List of Arabian Houses
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This is a list of the major royal families or their allies in the Arabian Peninsula in the 20th century.
- Al Rasheed, rulers of Arabian Peninsula. Defeated by Ibn Saud in 1921.
- Al Sabhan, supporters to the house of Ibn Rasheed as they also had absolute power in decision making next to Ibn Rashid.
- Al Saud, became dominant through an alliance with the Salafis. Now rules Saudi Arabia.
- Hashemite, evicted from Saudi Arabia in 1926 but moved to the north and controlled Iraq until 1958 and still controls Jordan.
- Al-Sabah, the rulers of Kuwait.
- Al Thani, the rulers of Qatar.
- Al Khalifah, the rulers of Bahrain.
- Al-Falasi from Bani Yas, the rulers of the United Arab Emirates and the Emirs of Dubai descend from this tribe.
- Al Qasimi formerly known as Al Qawasim tribe, the emirs of Sharjah and Ras al-Khaimah descend from this tribe.
- Al Nuaimi, the emirs of Ajman descend from this tribe.
- Al Ali, the emirs of Umm al Quwain descend from this tribe.
- Al Sharqi, the emirs of Fujairah descend from this tribe.
- Al Bu Said, the rulers of Oman descend from this tribe.
- Al-Sheikh, descendants of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abd Al-Wahhab. Long a close ally of the Sauds, they have risen along with them.
- Sudayris, linked to the House of Saud through marriage, it has remained a close ally of the House of Saud.
- 'Uray'ir (also known as Humayd), the chiefs of the Bani Khalid tribe that ruled al-Hasa until 1830.
- Egyptian political clan, the Abaza Family.
- House of al Saeed, one of the two current royal families in Oman.
- Al-Kadi, a noble family originally from Unizah, Qassim in Saudi Arabia. They are descendants of the Banu Tamim tribe, Whabah side. Members of the family include judges in the Najd region, a prince of Unizah, famous poets (such as Mohammed Alabdullah Al-Kadi), merchants (such as Mohammed Sulaiman Al-Kadi) and religious faqihs (such as Saleh Alothman Al-Kadi).[1]
- House of Ufaisan (also spelled Alofaisan), descendants of Qahtan who ruled Al-Kharj and Al-Ahsa. They still rule Al-Salmiya in Al-Kharj.
