Al-Maadeed
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Al-Maadeed also spelled Al-Maadid or Al-Maadhid, meaning the cooperation or alliance of people who are brave and are the main people you turn to in crises and in need, is one of the primary tribes in Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

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In Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

, the Al-Maadeed tribe includes, but does not exclude, many of the major families:
  • Al-Ali<---- THE BEST
  • Al-Assiry
  • Al-Badi
  • Al-Ghanim
  • Al-Ibrahim
  • Al-Jattal
  • Al-Mahasheed
  • Al Thani


They are also said to be the founders of Qatar. Though they are mainly present in Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

, there are Maadeed's in Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

 as well as Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...

. The Al-Maadeed's are descendants of the Bani Tamim. There is some confusion as to them being of Al Bin Ali, this however relates to a debated fact of their joining Al Bin Ali by pact (hulf in Arabic).

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.
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