The Al-Thawawda ( ar, الذواودة) or Al-Thawadi ( ar, الذوادي) is an Arab tribe in the Arab States of the Arabian Gulf, particularly

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it ...

, and

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

. The Al Thawawda are a sub-clan of the Bani Khalid tribe, originally formed in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia only. (Not originally Qatari, rather Bahraini or Saudi) In Bahrain, the family is based in Al Hidd and

Muharraq Muharraq ( ar, المحرق, al-Muḥarraq) is Bahrain's third largest city and served as its capital until 1932 when it was replaced by Manama. The population of Muharraq in 2012 was 176,583. The city is located on Muharraq Island. Bahrain Int ...

. Many family members were involved in the lucrative

pearl hunting Pearl hunting, also known as pearling, is the activity of recovering pearls from wild molluscs, usually oysters or mussels, in the sea or freshwater. Pearl hunting was prevalent in the Persian Gulf region and Japan for thousands of years. On the ...

industry. The Al Thawawda are among those clans that moved to

from

Zubara Zubarah ( ar, الزبارة), also referred to as Al Zubarah or Az Zubarah, is a ruined and ancient fort located on the north western coast of the Qatar peninsula in the Al Shamal municipality, about 105 km from the Qatari capital of Doha. ...

following the 1783 Bani Utbah invasion of Bahrain. Among the famous members of the family are leftist political activist Ahmad Al-Thawadi, and the founder of the Housing Bank, Isa Bin Sultan Al Thawadi, and CEO of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Bid Hassan Bin Abdulla Al Thawadi.

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Al Thawawda family discussion forumالذواودة ينتسبون إلى العمائر من قبيلة بني خالد
Al Waqt, 16 October 2009
تصحيحات واستدراك في ترجمة الشيخ عبدالله بن عيسى الذوادي
Al Waqt, 20 November 2009 {{DEFAULTSORT:Thawawda Tribes of Arabia Tribes of Saudi Arabia Bedouin groups Bahraini families