Al Nuaim
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Al Nuaim
The Al Nuaim or Al Noaim (Arabic: النعيم) tribe is a large Arab bedouin tribe, based primarily in the Arab states of the Gulf, however many others are based in Syria, Jordan and Iraq. In Gulf states, the tribe is divided to many branches such as Al Fahad, Al Sayad, Al Mansoor, Al Jaffali, Al Rahma, Al Jaber, Al Ali, Al Shamsi, Al Majed, Al Muhanna, Al Alaaq and Al Bukhraiban.
The tribe is Quraishi i.e. it's linked to Bani Hashim, the tribe of prophet Mohammad peace and prayer upon on him
The Al Nuaim tribe was one of the several bedouin tribes to move to Bahrain in 1783 after the Al Khalifa conquered the island.
Members of the Al Nuaim tribe
- Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi - emir of Ajman
- Abdulla Majid Al Naimi
- Rashid Abdullah Al Noaimi
- Abdulrahman al-Nuaimi, Bahraini political activist
- Ali Al-Naimi
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