Salibi al-Zahir

Salibi al-Zahir
Multazem of Tiberias
In office 1750s – 1773
Preceded by	Zahir al-Umar
Succeeded by	Ahmad al-Zahir
Personal details
Died	1773 Nile Delta, Egypt Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Relations	Zaydani family
Parents	Zahir al-Umar
Religion	Sunni Islam

Salibi al-Zahir (given name also spelled Sulaybi or Celebi) (died 1773) was the multazem (tax farmer) of Tiberias in the mid-18th century, during the Ottoman rule. He was appointed to the post by his father, Zahir al-Umar, the virtually autonomous ruler northern Palestine.^[1] He was Zahir's eldest son and generally known to be his most loyal son. However, he did join his brothers Uthman, Ahmad and Sa'id in a rebellion against their father, in which they were defeated.^[2]

Salibi led a contingent of Zahir's troops to support Ali Bey al-Kabir's bid to regain control of Egypt from Abu al-Dhahab. However, Salibi and Ali Bey's troops were decisively defeated and Salibi was killed in battle.^[3] Zahir was distressed by the death of his son and upon hearing the news, he collapsed to the ground and exclaimed "From this day I am undone".^[4] Salibi was succeeded by his brother Ahmad al-Zahir as multazem of Tiberias.^[5]

References

1. Philipp, 2013, p. 153
2. Joudah, 1987, p. 51.
3. Middle East Forum 48, Alumni Association of the American University of Beirut, 1972
4. Sabbagh, 2008, p. 41
5. Joudah, 1987, p. 127.

Bibliography

• Joudah, Ahmad Hasan (1987). Revolt in Palestine in the Eighteenth Century: The Era of Shaykh Zahir Al-ʻUmar. Kingston Press. ISBN 9780940670112.
• Philipp, Thomas (2013). Acre: The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian City, 1730-1831. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231506038.
• Sabbagh, Karl (2008). Palestine: History of a Lost Nation. Grove/Atlantic, Inc. ISBN 9781555848743.