Al-Obaidi

Al-Obaidi (also spelled as Al Obaidi or Al-Obeidi) (العبيدي) is a surname that denotes the belonging to the Al-Obaidi tribe.^[1] The Al-Obaidi family is a noble family who are directly descended from the Islamic prophet Muhammed, through his grandson Imam Hussain.^[1] They are usually given the right to use the honorific title Sayed before their first name. The literal translation of the Arabic word Sayed is Lord or Sir in the English language.

The Al-Obaidi family's common ancestor Obaid Ullah son of Khalil moved to Mosul where he became the Qadi of the city. Qadi can be literally translated to English as Judge. The position of Qadi was a privileged position in the Ottoman era; whereby every city had one Qadi to judge on the people's matters using Islamic jurisdiction.

The roots of the Al-Obaidi family is Arab from the Head tribe of Banu Hashim a clan of Quraish which makes them Adnani Arabs or Northern Arabs who are descended from the Prophet Ibrahim through his son the Prophet Ishmael who were originally from Mesopotamia which is present day Iraq in the ancient city of Ur near Nasariyah in Southern Iraq. Many Arab tribes trace their lineage through Adnan who is the Father of the Arabs that traces his lineage to Prophet Ishmael the son of Prophet Ibrahim the great great grandfather of the Adnani Arabs.

The Al-Obaidi family have a very high social status Middle East, because they are considered to be of the purest of lineages as they trace their direct lineage to Prophet Muhammad through his cousin and son-in-law Imam Ali Bin Abi Talib and his daughter Fatima bint Muhammad through their son Imam Hussain. They are of the upper class in the Arabian tribal system. This large tribe has been the source of great warriors throughout history. Additionally, many defense ministers of middle east countries in general, and Iraq in particular, hold the Al-Obaidi surname. The Al-Obaidis identify with kindness, generosity and good manners as attributes, as well as with intelligence and charisma. Furthermore, they are among the wealthiest families in the Middle Eastern region. The Al-Obaidi tribe is considered to be one of the largest tribes in Iraq. They have a long history and have always been considered an effective factor in solving crises and a key reason behind many of important decisions in the history of Iraq and other middle east countries. They are known to control many of the important decisions across the Arabian Peninsula.

Many of the tribe's members have spread throughout the world. Members of this family can now be found in other parts of Iraq, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, USA, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, Norway, Belgium and many other countries around the world. Similar to the majority of tribes from Iraq, Al-Obaidis are Sunni and Shia Muslims.

Conspiracies

It has been reported that the Al-Obaidi family are the 14th bloodline in the Illuminati conspiracy; in this capacity representing the Arabs in this supposed organisation which is said to control the world. This is both unverified and has been outrightly denied by the Sheikh of the Al-Obaidi Family. Furthermore; there is no shred of reliable evidence that the illuminati exist. Though it has been recognised by historians, that the Al-Obaidi does hold a significant amount of power in Iraq and the Middle East, and they have widely been viewed as the family pulling the strings behind the ruling and royal families of the region. Historically the Al-Obaidi family was seen as a kingmaker family maintaining its influence as it allowed ruling families to rise and fall, whether it continues in this manner remains a matter to be seen. Though it cannot be decried that the influence held by this one family surpasses that of all the families in the Middle East, including the royal families.

Lineage

1. Ali Al-Obaidi
2. Obaid Ullah
3. Khalil
4. Ali
5. Ismail
6. Ibrahim
7. Dawood
8. Muhammad
9. Abdul Ghaffar
10. Muhammad
11. Hassan
12. Obaid Ullah
13. Ahmad
14. Ibrahim
15. Muhammed
16. Zayd
17. Muhammed
18. Ziauddin
19. Muhammed
20. Zayd
21. Naqib Ahmad
22. Muhammed
23. Muhammed
24. Obaid Ullah III
25. Ali
26. Obaid Ullah II
27. Ali
28. Obaid Ullah al Iraj
29. Husayn al Asghar
30. Imam Zayn ul Abideen
31. Imam Husayn al Sibt
32. Imam Ali al Murtaza^[2]

Notes

1. "السادة ال العبيدي في مدينة الموصل". Ok-iraq.com. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
2. صحاح الاعقاب من ال ابي طالب الحسين الاصغر