. It is from the former section that the current Rulers of the

emirate of Ajman The Emirate of Ajman ( ar, إمارة عجمان; ) (Gulf Arabic: إمارة عيمان emāratʿymān) is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. It joined the United Arab Emirates federation on December 2, 1971. It has an ar ...

are drawn. Of the three sections, the Al Bu Shamis has become virtually independent and associated closely with the Al Bu Falasa of

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

Migration

The Al bu Shamis emigrated from Western Arabia to settle around the Sunaynah area (an inland desert settlement in the Buraimi Wilayat of

). Later migrations led some of them to

Al Ain Al Ain ( ar, ٱلْعَيْن, , ) is a city in the western side of Tawam (region), Tuwwam region and the seat of the administrative division of its namesake, Al-Ain Region, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. ...

and Buraimi oases. Al Shamsi were also traditionally the heads of both Hamriyah and

Al Heera Al Heera is a suburb in Northern Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, traditionally home to the Darawishah, part of the Al Bu Shamis section of the Na'im tribe. At one stage declaring its independence from Sharjah, with its own Sheikh, it formally ...

, dependencies of

Sharjah Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area. Sharjah is the capital o ...

that frequently attempted to assert their independence through the 19th and into the 20th century. The following families form branches of the Al Bu Shamis: * Al-Moathen المؤذن * Bin Omair بن عمير * Al-Drawsha الدروشة * Bin Rahma بن ارحمه * Bin Hareb بن حارب * Bin Taryam بن تريم * Bin Almur بالمر * Al-Jarwan الجروان * Al-Owais العويس * Al-Omran العمران * Al-Dowais الدويس * Al-Hamrani الحمراني * Al-Nayeli النايلي

Notable members

Saeed Mohammed Al Shamsi Dr. Saeed Mohammed Al-Shamsi is a lawyer, diplomat, and a former assistant foreign minister for international organizations affairs with the rank of an ambassador. Ambassador Dr. Al Shamsi was UAE's former ambassador to Australia. He's married and ...

– UAE Diplomat and Ambassador to Australia

* Hamad Rahma Al Shamsi – Owner of AlShamsi trading, a pioneer in the pearl and fabric industries. * Abdulkareem Mohammed Al Amri Al Shamsi – UAE Diplomat, Former Ambassador to South Korea and Ex-President of Arab Authority of Agriculture and Development. * Issa Khalfan Al Huraimel Al Shamsi – UAE Diplomat, Former UAE Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iran, Algeria, and Belgium *

Taryam Omran Taryam Taryam Omran Taryam (1942–2002) was the co-founder of Dar Al Khaleej Printing & Publishing, a publishing house based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Together with his brother, Abdullah Omran Taryam, he founded the first UAE daily national new ...

Al Shamsi – co-founder of Al Khaleej and Gulf Today newspapers *

Abdulaziz Nasser Al Shamsi Abdulaziz Nasser Al Shamsi ( ar, عبدالعزيز ناصر الشامسي) is the director of protocol at the ministry of foreign affairs in the United Arab Emirates. Al Shamsi who was born in Ajman in 1956 obtained his bachelor's degree in busi ...

– Protocol of the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs

* H.E. Maitha Salem Al-Shamsi, PhD – Minister of State and Head of the UAE Marriage Fund, Former Professor, Sociology, United Arab Emirates University, Former Deputy Vice Chancellor, Scientific Research, UAE Universit

* H.E. Ali Al Shamsi– Assistant Secretary-General of the Supreme National Security Council and Chair of the Board of the General Authority for the Security of Ports, Borders and Free Zones. * Ahmed Taryam Al Shamsi – former Deputy Minister of Labour.

References

Arabian Peninsula YDNA Project

Bait Al Naboodah Guide Book

''APS Review Gas Market Trends'', November 27, 1995. {{DEFAULTSORT:Shamsi Tribes of the United Arab Emirates Tribes of Saudi Arabia Arab groups Tribes of Arabia

Origins

Migration

Notable members

See also

References