Faisal al-Duwaish

Faisal al-Duwaish
Born1882
Died3 October 1931(1931-10-03) (aged 48–49)
Riyadh
Allegiance
Branch Ikhwan
Service years1912–1929
ConflictsUnification of Saudi Arabia
Spouses
  • Wahsh bint Majid bin Al-Hamidi Al-Dawish
  • Al-Bayda bint Fahid bin Shawiya Al-Subaie
  • Daughter of Jafran bin Saad bin Jafran al-Subaie
  • Dhuha bint Sultan bin Bajad bin Hamid
  • Amsha daughter of Muhammad bin Al-Humaidi Al-Dawish
  • Amsha bint Fahd bin Muslat Al-Asqa Al-Duweesh
  • Duha bint Ammash bin Abdullah Al-Dawish
Children
  • Abdulaziz
  • Hessa (daughter)
  • Bandar
  • AlHamidi
RelationsDhaydan bin Hithlain (uncle)

Faisal bin Sultan al-Duwaish (Arabic: فيصل بن سلطان .الدويش المطيري c. 1882 – 1931) was Shaykh of the Mutayr tribe[1] and of Arabia's Ikhwan leader,[2] who assisted Abdulaziz in the unification of Saudi Arabia. The mother of Faisal bin Sultan was from the Ajman tribe and the sister of Dhaydan bin Hithlain, another Ikhwan leader and sheikh of the Ajman tribe.[1][3][4]

Ikhwan and death

Although he joined Ikhwan in 1912 when it was established, his embracement of the Wahhabi approach took place in 1918.[5] 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.[6] This incident was one of the reasons for the Ikhwan revolt against Abdulaziz in the next years.[6]

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.[6] 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.[6] He was injured at the 1929 battle of Sabilla, later surrendered to the British in Kuwait.With bombs falling all round on his tents, Faisal al Dawish was finally obliged to surrender to the British and was sent, a prisoner, to Riyadh where he died two years later The military corps of the Ikhwan was dissolved [7][8] where he died in 1931 suffering from an aneurysm.[9][10][11][12][13]

  • The surrender of Faisal Al-Dawish
  • Faisal Al-Dawish on board a British ship
  • A picture of Faisal Al-Dawish before the battle of Jahra

References

  1. ^ a b Talal Sha'yfan Muslat Al Azma (1999). The role of the Ikhwan under 'Abdul'Aziz Al Sa'ud 1916-1934 (PhD thesis). Durham University. pp. 84, 195.
  2. ^ Arabs of The Desert Dickson
  3. ^ Islamic Review, part 5, page 55 (indeed, the leadership of the Akhwans is said to be entirely in the hands of Faisal Al Dawish, and it is sometimes stated that when due
  4. ^ :lbn Sa'ud's Warriors of Islam the Saudi Kingdom. 1910-1930, page 70, (Faysal al - Dawish was the chief Ikhwan leader after Ilbn Sa'ud, and Sultan ibn Bijad followed a close second
  5. ^ Rayed Khalid Krymli (1993). The political economy of rentier states: A case study of Saudi Arabia in the oil era, 1950-1990 (PhD thesis). The George Washington University. p. 125. ISBN 979-8-207-91275-2. ProQuest 304080655.
  6. ^ a b c d Abdulaziz Al Fahad (2002). "The 'Imama vs. the 'Iqal: Hadari-Bedouin Conflict and the Formation of the Saudi State". EUI Working Papers. 11: 21, 23–24. hdl:1814/1769. ISSN 1028-3625.
  7. ^ the Bedouin, by Shirley Kay, page 126 With bombs falling all round on his tents, Faisal al Dawish was finally obliged to surrender to the British and was sent, a prisoner, to Riyadh where he died two years later. The military corps of the Ikhwan was dissolved
  8. ^ John S. Habib (1970). The Ikhwan Movement of Najd: Its Rise, Development, and Decline (PhD thesis). University of Michigan. p. v. ISBN 9781083431288. ProQuest 288186259.
  9. ^ "File 11/44 Leading Personalities in Iraq, Iran & Saudi Arabia' [40v] (80/96), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers". Qatar Digital Library. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  10. ^ :Saudi Arabia: The Shape of A, Client Feudalism, by Geoff Simons Pag 182 Here it was that Faisal ibn Dawish encountered the British, well equipped as they were with aircraft and armoured vehicles
  11. ^ Great Britain and East, public Utility work, page 57 Mutair was captured by a British force consisting of aeroplanes and armoured cars operating in the desert south The 1930
  12. ^ Guide to Islamist Movements, Volume 2, page 373 By, Barry M. Rubin Ikhwan were trapped and pummeled by the British air force
  13. ^ The World That Trade Created: Society, Culture and the World Kenneth Pomeranz by, Steven Topik Chapter7, pag 282 even provoking a rebellion among Ibn Sa'ud's Bedouin troops. (Britain's Royal Air Force helped crush the
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