Al-Maadeed
Al Maadeed (Arabic: المعاضيد ) also spelled Al Maadid or Al Maadhid, is one of the primary tribes in Qatar.
In Qatar, the Al-Maadeed tribe includes these major families:
Al Thani
Al-Assiri
Al-Ali
Al-Badi
Al-Ibrahim
Al-Mehshadi
Al-Ghanim
Al-Farhood
Al-Binabood
The ruling family of Qatar are from the Al Maadeed tribe. Though they are mainly present in Qatar, there are Maadeed's in Kuwait as well as Saudi Arabia. The Al Maadeed's are descendants of the Bani Tamim.
The founder of Qatar H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Thani, was chosen from Al Maadeed tribe as the leader of the modern Qatar. He was chosen because of his good personal characteristics and friendliness. Till Now, Al-Thani the descendends of Mohammed Bin Thani are chosen as leaders of Qatar.
J.G. Lorimer's book Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf states that, in 1908, there were 875 members of the Al Maadeed tribe in Qatar. They were mainly centered in Al Wakrah, Lusail and the capital Doha.
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