Faisal bin Sultan al-Duwaish (
Arabic
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: فيصل بن سلطان .الدويش المطيري c. 1882 – 1931) was
Prince
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of the
Mutair tribe
and one of Arabia's
Ikhwan leaders, who assisted
Abdulaziz
Abdulaziz ( ota, عبد العزيز, ʿAbdü'l-ʿAzîz; tr, Abdülaziz; 8 February 18304 June 1876) was the 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and reigned from 25 June 1861 to 30 May 1876, when he was overthrown in a government coup. He was a ...
in the
unification of Saudi Arabia
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. The mother of Faisal bin Sultan was from the
Ajman tribe
Al-Ajman or al-'Ijman ( ar, العُجمان, singular Ajmi ar, العجمي) is an Arabian tribal confederation in the Arabian Peninsula, with Ajman spread across Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.
Origin
Al-Ajman is a ...
and the sister of
Dhaydan bin Hithlain
Dhaydan bin Hithlain (died May 1929) was one of the leaders of the Ajman tribe and Amir of the hijrah (settlement) of Al Sarrar. His full name was Dhaydan bin Khalid bin Hizam bin Hithlain. Alexei Vassiliev also calls him Zaidan.
Biography
The ...
, another Ikhwan leader and sheikh of the Ajman tribe.
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Ikhwan
Although he joined Ikhwan in 1912 when it was established, his embracement of the Wahhabi approach took place in 1918. Al Duwaish commanded the attack on Kuwait forces in Hamdh on 16 May 1920. Later, in 1920, he led an attack by the Ikhwan on Kuwait.
Faisal bin Sultan also participated in the capture of Hejaz in 1924–1925, and although he wanted to be the ruler of Madina, the Saudis asked him to leave the region. This incident was one of the reasons for the Ikhwan revolt against Abdulaziz in the next years.[
Faisal bin Sultan and other leading Ikhwan leaders did not participate in the meeting held by Abdulaziz in Riyadh in 1928 to settle the conflicts.][ However, just before the start of the battle against Saudi forces, Faisal bin Sultan met with the Saudis, but it was not a fruitful attempt.][ He was injured at the 1929 ]battle of Sabilla
The Battle of Sabilla (29 March, 1929) was the main battle of the Ikhwan Revolt in northern Arabia between the rebellious Ikhwan forces and the army of Abdulaziz al-Saud. It is the last tribal uprising in Saudi Arabia. It was also the last ma ...
, fled Arabia and later surrendered to the British in Kuwait. Sultan was pardoned by his former ruler Abdulaziz upon the request of his sister, Walha. However, he was later jailed in Riyadh where he died in 1931 suffering from an aneurysm
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.
Pictures
File:استسلام فيصل الدويش 1.jpg, alt=, The surrender of Faisal Al-Dawish
File:استسلام فيصل الدويش 2.jpg, alt=
File:استسلام فيصل الدويش 3.jpg, alt=
File:استسلام فيصل الدويش 4.jpg, alt=
File:Faisal El Dwaish 1.jpg, alt=, Faisal Al-Dawish on board a British ship
File:رسمة لفيصل الدويش قبل انضمامه لحركة الإخوان.jpg, alt=, Faisal Al-Dawish before joining Ibn Saud 1902
File:رسمة لفيصل الدويش من جريدة الأهرام المصرية.jpg, alt=, A drawing of Faisal Al-Dawish from an Egyptian newspaper
File:رسمة لفيصل الدويش.jpg, alt=, A drawing of Faisal Al-Dawish, based on a picture of him
File:Faisal al Dwaish.png, alt=, A picture of Faisal Al-Dawish before the battle of Jahra
File:Faisal al duwaish 1930 sketch.jpg, alt=
File:Fisal alduwaish.jpg, alt=
References
External links
KUNA
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20th-century Saudi Arabian people
1882 births
1931 deaths
Ikhwan
Saudi Arabian military personnel
Saudi Arabian dissidents