Al-Maadeed

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Al-Maadeed (Arabic: المعاضيد ), also spelled Al-Maadid or Al-Maadhid, is one of the primary tribes in Qatar. Though they are mainly present in Qatar, there are Maadeed's in Kuwait as well as Saudi Arabia. The Al-Maadeed's are descendants of the tribe, Bani Tamim.


In Qatar, the Al-Maadeed tribe includes, but does not exclude, many of the major families:

  • Al Thani
  • Al-Ali
  • Al-Assiry
  • Al-Badi
  • Al-Ghanim
  • Al-Ibrahim
  • Al-Jattal
  • Al-Mahasheed



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