Al Zaabi
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Al Zaabi (plural
: Za'ab) is the name of a tribe in the United Arab Emirates
who originally lived in Al Jazirah Al Hamra
in what is today the emirate of Ras al-Khaimah
. Some of the tribe migrated to Abu Dhabi
after a clash between the tribe and Sheikh Saqr bin Muhammad
of Ras Al-Khaimah. Some say the reason for the clash was because Al Qassimi took Al Jazirah Al Hamra from the original Sheikh who was from the Al Zaabi tribe. The original Sheikh was killed, but had he lived the husband of his daughter Aisha husband would have been the Sheikh. Abu Dhabi provided shelter to the major part of the tribe and many of them were later appointed as overseas ambassadors.
Plural
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: Za'ab) is the name of a tribe in the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
who originally lived in Al Jazirah Al Hamra
Al Jazirah Al Hamra
Al Jazeerah Al Hamra is a town in the United Arab Emirates occupied by Ras al-Khaimah since 1970. Its last Al-Zaab Sharif was Hussein Bin Rahma Al-Zaabi, who is now the Sharif of Al-Zaab area in Abu Dhabi. His eldest son Rahma is the United Arab Emirates ambassador to Lebanon...
in what is today the emirate of Ras al-Khaimah
Ras al-Khaimah
Ras al-Khaimah is one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates , in the east of the Persian Gulf. It is in the northern part of the UAE bordering Oman's exclave. The capital city and home of most residents is also called Ras al-Khaimah. The city has a population of 263,217 as of 2008. The city...
. Some of the tribe migrated to Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
after a clash between the tribe and Sheikh Saqr bin Muhammad
Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qassimi
Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qassimi was the Emir of Ras al-Khaimah, one of the United Arab Emirates, from 1948 to 2010....
of Ras Al-Khaimah. Some say the reason for the clash was because Al Qassimi took Al Jazirah Al Hamra from the original Sheikh who was from the Al Zaabi tribe. The original Sheikh was killed, but had he lived the husband of his daughter Aisha husband would have been the Sheikh. Abu Dhabi provided shelter to the major part of the tribe and many of them were later appointed as overseas ambassadors.