Sheikh

Sheikh

Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...

 Attallah Suheimat or Attlallah Pasha

Pasha

Pasha or pascha, formerly bashaw, was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire political system, typically granted to governors, generals and dignitaries. As an honorary title, Pasha, in one of its various ranks, is equivalent to the British title of Lord, and was also one of the highest titles in...

 Suheimat (1875 - 28 July 1965) was an Arab and Jordanian leader, politician ,and a statesperson. Born in the historic city of Al Karak

Al Karak

Karak is a city in Jordan that is known for the famous crusader castle Kerak. The castle is one of the three largest castles in the region, the other two being in Syria...

,south of Jordan

Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...

. He was the son of Sheikh

Sheikh

Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...

 Sulieman effendi

Effendi

Effendi, Effendy or Efendi is a title of nobility meaning a lord or master.It is a title of respect or courtesy, equivalent to the English Sir, which was used in Ottoman Empire...

 Suheimat who was a national leader and a Member of the first municipal council of the city of Karak during the reign of the Ottoman Empire in the 1890s. Sheikh Attallah Suheimat was the head of the Ghassanids

Ghassanids

The Ghassanids were a group of South Arabian Christian tribes that emigrated in the early 3rd century from Yemen to Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and the Holy Land....

 (Arabic: الغساسنة‎) tribes in Jordan , and a famous leader during different time periods in the region: Ottoman Syria

Ottoman Syria

Ottoman Syria is a European reference to the area that during European Renaissance from the late 15th to early 18th century was called the Levant within the early period of the Ottoman Empire, the Orient until the early 19th century, and Greater Syria until 1918...

 , Transjordan

Transjordan

The Emirate of Transjordan was a former Ottoman territory in the Southern Levant that was part of the British Mandate of Palestine...

 , and later the Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan. He held several senior positions including the President of the Al-Haqqania Court (Arabic:المحكمة الحقانية) in the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

 and President of the Court of First Instance in The "National Government of Moab" (Arabic:محكمة بدايه الكرك في الحكومة العربية المؤابيه ) , he was a member of the first Legislative Council in the Emirate of Transjordan on the banner of al-Karak and Ma'an

Ma'an

Ma'an is a town in southern Jordan 218 km away from the capital Amman. It is the capital of Ma'an Governorate. Ma'an has a population of around 50,000. The city had a population of 22,989 in the 1992 census and is estimated as being about 50,000 as of 2007 according to the Ma'an Municipality...

, in 1929, and Participated in the development of the National Charter in 1928. Sheikh Suheimat was the Director of the General Intelligence in the government of King Faisal I of Syria.

Career Highlights

• Member of the first Court of First Instance which was established in Karak in 1910.

• President of the Al-Haqqania Court

• Member of the Court of Appeal Karak,during the rule of King Faisal I .

• Director of the General Intelligence in the government of King Faisal I of Syria.

• President of the Court of First Instance in Al-Karak Almwabiah Arab government.

• Member of the first Legislative Council in the Emirate of Transjordan on the banner of al-Karak and Ma'an, in 1929.

• Participated in sending many telegrams of protest with the leaders of Al-Karak against the division of Greater Syria
  Greater Syria
  Greater Syria , also known simply as Syria, is a term that denotes a region in the Near East bordering the Eastern Mediterranean Sea or the Levant....
  
   as of November 7, 1917.

• Participated in the development of the Jordanian National Charter issued by the Jordanian National Conference 07/25/1928

Sheikh Attallah received a high Nishan-majidi (order of the Sultan) by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmet V as a reward
for serving the Ottoman Empire , and sheikh suheimat was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of Al-Nahda Al-Urduni in Jordan.

He is the father of MP Salah Suheimat

Salah Suheimat

Salah Suheimat صلاح الدين عطالله السحيمات , MP . was a Member of the Parliament of Jordan on the banner of the city Al-Karak...

, General Muhammad Suheimat

General Muhammad Suheimat

General Muhammad Suheimat or Muhammad Pasha Suheimat was a Jordanian military General and a statesman. He was born in the city of Al Karak in 1916, the son of Sheikh Attallah Suheimat,a national leader, who was a member of the first Legislative Council of the Emirate of Transjordan and held...

and Izzeddin Suheimat.

Sheikh Suheimat Died on July 28, 1965 and was buried in the cemetery of the Prophet Noah in the city of Al-Karak.