Abd al-Muttalib ibn Ghalib

Abd al-Mutalib ibn Ghalib ibn Musa‘ad[citation needed] (Arabic: عبد المطلب بن غالب بن مساعد, romanized: ‘Abd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Ghālib ibn Musā‘ad‎; 1790 — 29 January 1886)[citation needed] served three times as Emir and Grand Sharif of Mecca: First in 1827,[citation needed] then 1851 to 1856, and finally 1880 to 1881.

His rule after replacing Muhammad ibn Awn in 1851 was characterized by pro-slavery and anti-Ottoman riots.[1] He was pro-slavery and led riots, in this contest he struggled with Vali Kâmil Pasha's enforcement of anti-slavery law and Awn's supporters. On 15 or 17 November 1855, Awn's reappointment was announced in Jeddah; al-Muttalib rejected this, raising his supporters and allegedly requesting Beduin chiefs assist him.[2] Awn was reinstalled on 17 April 1856, but the fighting continued until al-Muttalib was captured in May and sent to Istanbul.[1] When he returned to power in 1880, he did not oppose English and Ottoman anti-slavery due, as suggested by William Ochsenwald, to his reliance on the central government for his competition with Vali Osman Nuri Pasha.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b Ochsenwald, W. L. (1977). "The Jidda Massacre of 1858". Middle Eastern Studies. 13 (3): 317. doi:10.1080/00263207708700355. ISSN 0026-3206. JSTOR 4282661.
  2. ^ Ochsenwald (1980), pp. 118–119, 121–122
  3. ^ Ochsenwald (1980), pp. 121–122
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‘Abd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Ghālib ibn Musā‘ad ibn Sa‘īd ibn Sa‘d ibn Zayd
House of Zayd
Cadet branch of the House of Qatādah
Born: 1790 Died: 29 January 1886
Political offices
Preceded by Emir and Grand Sharif of Mecca
August 1827 – September 1827 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Emir and Grand Sharif of Mecca
July 1851 – 6 January 1856 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Husayn ibn Muhammad
 Emir and Grand Sharif of Mecca
June 1880 – 31 August 1881 		Succeeded by